A movie to recommend!

Last weeks highlight was a Scandinavian-film-evening!! Four movies in four different languages (with subtitles, thank God). There was an episode of the tv series "Riget" (The Kingdom, Danish), the off-road movie "Nord" (North, Norwegian), the documentary "Draumalandið" (Dreamland, Icelandic) and one more film, in Swedish, I can warmly recommend: I rymden finns inga känslor!

There are no feelings in space - as the title would be literally translated. But the English version is simply called "Simple Simon". Roughly, this movie could be categorized into romantic comedy with a touch of drama and seriousness. So what I'm recommending here is not a movie like all those romantic comedies starring Hugh Grant. It's more of the smart kind. So you get this feeling of "awwwwwwwwwww!!" and "sigh!!!" but it gets you also thinking and leaves this warm, tingly feeling in your body.

Now what's this movie about? It's about Simon. Simon is a 18-year old boy having this affection with space, he is smart, he is playing drums, he doesn't want to be touched and he doesn't like changes.... - he is having Asperger's syndrome! Although this disorder makes it difficult for others to live with him he's moving to his older brother, Sam, and his brother's girlfriend. Harmony doesn't last too long and the girlfriend leaves! But who's doing the dishes now?! So a new girlfriend for Sam must be found and Simon is doing his best to understand what a relationship needs, what his brother's girlfriend should be like. Should she be just like his brother or the complete opposite?! Looking for aspirants, Simon gets to meet Jennifer who seems to be chaos itself.... and so on - I don't wanna spoil the fun and tell everything!!



I'm not sure if there will be an Enlish-dubbed version of the movie (it was dubbed to German, btw) but even if you have to watch it with subtitles - it's worth it!! One of the best movies I've seen in long time and definitely one of the best Swedish movies I know. Just extremly funny and sweet. And you get to hear, among others, a Lykke Li song, which is being part of the soundtrack - nice!!

BTW: Funny actually to watch a Swedish movie after knowing/learning Norwegian for a bit more than a year. I couldn't understand everything through but quite a lot! Proud!! :)

PS: Dear Swedish-lecturer of the Scandinavian institute, TUSEN TACK for choosing this movie!! Best choice ever!! :)