Sweden d/ Jan Troell
We follow a prominent newspaper editor, staunchly anti-Hitler, from 1933 to 1945 as he wrestles with other members of the ruling class who are afraid his screeds will bring German soldiers to Sweden. The film is also a domestic melodrama, with open cheating, loveless marriages, a Jewish mistress, etc.
The drama here was very subdued - with none of the smooth fluency I've come to associate with this director. Performances were strong, mise-en-scene spot on, but the screenplay felt baggy - just meandering along whilst history played out the grand drama of WW2.
Film was a bit of a let down for this great director, whose work I've admired since The Emigrants and The New Land in the early 70's.
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