Sweden/Denmark,
2015, 89 min
Shown in 2016
CREDITS
- dir
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Hanna Sköld
- prod
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Helene Granqvist
- scr
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Hanna Sköld
- cam
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Ita Zbroniec-Zajt
- editor
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Patrik Forsell
- mus
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Giorgio Giampà
- cast
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Blanca Engström, Lennart Jähkel
- source
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Granny’s Dancing on the Table,
Film Republic
Hackey Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street
E8 1HE London, UK
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www.filmrepublic.biz
- premiere
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US Premiere
OTHER
Taking place within the quiet serenity of the dense Swedish woods, isolated from civilization, this intense drama delivers a harrowing tale of abuse and psychological imprisonment and the power of imagination to withstand painful circumstances. Deprived of any shred of independence by her zealot of a father (Lennart Jähkel), 13-year-old Eini (Blanca Engström) succumbs each day to the harsh realities of her life and yearns for escape. In a parallel story told with enchanting stop-motion animation, she reflects on the history of her dysfunctional family, reflecting on her grandmother’s life and travels as a beacon for some hope. Hanna Sköld's unsettling drama, partially funded through a Kickstarter campaign, offers a unique view of the world that is both haunting and visually engrossing. Serene images of the overgrown forest, poetically captured by cinematographer Ita Zbroniec-Zajt and complemented by Giorgio Giampà's minimalist score, contrast with the ribald story of Eini’s grandmother and her adventures in America. Granny’s Dancing on the Table is wildly creative and thought provoking, exploring an intergenerational story of women endeavoring to escape oppressive environments. —Chad Liffmann
FACTOID #304
After its U.S. premiere at the 1969 Festival, the print of Z by Costa-Gavras was stolen from the locked projection room of the Masonic Auditorium.
