Monday, June 09, 2003
I'm losing track of time. Turns out today is Monday.
There's a new magazine that is eating itself into the Danish consciousness. It is called "Okay" and is, as far as I can see, a brother (or sister) to the English "Heat", since it's got the same kind of lay-out and it's got cover-stories about Jordan, whom I doubt the majority of Danes will or do know anything of. Biggest selling-point so far is something about "Naked Celebrities" which is disturbing in itself and a TV-ad featuring Lars von Trier naked which I wish I hadn't seen.
This week it is something about a Danish actor-hunk, whom I personally fancy more than healthy is, and a large-busted stripper. Recognise a theme here?
Speaking of said actor; I went to see Danish film "De Grønne Slagtere", which translates to something like "The Green Butchers" - it seems that most of Denmark hates this film. Many Danes cannot cope with cynicism very well. Danes, I suspect, go to the cinema for reassurance and to dream themselves away for a couple of hours, and cannibalism in the heart of Denmark's quiet lawn-and-rosebush countryside is perhaps a bit too harsh for many. Think Blue Velvet. I enjoyed the film immensely - it's good to watch a Danish film that is not screamingly populist (with which there's nothing wrong as such, but diversity is nice) or full of joyful sing-songs. The humour is clever and not as visual as Danish humour usually is; enough of the flailing arms and falling in banana-peel. Watching people playing twins is a bit boring and the entire premise of the plot is a bit worn-out, but the acting is pitch-perfect, dialogue brilliant and I had a thoroughly good time.
And then: spent two days drinking snaps.
There's a new magazine that is eating itself into the Danish consciousness. It is called "Okay" and is, as far as I can see, a brother (or sister) to the English "Heat", since it's got the same kind of lay-out and it's got cover-stories about Jordan, whom I doubt the majority of Danes will or do know anything of. Biggest selling-point so far is something about "Naked Celebrities" which is disturbing in itself and a TV-ad featuring Lars von Trier naked which I wish I hadn't seen.
This week it is something about a Danish actor-hunk, whom I personally fancy more than healthy is, and a large-busted stripper. Recognise a theme here?
Speaking of said actor; I went to see Danish film "De Grønne Slagtere", which translates to something like "The Green Butchers" - it seems that most of Denmark hates this film. Many Danes cannot cope with cynicism very well. Danes, I suspect, go to the cinema for reassurance and to dream themselves away for a couple of hours, and cannibalism in the heart of Denmark's quiet lawn-and-rosebush countryside is perhaps a bit too harsh for many. Think Blue Velvet. I enjoyed the film immensely - it's good to watch a Danish film that is not screamingly populist (with which there's nothing wrong as such, but diversity is nice) or full of joyful sing-songs. The humour is clever and not as visual as Danish humour usually is; enough of the flailing arms and falling in banana-peel. Watching people playing twins is a bit boring and the entire premise of the plot is a bit worn-out, but the acting is pitch-perfect, dialogue brilliant and I had a thoroughly good time.
And then: spent two days drinking snaps.
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