Because what happens in Finland tends to stay in Finland, you may not be familiar with Anna Eriksson, so a brief introduction is in order. Imagine a wholesome, family-friendly singer of superficial, mainstream pop – the kind of entertainer who issues Christmas albums – somebody like Dolly Parton. Now picture her suddenly creating dark, arty, disturbing, dystopian films in which she not only stars, but gets naked and occasionally spreads her legs to show the world her vag.
Unlikely? Yes.
But that’s Anna Eriksson.
In terms of film titles, she’s the anti-Wertmueller. Whereas Lina Wertmueller created film titles so long that they were basically essays, Eriksson’s three feature-length films have all had titles consisting of a single letter: M, W and E.
Here is the official description of this film:
Terminally ill Madame Europa languishes at her last post in the company of her Chinese man-machine. There is a sadomasochistic relationship between them. They are on the run from a war that is inexorably approaching through the darkness.
I’ll have to take the blurb-writer’s word for that.
Finally, someone mum might approve of.
LOL, thanks!
This sort of thing gives pretentious Scandinavian B&W smut a bad name.
I think that’s actually in color. Sort of. I removed a blue filter and there wasn’t much left.
Is this the same Anna Eriksson why married Lyle Menendez?
No
Finland is metal. I mean that literally. It’s the music of the country. Really serious stuff, too, not the butt rock we have here. So this? Yeah, no surprise.
In Finland this is on the Celebrity Match Game time slot