Jan Troell's The Last Sentence tells the story of Torgny Segerstedt (Jesper Christensen), the former newspaper editor in Sweden, where he spent more than a decade of his wartime tenure penning editorials lambasting Nazi Germany and the neutrality of the Swedish government.
The film's original title is Dom över död man, or Judgment of the Dead Man, which seems appropriate given the unusual emphasis throughout on legacies and reputations. Toward the end of his life, Segerstedt's chief concern seems to be how he will be remembered by the world, and much of the film is dedicated to indulging his reflections upon the value of his contributions to history. (It's perhaps worth pointing out here that Troell himself, an elder statesman of the Swedish cinem...
The film's original title is Dom över död man, or Judgment of the Dead Man, which seems appropriate given the unusual emphasis throughout on legacies and reputations. Toward the end of his life, Segerstedt's chief concern seems to be how he will be remembered by the world, and much of the film is dedicated to indulging his reflections upon the value of his contributions to history. (It's perhaps worth pointing out here that Troell himself, an elder statesman of the Swedish cinem...
- 6/18/2014
- Village Voice
The Last Sentence (Dom över död man) Box Office Films Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B+ Director: Jan Troell Screenplay: Jan Troell, Klaus Rifbjerb book by Kenne Fant Cast: Jesper Christensen, Ulla Skoog, Pernilla August, Björn Granath Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 6/12/14 Opens: June 20, 2014 In November 2001, President George W. Bush issued this manifesto. There is no room for neutrality in international politics. You are with us or against us. A nation need not contribute troops, but all moral countries must take an active role in some way in the war against terrorism. Such advice would have gone over like a [ Read More ]
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- 6/13/2014
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
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