Femslash February - Day 3

[flo_nelja]

A movie rec today : Thelma



It's a Norwegian horror queer movie with a touching, tragic heroine and an ambiguous ending. I loved the reveals (especially about her family), and the imagery.

I don't want to spoil too much. It's about a country girl from a very religious family going to uni, falling in love with a woman, and her guilt manifests as violent seizures and mysterious psychic abilities.

Comments

[malurette]

Christ on a poggo stick, the description you make of it sure sounds interesting but that poster is just a tad too horrific for me in a way I can't even explain--is it an accurate representation of its imagery or just an artistic promo shot?

[flo_nelja]

It's an artistic promo shot! The horror is more psychological.
But also I find it nice, ha ha.

[malurette]

L'horreur psychologique c'est déjà plus mon truc ! mais je crois que cette affiche parle (pas en bien) à mon sensory processing et que le contact d'un oiseau sur le visage évoque directement un cadavre - je ne sais toujours pas exactement d'où vient l'association mais...

[nonesensed]

As a horror fan and a Swede I can't believe I've missed out on this! Many thanks for the rec, will definitely be seeking it out :D

[flo_nelja]

Oh, you're from Sweden! Do you have recs on other good Swedish fandom? (and as we're taling about femslash: have you read The Engelsfors Trilogy)

[nonesensed]

I must shamefully admit I am very out of the loop on Swedish media in general. This is a country of detective shows and family dramas and those are generally not my thing. I have indeed read The Engelsfors Trilogy which was a much welcome exception to the rule to what becomes popular around here :)

That said, I do have some recommendations - though few are super modern ones. Not sure what kind of stories you're looking for, but here are some Swedish media I really enjoy:
- If you want some canon f/f and a general comedy, I'd recommend the movie Illusive Tracks / Skenbart. It's about events that transpire on a train. The f/f part of the story is a bit of a spoiler, though, so I'd recommend going into the movie blind.
- A nostalgic favorite of mine is The Apple War / Äppelkriget, a comedy/fantasy film from the 70s that is a fun romp. A small town is about to be bought up by a foreign business person and the local nature spirits, witches & co do their best to make sure that doesn't happen.
- A horror/urban fantasy series called The Afflicted / De drabbade, which apparently inspired the US show Heroes a little bit. It's about regular, modern day people suddenly gaining magical powers and being forced into a strange two-sided secret war.
- A scifi show called Real People / Äkta människor about group of robots gaining sentience in a near future.
- Anything by the author Karin Tidbeck. They write excellent fantasy and weird fiction, some edging into horror territory.

Hope I managed to recommend something you haven't seen/read yet!