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The film Compartment, directed by Maj Rafferty, is an interpretation of Danish writer Ursula Scavenius's short story 'Compartment' from her latest book The Dolls, published by Lolli last year.
Anna, Jakub and Miska have lost their mother, Nastfa. Her last wish was to be buried in her hometown in Hungary. We follow the three grieving siblings in the oppressive train compartment as they travel to Hungary to try to fulfil their late mother's wish. Along the way, they talk about Nasfa's past as a refugee, and about how war and deportations have shaped her life.
The film was shot during the pandemic, and uses the pandemic as a frame. The first part was filmed in isolation, the second over zoom, and the third and final part in our current reality. Compartment is a painfully relevant commentary on the human consequences of war.
Join us for this exclusive screening at Бібліотека, a library and humanitarian aid donation centre for Ukraine that has been set up in Peckham. The Dolls will be available to purchase and author Ursula Scavenius will be around to sign your copy. All proceeds will be donated to Бібліотека and their cause.
You can register via Facebook or RSVP via the link below.
Thursday 28 April, 8pm
Бібліотека
Unit 6 Bellenden Road Business Park
London SE15 4RF
Compartment (2021/Denmark/61min)
Director: Maj Rafferty
Actors: Rakel Valdimarsdottir, Kasper Ørum, Gustav Scavenius
Soundtrack: Iman Deeper, Yael Acher
Language: Danish with English subtitles
Production: Vesterbro Kælderteater
The Dolls by Ursula Scavenius, translated by Jennifer Russell, was published 21 October 2021. The collection presents stories from a world both fantastically strange and gruellingly familiar where isolation, ruin, prejudice, and misinformation soar in an irresistible, susurrant fugue of displaced families yearning to belong.
Read 'Compartment' on Granta.com
The Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland runs Finnish courses over three terms throughout the year. Courses cover a range of skill levels from absolute beginners to advanced students. The last day of enrolment for the summer term is 20th of April, with classes commencing on the 25th of April. For a detailed class schedule, see www.fininst.uk/learn-finnish/. Email Teija Perttilä at taniperttila@gmail.com for further information and to sign up
Learn Finnish – The Finnish Institute
Learn Finnish language in friendly and casual atmosphere at London's Kings Cross. Tervetuloa!Danish Church in London
Sunday 1 May 2022 at 15.00
A unique chance to hear the Kleio Quartet in the beautiful acoustics of St. Katharine's, The Danish Church in London
Kleio Quartet was formed at the Seiji Ozawa International Chamber Academy in 2019. It consists of individually acclaimed musicians Yume Fujise, Katherine Yoon, Jenny Lewisohn and Hsing-Han Tsai. Described by Alina Ibragimova as "a wonderfully dedicated group of musicians who bring assuredness and freshness to everything they play". They have performed in major international venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Victoria Hall, Cadogan Hall, Royal Festival Hall, the DR Koncerthuset and many others.
For this Sunday afternoon concert, they will be performing
Haydn Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76/4 'Sunrise'
Webern Langsamer Satz
Schubert Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 'Rosamunde'
The Danish Church is a unique building, housed in a 200-year-old neo-Gothic church in Regent's Park originally part of the Saint Kathrine foundation. Leased since 1952 by the Danish congregation the interior has been restored and designed to reflect the cool minimalistic design which Danes are known for, thus becoming the perfect combination of beautiful English and Danish design.
The expense for the concert has kindly been donated by an anonymous donor and the concert is intended as a fundraising event for the running of the Danish Church which is completely self-funded. So please join us for a sublime music experience while supporting a worthy cause.
Ticket price £15
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York Anglo-Scandinavian Society
Thursday 24 February
A film in Danish/Icelandic with English sub-titles. Directed by Joe
Penna.
“One of the best movies ever made about survival”
Anglo-Swedish Society
FRANCE’S ROYAL SWEDISH REGIMENT
Tuesday 22 February 2022 (18:00 - 20:00)
Professor Neil Kent and Captain Clement Chevalier will talk about a Swedish regiment that participated in France’s greatest military campaigns during the reign of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI.
Régiment de Royal Suédois played a part during the American War of Independence, fighting alongside Lafayette and General George Washington until the victory at Yorktown. Count Axel von Fersen purchased the position of colonel-proprietor of the regiment in 1783, possibly in order to be able to stay close to the Queen of France Marie Antoinette. He later struggled in vain to save the King and Queen during the French Revolution, and the regiment was disbanded at the close of the 18th Century.
The talk is the British launch of Professor Neil Kent and Captain Clément Chevalier’s new book, which sheds new light on this influential military unit. The work examines the regiment’s role in diplomatic and military relations between France and Sweden. It follows the fates of soldiers who chose to fight and, in some cases, to die for France.
Drinks and canapés will be served and signed books available to purchase.
Founded in the aftermath of WWI, the Anglo-Swedish Society was established to foster greater understanding and friendship between Britain and Sweden.
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