This week we finished watching The Danish Woman on SBS. Very funny in a Scandi way.
She has a particular set of skills, is very opinionated, strong willed, helpful to a fault. Powerful. Maybe some anger issues! Not to be underestimated.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-danish-woman
https://trakt.tv/shows/the-danish-woman
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33322062/
Starting off a bit of a Ghibli-fest since SBS OnDemand has a few movies available for the next couple of weeks.
Tonight's viewing was Porco Rosso.
#Anime #movies #SBSOnDemand #xp https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/collection/studio-ghibli-collection
@feather1952 if you can stream SBS On Demand, you might want to try The Danish Woman. It's a cracker. She's quite something.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-danish-woman
https://app.trakt.tv/shows/the-danish-woman
Watched the 1979 Malayalam movie Kummatty last night. SBS has the 2021 digital restoration version, so pretty clean (thanks Mr. Scorsese!)
NB: leaves SBS On Demand at end of March.
It's a very slow story, meandering along a simple plot, showcasing rural life in Malabar from that era. The children are delightful, the stranger is enigmatic and mischievous. Very much a cultural movie, with some fantastic masks.
Will not be for many, but is a nice easy watch if a little confusing at times, confounding with loose threads. Little dog actor is excellent.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/kummatty/2373970499966
https://trakt.tv/movies/kummatty-1979
This week we watched the BBC documentary Once Upon a Time in Space. It's excellent!
It's not a comprehensive look at the space programs. It's not technically detailed. It's very human. Mostly, it's real astronauts and cosmonauts, and some support staff and family, telling their stories and providing history and background.
Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in humans stepping outside the planet we live on. And the political and geopolitical challenges faced along the way.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/once-upon-a-time-in-space
https://trakt.tv/shows/once-upon-a-time-in-space
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38709334
Marc Fennell is back with another of his trademark highly-engaging documentaries. This one is a doozy! I mean, they're all a bit of a roller coaster ride but this one is just wild!
Australia's Greatest Conman?
"Marc Fennell sets out to uncover the truth behind John Friedrich, the man who deceived a nation. He reveals a story that's stranger than fiction, delving into a web of lies and money."
I do vaguely remember the drama about the fraud being discovered, but the story is so much bigger than that. And the storytelling is once again exquisite.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/australias-greatest-conman
I just finished watching another Spanish movie. (This one from Mexico)
Spanish movies are seriously fucked up. This is my considered opinion. Is it the language? The Catholic torture? Who knows. Fucked up.
FWIW it was The Incident.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/the-incident/2413958723579
https://trakt.tv/movies/the-incident-2014
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3528756/
SBS has a documentary called Fengyang: The Forgotten Imperial City, covering an archaeological dig on a 14th century palace site. Mostly in Mandarin with some French, subtitled.
It's a slow-paced exploration of the discovery and resurrection of one of the great palaces of the Ming era. Some quite amazing work, quite the story, and left me dumbfounded by the importance of superstition in the world of the first Ming emperor.
Streaming now on SBS On Demand.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/fengyang-the-forgotten-imperial-city/2483304515950
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