Skrivet 12 Dec 2014

Global recognition

Ruben Östlund's festival hit Force Majeure has been nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Foreign Film category (and rightfully so). Our heartfelt congratulations to one of Sweden's most talented filmmakers!

In all the praise the film has already received, comparisons to Ingmar Bergman abound:

“It’s Michael Haneke meets ‘Scenes From a Marriage'".
(Variety)

"Der schwedische Regisseur Ruben Östlund folgt der Tradition Ingmar Bergmans und gibt tiefe Einblicke in Gefühlswelten."
(Frankfurter Allgemeine)

"It feels like a missing chapter from fellow Swede Ingmar Bergman's 1973 masterpiece of matrimonial atrophy, Scenes From a Marriage.
(Entertainment Weekly)

Etc.

Now another comparison between the two can be added. Will Östlund be able to match Bergman's ten Golden Globe nominations (and five wins)? Well, born in 1974, Östlund is still younger than Bergman was when he received his first.

Force Majeure will be up against four other foreign films: Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, Ida, Leviathan, and Tangerine Manderin. The prizes will be announced in Beverly Hills on January 11th next year.

Bergman's Golden Globe history

The Virgin Spring (winner)

Through a Glass Darkly (winner)

Shame (nominated)

Cries and Whispers (nominated)

Scenes from a Marriage (winner)

Face to Face (winner)

Autumn Sonata (winner)

Fanny and Alexander (winner, Best foreign picture; nominated for Best director)