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Transitions: Showcasing New Nordic Cinema

FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER

The Nordic Hall at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street, W. Newton, MA 02465

7:00 PM: Remarks by the Festival coordinators

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Introductory lecture by Ursula Lindqvist, Director of Scandinavian Studies at Harvard University

Feature film: Songs From the Second Floor (Sånger från andra våningen) Sweden, dir. Roy Andersson, 2000

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SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER

The Nordic Hall at the Scandinavian Cultural Center

11:30 AM: Short Cuts: Recent Short Films by Scandinavian Filmmakers (see program for more information)

1:30 PM: Feature film: The Sunshine Boy (Sólskinsdrengurinn )Iceland, dir. Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, 2009

SUNDAY, 21 OCTOBER

The West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington St., W. Newton

 1:30 PM in Cinema One: In a Better World (Hævnen) Denmark, dir. Susanne Bier, 2010

3:45 PM in Cinema Two: Oslo, August 31st (Oslo 31 augusti) Norway, dir. Joachim Trier, 2011

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