IN CASE OF NO EMERGENCY: THE FILMS OF RUBEN ÖSTLUND
The Cinema Arts Center in Huntington is planning a special treat for Monday, April 6.
It’s almost summer in Sweden and minor indiscretions and misbehaviors abound. This compilation of provocative vignettes takes a humorous look at lessons to learn, lectures to give, and lines not to cross. In Swedish with English subtitles. (2008, 98 min., 35mm). Shown with: Incident by the Bank (Händelse vid bank) A detailed true account of a failed bank robbery meticulously filmed in a single take. In Swedish with English subtitles. (2009, 12 min., 35mm).
This touring retrospective is produced by Comeback Company, in partnership with the Swedish Film Institute and Plattform Produktion and with additional support from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, the Embassy of Sweden in the U.S. and the Consulate General of Sweden in New York.