The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbor when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Amongst the men on board are the ship’s cook Mikkel (Pilou Asbæk) and the engineer Jan (Roland Møller), who along with the rest of the seamen are taken hostage in a cynical game of life and death. With the demand for a ransom of millions of dollars a psychological drama unfolds between the CEO of the shipping company (Søren Malling) and the Somali pirates.
Saturday, March 16th | 1:30 | Free; $5 suggested donation
99 minutes. In Danish with English subtitles.
Films start at 1:30pm. Refreshments for attendees are served at 1pm. Lunch (not included) is available in the Kaffestugan, which is open until 3pm every Saturday.
A documentary exploring Denmark’s secret to happiness.
Hygge has exploded in popularity amidst growing division and distrust around the world, but the Danish word and its definition are more complicated than it seems. For those who seek happiness, this exploratory documentary travels around the globe to discover the true meaning of hygge and how to find it.
A truly special night with International best selling crime fiction authors Ragnar Jonasson and Yrsa Sigurdardottir. The two talk books and their international crime writing festival Iceland Noir with New York Times bestselling author Hallie Ephron. The night will be kicked off by special guest, former US Ambassador to Iceland Robert Barber and will continue with a freewheeling Q&A and book-signing with Ragnar and Yrsa.
Saturday, March 16th | 7pm | Free with registration
YRSA SIGURDARDÓTTIR is a #1 international bestselling crime writer. She lives with her family in Reykjavík; she is also a senior partner at one of Iceland’s largest engineering firms, where she works in the field of geothermal energy utilization. Her work is found on bestseller lists all over the world. The horror movie I Remember You (available on Netflix) is based on her book and the Hollywood producer Sigurjon Sighvatsson (Wild at Heart, Killer Elite, Twin Peaks) is producing a new movie and TV series based on her books. Last Rituals is her debut novel.
RAGNAR JONASSON is a #1 international bestselling crime writer. He was born in Iceland and apart from writing he works as an investment banker in Reykjavik. Before embarking on a writing career, Ragnar translated fourteen Agatha Christie novels into Icelandic. He has appeared on panels at various crime fiction festivals, including Bouchercon and Left Coast Crime in the US. Ragnar lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two daughters. Snowblind is his debut novel.
New York Times bestselling author HALLIE EPHRON, Edgar Award finalist and five-time finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, writes mystery and suspense novels. Her latest bestseller is You’ll Never Know, Dear (2017). Hallie teaches writing at workshops and writing conferences across the country. Her book Writing and Selling Your Mistery Novel was nominated for Edgar and Anthony awards. An award-winning crime fiction book reviewer, Hallie wrote an ON CRIME column for the Boston Globe for ten years.
When he sets out to avenge his son’s murder, mild-mannered snowplow driver Nils sparks a war between a Norwegian mobster and his Serbian rival.
Saturday, January 19th | 1:30 | Free; $5 suggested donation
116 minutes. In Norwegian, German, Swedish, Danish, Serbian with English subtitles.
Films start at 1:30pm. Refreshments for attendees are served at 1pm. Lunch (not included) is available in the Kaffestugan, which is open until 3pm every Saturday.
The SCC is proud to co-present Swedish film The Heart (Hjärtat) as part of opening night for the 2019 Belmont World Film Festival. The film will be preceded by an optional Swedish smorgasbord at the the theater from 6-7 PM.
Actress Fanni Metelius (Ruben Ostlund’s Force Majeure) wrote, directed, and stars in this contemporary story about love, relationships, and independence set in Gothenberg and Stockholm. Metelius plays a sexually liberated and independent photographer who, despite her better instincts, falls in love and moves in with an up-and-coming musician.
Sunday, March 17th | 7:30 | tickets $11 purchase here
**Due to a family emergency this event has been moved to January 12th, 201**
The wildly popular phenomenon of hygge gets a warm American twist with this gifty, illustrated guide from bestselling Danish-American author Stephanie Pedersen.
With their overscheduled lifestyles, Americans can’t always find time for the people and things they love. Enter American Cozy, which uses the Danish phenomenon of hygge—comfort, togetherness, and well-being—to bring coziness and ease to readers’ homes, work, and lives. Join Stephanie in our Nordic Hall to talk about her charming book that explores organization and home décor, entertaining, cooking, creating a happier, more productive work life, de-cluttering, and slowing down.
Saturday, January 12th | 2pm | free with registration
Join Finlandia Foundation of Boston as they welcome Saga Krantz, a former competitive synchronized skater from Finland, and coach of Head coach and choreographer of the Haydenettes synchronized skating team.
Synchronized skating is a popular discipline around the world but especially in the U.S. and in Finland. From its early ” precision skating” days when it resembled a precision dance company such as The Rockettes, it has evolved rapidly around the World! For many years the top positions have been dominated by Finland due to their incredible training system. But at this year’s Worlds in Helsinki Finland (April 2019) you will no doubt see several other countries like Russia, Canada, and U.S. wanting that podium spot. Videos from both past and present events will be shown and a quick look at the today’s training system in synchronized skating will be discussed.
Sunday, March 24th | 4pm | Free; donations welcome to support free programming
MORE ABOUT SAGA: Saga joined the Hayden Synchronized Skating teams in 2005 as the Head Coach of the Haydenettes and Ice Ma-tes. In 2007 she earned the position of Director of Synchro-nized Skating. Saga is actively involved with all the teams in the organization. She is currently the Head Coach of the Haydenettes, Lexettes, and Ice Mates. Saga has led the Haydenettes to six U.S. Synchronized Skating Championship titles and four World Synchronized Skating Championships bronze medals.
Swedish accordionist and singer Sunniva Brynnel with American fiddle player Jenna Moynihan. Together, they will explore a repertoire that is traditionally Swedish, but which has traveled across the Atlantic to reach the North American shores in more recent years. Come and experience what happens when young folk musicians in America picks up a Swedish tune and makes it come alive on this side of the Atlantic!
Saturday, January 5th | 1pm | $15; FREE for SCC Members
Former architect Marty Lehman paints buildings, cityscapes, landscapes and “all things Swedish.” In his third exhibition at the SCC he will feature recent watercolors 2008-2018.
On view November 6th through December. Gallery hours vary.
Marty graduated from Cornell University’s College of Architecture in 1960, and had a professional career in architecture for nearly 50 years, working in Stockholm, Sweden, Boston ,Cambridge and for 22 years as one of DIGITAL’s corporate architects.
Marty “re-discovered” the joy of watercolor painting. This show represents work done in the past ten years, featuring his favorite themes… buildings, cityscapes, landscapes, and all things Swedish.
Based on a true story, the directorial debut of popular Swedish personalities Filip and Fredrik is an outrageous, unconventional comedy set in the 1980s about an eccentric resident of “the most boring town in Sweden” who decides to put his sleepy hamlet on the map by assembling the world’s longest layer cake.
“The Cake General is a warm, perhaps endearing tribute to people who do things; this hilarious story that stems from reality is also about everything that simmers below the surface in a small Swedish city. ” Jorn Rossing Jensen – Cineuropa
1h 41min ; in Swedish with English subtitles
Saturday, November 23rd | 1pm | $7; free for SCC Members
YRSA SIGURDARDÓTTIR is a #1 international bestselling crime writer. She lives with her family in Reykjavík; she is also a senior partner at one of Iceland’s largest engineering firms, where she works in the field of geothermal energy utilization. Her work is found on bestseller lists all over the world. The horror movie I Remember You (available on Netflix) is based on her book and the Hollywood producer Sigurjon Sighvatsson (Wild at Heart, Killer Elite, Twin Peaks) is producing a new movie and TV series based on her books. Last Rituals is her debut novel.
RAGNAR JONASSON is a #1 international bestselling crime writer. He was born in Iceland and apart from writing he works as an investment banker in Reykjavik. Before embarking on a writing career, Ragnar translated fourteen Agatha Christie novels into Icelandic. He has appeared on panels at various crime fiction festivals, including Bouchercon and Left Coast Crime in the US. Ragnar lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two daughters. Snowblind is his debut novel.
