What a beautiful gem of a film! Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I will be digesting this over the next few days, if not weeks, ahead. A great statement on the power of music, and the limitations of dogmatic religious ideology...and also--a poignant statement on the feminine/masculine polarities that are indelibly imprinted within the magnificent spectrum of human psychology. We are united as One when we are aligned as a vibrational whole. Blessings. ...[wish I could've seen a film print in an art house theater!]
Seen this movie a few times and loved it. Mikael Nyqvist is great in this film and I had a huge crush on him when I used to watch a lot of Swedish movies to improve my language skills. I saw him once at a café in Göteborg and was completely starstruck. Died too soon.
Thank you so much for posting this. I decided on this for Saturday night film night and, wow what a treat. However great Blanchett is in Tar, this film (and Nyqvist) is everything that one isn't. So human and warm. What we need x10000000 these days
You have a very Sensitive, Noble Heart, which seeks TRUTH, and God has given you the opportunity many do not have TO INFLUENCE MANY, MANY PEOPLE. With that ABILITY comes much RESPONSIBILITY, and to whom much is given, much will be required. I say this with all humility and love, because what I will now say, you will need to pray about and listen to the Lord about. We know from Holy Scripture that God hates Injustice (portrayed in the film). We know that He also hates Hypocrisy (portrayed in the film), plus He hates Bullying, Wife Beating, Envy, and Physical or Mental Abuse of other human beings (all portrayed very graphically in the film.) Christians know that WE ARE ALL SINNERS. But we ALSO know--and I think you believe this--that we all NEED A SAVIOR, and that JESUS DIED FOR OUR SINS and that He is the ONLY WAY to Heaven. He Himself said, "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. NO MAN COMES TO THE FATHER BUT BY ME. If that were not so, He would not have taken on human flesh and suffered all the agonies of Body and Spirit in our place. And it was ALL FOR LOVE, ALL FOR LOVE. There was no other way God could be Just and punish SIN and at the same time avoid losing His children. THE FATHER SACRIFICED HIS ONLY SON OUT OF LOVE FOR US. THE SON OFFERED HIMSELF FREELY OUT OF LOVE FOR US. THE HOLY SPIRIT REVEALS TO OUR HEARTS THE LOVE THAT THE FATHER AND THE SON HAVE FOR US. Even Judas could have been saved if he had not despaired. But he chose to believe the LIE that the Tempter--the same one who had seduced him to betray Jesus --told him: that his sin was too great to be forgiven. We all have Free Will, Celia, and the Confusion we are seeing all around us is because we are living in the End Times prophesied in Holy Scripture. There is much I could say about that, but for now the one important thing is that the Tempter is trying to use YOU to further his Great Deception, so that God's Children will be lost. He doesn't come to us with horns and a tail. The Bible says that he can appear as an Angel of Light. He has had thousands of years to perfect his subtle temptations, which were pretty powerful from the beginning, seducing Adam and Eve, who were made in the Image and likeness of God. We can't hope to compete with him in our manipulation of language, and should not attempt to outsmart him by carrying on a conversation with him, but should do what Jesus Himself did, and quote Holy Scripture. It is the Sword of the Spirit. The Devil uses half-truths to deceive, and questions regarding WHY God wants us to do things that our senses are inclined (after The Fall) to do. He QUESTIONS, He sows DOUBT. If the person has never really known Scripture, the Devil will go even further and MISQUOTE it. If they have never known Salvation or lived with orthodox Christian teaching, their sinful inclinations (Concupiscence) will win, unless they become LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN and are HUMBLE enough to realize they DON"T KNOW EVERYTHING and that the Creator Who made us has the RIGHT to make the Rules (The 10 Commandments), which are all for our GOOD, not to harm us, and the Beatitudes, which are not about hurting others but about loving God above all else and loving others for God's Sake. Celia, it was painful to watch the entire movie, but I had to do so to know how it would come out, what the final conclusion would be. It was for you, CELIA, that I did it--FOR YOU. JESUS LOVES YOU SO MUCH that He will not allow you NOT to be warned that the Enemy of our souls is trying to USE YOU to further his plot against the very Humanity you want to serve!!! Then he plans to laugh at you in the end, for being so gullible. I know you mean well. Your intentions are noble. But try to understand.
1) the Takeaway of this film is that there is NO SIN. (Sound familiar?) 2) that the Church was invented by men to control others, (ironically, just what Satan and the Antichrist want to do, along with the lying Elite of the World 3) that we DO NOT NEED A SAVIOR, because we are all LOVED, (nothing about "Go and sin no more") and therefore our sins are overlooked, to the point that sinful acts denounced in Holy Scripture are actually ACTS LOVED BY GOD and ways to make Him HAPPY!!! (That is exactly what Pope Francis' righthand man at the Vatican, Victor Manuel Cardinal Fernández, has just been revealed to have written, if you are keeping up with it--and I am a faithful Catholic.) 4) Yes, sex in marriage is Holy, but READIING PORNOGRAPHY to get stimulated is SINFUL, and it was clearly stated in the film by the pastor's wife that it was OK. Not only does it make the spouse an Object, rather than promoting Unity, but 5) it also requires the participation of the porno actors, many of whom are sex slaves and children, even babies. 6) Modesty is never mentioned as being a Virtue, but rather Immodesty is rampant in the film, plus 7) lewd Twerking, which provokes Lust. 8) Nudity is portrayed as OK between lovers who are unmarried, as well as 9) PREMARITAL SEX, as long as the couple truly love each other. The Bible calls this FORNICATION, which is a MORTAL SIN. So in the name of denouncing the kinds of things that most people with any compassion would think of as wrong, the Devil is subtly telling them that SIN ITSELF does not exist, that The Church Jesus founded is Man's Invention to subjugate them, that they do not need a Savior, and that the VERY REAL SINS they are engaged in of Fornication, Lust, Denial of God, Objectification of the spouse in the marital act, the use of Pornography and the Promulgation of Sex Slavery, even among Children and Babies, and the promulgation of any other perverted sexual tendency that the Bible has denounced, is FINE and GOOD. If a person lives and dies believing that, the Devil will have succeeded in causing their soul to be lost, and Hell is Eternal, Celia. But Jesus loves you and your followers, and He is giving you the opportunity to humbly realize the Trap the Enemy set for you and not fall for it again.
I will write another comment in which I will give you a website that will explain with Messages from Heaven the End Times we are living in and why we have nothing to fear if we repent of our sins and trust Jesus to save us and His Holy Mother and Saint Michael to protect us with his Heavenly legions, along with our Guardian Angels. It seems to me not coincidental that Music is the theme of this film, aligned with Angels. Satan and his Rebellious Angels, the Demons (1/3 of the original Angels in Heaven) know full well the beauty of the music sung by the Angels, which is beyond our human ability to describe. The Angels were all created good, and singing praises to God was one of their main talents and occupations. So the Fallen Angels have an experiential knowledge of Heavenly Harmonies that maybe the Devil could not resist using in his plot to deceive you and your readers into denying God and His Commandments. He can't get away from God even when he tries. He can't do anything original, but the Illusions he invents are a COUNTERFEIT "GOOD" and a DECEPTION. And he has now been UNMASKED, in the Most Holy Name of JESUS. I will be praying for you. Your sister in Christ, Sarah Jean Butler Davila
Thank you, Dutch, and God bless you for your comment. You are correct, that to be saved, we must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ., Whom the Father has sent from Heaven out of PURE LOVE for us. God understands our weaknesses and sins, so clearly portrayed in the film, but He is also JUST as well as MERCIFUL. The only way to save us--His beloved children--and be Just and Merciful at the same time was to send His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ ,to die in our place. All who place their trust in Him will be saved. That does not "whitewash" our sins; rather it washes us completely CLEAN of them in Jesus' Precious Blood. If you feel the Holy Spirit's leading, please ask Celia to read the post I sent; which I believe she never got around to reading. We are all targets of the Evil One if we attempt to do good, but especially when we are Influencers of many souls. as she is. Many of her posts are good, but I fear that this film caught her off guard. Those who do not know Jesus Christ will be deceived into thinking that it is "pharisaical" to follow God's Laws. Jesus said that He did not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it. The only way for us to be cleansed is to believe in Jesus, and to trust in Him and His saving Sacrifice on the Cross. Then--as naturally as water flowing from a stream--the Good Works will come pouring out of our hearts, where Jesus in dwelling, and we will have been made New Creatures in Him. That is Eternal Happiness, for which all souls long, for God made us for Himself--as Saint Augustine wrote--and our souls are restless until they rest in Him. Your sister in Christ..... Sarah Jean Butler Davila
Sarah, my sister, I agree with what you have written and encourage you in your Christian walk. I know you have much to say, but if I could advise you, please remember that brevity is the soul of wit. People tend to skim over or not read long articles at all. You have valuable comments, please keep them brief. God bless you, my sister.
Beautiful, beautiful story (I found a way to watch it after all). Open the heart find the voice; we all have one that can be a used for the good of all.
What a beautiful gem of a film! Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I will be digesting this over the next few days, if not weeks, ahead. A great statement on the power of music, and the limitations of dogmatic religious ideology...and also--a poignant statement on the feminine/masculine polarities that are indelibly imprinted within the magnificent spectrum of human psychology. We are united as One when we are aligned as a vibrational whole. Blessings. ...[wish I could've seen a film print in an art house theater!]
An agonisingly beautiful film.
This is one of my favorite Swedish movies!
Mine too, now!
Seen this movie a few times and loved it. Mikael Nyqvist is great in this film and I had a huge crush on him when I used to watch a lot of Swedish movies to improve my language skills. I saw him once at a café in Göteborg and was completely starstruck. Died too soon.
I love him too April. Of what did he die?
Lung cancer acc to the inter webs. Ironic considering the film.
Come over.
A cinematographic pearl given to humanity.
thank you for the privilege, mana just falling into the lap
Thank you so much for posting this. I decided on this for Saturday night film night and, wow what a treat. However great Blanchett is in Tar, this film (and Nyqvist) is everything that one isn't. So human and warm. What we need x10000000 these days
Watched this a couple of times in the past, so powerful and poignant. Thank you, I will enjoy watching it again to allow me to both listen and feel.
Kay Pollock’s sequel “Heaven on Earth” isn’t much of a Sunday Night Family Film though. I miss Tom Hatten, especially Popeye and Friends.
https://youtu.be/cfI5BWu5ye4
Dearest Celia,
You have a very Sensitive, Noble Heart, which seeks TRUTH, and God has given you the opportunity many do not have TO INFLUENCE MANY, MANY PEOPLE. With that ABILITY comes much RESPONSIBILITY, and to whom much is given, much will be required. I say this with all humility and love, because what I will now say, you will need to pray about and listen to the Lord about. We know from Holy Scripture that God hates Injustice (portrayed in the film). We know that He also hates Hypocrisy (portrayed in the film), plus He hates Bullying, Wife Beating, Envy, and Physical or Mental Abuse of other human beings (all portrayed very graphically in the film.) Christians know that WE ARE ALL SINNERS. But we ALSO know--and I think you believe this--that we all NEED A SAVIOR, and that JESUS DIED FOR OUR SINS and that He is the ONLY WAY to Heaven. He Himself said, "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. NO MAN COMES TO THE FATHER BUT BY ME. If that were not so, He would not have taken on human flesh and suffered all the agonies of Body and Spirit in our place. And it was ALL FOR LOVE, ALL FOR LOVE. There was no other way God could be Just and punish SIN and at the same time avoid losing His children. THE FATHER SACRIFICED HIS ONLY SON OUT OF LOVE FOR US. THE SON OFFERED HIMSELF FREELY OUT OF LOVE FOR US. THE HOLY SPIRIT REVEALS TO OUR HEARTS THE LOVE THAT THE FATHER AND THE SON HAVE FOR US. Even Judas could have been saved if he had not despaired. But he chose to believe the LIE that the Tempter--the same one who had seduced him to betray Jesus --told him: that his sin was too great to be forgiven. We all have Free Will, Celia, and the Confusion we are seeing all around us is because we are living in the End Times prophesied in Holy Scripture. There is much I could say about that, but for now the one important thing is that the Tempter is trying to use YOU to further his Great Deception, so that God's Children will be lost. He doesn't come to us with horns and a tail. The Bible says that he can appear as an Angel of Light. He has had thousands of years to perfect his subtle temptations, which were pretty powerful from the beginning, seducing Adam and Eve, who were made in the Image and likeness of God. We can't hope to compete with him in our manipulation of language, and should not attempt to outsmart him by carrying on a conversation with him, but should do what Jesus Himself did, and quote Holy Scripture. It is the Sword of the Spirit. The Devil uses half-truths to deceive, and questions regarding WHY God wants us to do things that our senses are inclined (after The Fall) to do. He QUESTIONS, He sows DOUBT. If the person has never really known Scripture, the Devil will go even further and MISQUOTE it. If they have never known Salvation or lived with orthodox Christian teaching, their sinful inclinations (Concupiscence) will win, unless they become LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN and are HUMBLE enough to realize they DON"T KNOW EVERYTHING and that the Creator Who made us has the RIGHT to make the Rules (The 10 Commandments), which are all for our GOOD, not to harm us, and the Beatitudes, which are not about hurting others but about loving God above all else and loving others for God's Sake. Celia, it was painful to watch the entire movie, but I had to do so to know how it would come out, what the final conclusion would be. It was for you, CELIA, that I did it--FOR YOU. JESUS LOVES YOU SO MUCH that He will not allow you NOT to be warned that the Enemy of our souls is trying to USE YOU to further his plot against the very Humanity you want to serve!!! Then he plans to laugh at you in the end, for being so gullible. I know you mean well. Your intentions are noble. But try to understand.
1) the Takeaway of this film is that there is NO SIN. (Sound familiar?) 2) that the Church was invented by men to control others, (ironically, just what Satan and the Antichrist want to do, along with the lying Elite of the World 3) that we DO NOT NEED A SAVIOR, because we are all LOVED, (nothing about "Go and sin no more") and therefore our sins are overlooked, to the point that sinful acts denounced in Holy Scripture are actually ACTS LOVED BY GOD and ways to make Him HAPPY!!! (That is exactly what Pope Francis' righthand man at the Vatican, Victor Manuel Cardinal Fernández, has just been revealed to have written, if you are keeping up with it--and I am a faithful Catholic.) 4) Yes, sex in marriage is Holy, but READIING PORNOGRAPHY to get stimulated is SINFUL, and it was clearly stated in the film by the pastor's wife that it was OK. Not only does it make the spouse an Object, rather than promoting Unity, but 5) it also requires the participation of the porno actors, many of whom are sex slaves and children, even babies. 6) Modesty is never mentioned as being a Virtue, but rather Immodesty is rampant in the film, plus 7) lewd Twerking, which provokes Lust. 8) Nudity is portrayed as OK between lovers who are unmarried, as well as 9) PREMARITAL SEX, as long as the couple truly love each other. The Bible calls this FORNICATION, which is a MORTAL SIN. So in the name of denouncing the kinds of things that most people with any compassion would think of as wrong, the Devil is subtly telling them that SIN ITSELF does not exist, that The Church Jesus founded is Man's Invention to subjugate them, that they do not need a Savior, and that the VERY REAL SINS they are engaged in of Fornication, Lust, Denial of God, Objectification of the spouse in the marital act, the use of Pornography and the Promulgation of Sex Slavery, even among Children and Babies, and the promulgation of any other perverted sexual tendency that the Bible has denounced, is FINE and GOOD. If a person lives and dies believing that, the Devil will have succeeded in causing their soul to be lost, and Hell is Eternal, Celia. But Jesus loves you and your followers, and He is giving you the opportunity to humbly realize the Trap the Enemy set for you and not fall for it again.
I will write another comment in which I will give you a website that will explain with Messages from Heaven the End Times we are living in and why we have nothing to fear if we repent of our sins and trust Jesus to save us and His Holy Mother and Saint Michael to protect us with his Heavenly legions, along with our Guardian Angels. It seems to me not coincidental that Music is the theme of this film, aligned with Angels. Satan and his Rebellious Angels, the Demons (1/3 of the original Angels in Heaven) know full well the beauty of the music sung by the Angels, which is beyond our human ability to describe. The Angels were all created good, and singing praises to God was one of their main talents and occupations. So the Fallen Angels have an experiential knowledge of Heavenly Harmonies that maybe the Devil could not resist using in his plot to deceive you and your readers into denying God and His Commandments. He can't get away from God even when he tries. He can't do anything original, but the Illusions he invents are a COUNTERFEIT "GOOD" and a DECEPTION. And he has now been UNMASKED, in the Most Holy Name of JESUS. I will be praying for you. Your sister in Christ, Sarah Jean Butler Davila
Sister, please read the Gospel of John, chapter 6:28,29. God bless you.
Thank you, Dutch, and God bless you for your comment. You are correct, that to be saved, we must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ., Whom the Father has sent from Heaven out of PURE LOVE for us. God understands our weaknesses and sins, so clearly portrayed in the film, but He is also JUST as well as MERCIFUL. The only way to save us--His beloved children--and be Just and Merciful at the same time was to send His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ ,to die in our place. All who place their trust in Him will be saved. That does not "whitewash" our sins; rather it washes us completely CLEAN of them in Jesus' Precious Blood. If you feel the Holy Spirit's leading, please ask Celia to read the post I sent; which I believe she never got around to reading. We are all targets of the Evil One if we attempt to do good, but especially when we are Influencers of many souls. as she is. Many of her posts are good, but I fear that this film caught her off guard. Those who do not know Jesus Christ will be deceived into thinking that it is "pharisaical" to follow God's Laws. Jesus said that He did not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it. The only way for us to be cleansed is to believe in Jesus, and to trust in Him and His saving Sacrifice on the Cross. Then--as naturally as water flowing from a stream--the Good Works will come pouring out of our hearts, where Jesus in dwelling, and we will have been made New Creatures in Him. That is Eternal Happiness, for which all souls long, for God made us for Himself--as Saint Augustine wrote--and our souls are restless until they rest in Him. Your sister in Christ..... Sarah Jean Butler Davila
Sarah, my sister, I agree with what you have written and encourage you in your Christian walk. I know you have much to say, but if I could advise you, please remember that brevity is the soul of wit. People tend to skim over or not read long articles at all. You have valuable comments, please keep them brief. God bless you, my sister.
awesome film. Thank you! :)
Beautiful, beautiful story (I found a way to watch it after all). Open the heart find the voice; we all have one that can be a used for the good of all.
Wow!! What a beautiful movie. If I could have written the ending, he would have married Lena and they could live happily ever after.
Absolutely loved this film Celia. Thank you.
This is one of the best movies I've ever seen. So glad to see it get a mention here.