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National Danish Book Club — The Employees by Olga Ravn

Explore a selection of Danish literature in English translation with a new nationwide virtual book club! Organized as part of the new National Danish Book Club and Literary Event Series on October 12, we will discuss Olga Ravn's The Employees (De anisette) translated by Martin Aitken. Structured as a series of witness statements compiled by a workplace commission, The […]

Bergman Island

On October 13, catch a special screening of the new film Bergman Island (dir. Mia Hansen-Løve; France/Belgium/German/Sweden, 2021), a 2021 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection, at Scandinavia House! A filmmaking couple living in America, Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth) retreat to the mythical Fårö island for the summer. In this wild, breathtaking landscape where Bergman lived and shot his most […]

Twilight Man — Book Talk

Join us for a book talk on October 16 with author Liz Brown on The Twilight Man: Love and Ruin in the Shadows of Hollywood and the Clark Empire! With Justine Kurland […]