FRI—December 6—6:30 PM $12 ($7 ASF Members) 103 min. In English. Based on the powerful play by Ruth Wolff about Queen Christina, who abdicated the throne to convert to Catholicism, Liv Ullmann and Academy Award-winner Peter Finch (Network) star as a queen and cardinal who share a forbidden love in this compelling true story of lust […]
WED–December 11—6:30 PM $12 ($7 ASF Members) 188 min. In Norwegian with English subtitles. In the second film directed by Liv Ullmann (1995), based on the classic novel by Sigrid Undset, Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway, who has grown up in harmony with the ideals of the time: strong […]
FRI—December 13—6:30 PM $12 ($7 ASF Members) 154 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. In this film directed by Liv Ullmann from a screenplay by Ingmar Bergman, loosely based on the legendary Swedish director’s own experiences of adultery, Faithless looks at an aging director named Bergman (Erland Josephson) as he conjures a character, Marianne, and […]
This season, Swedish pianist Per Tengstrand returns to Scandinavia House for the Music on Park Avenue concert series with a special presentation of famous piano concerti performed with musicians from Princeton chamber music group Opus 21. This evening, Tengstrand and Opus 21 musicians Hana Mundiya and Michelle Yoon (violin), Nathan Rim (viola), and Leland Ko (cello) present […]
Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel celebrates the thirteenth season of his ever-popular Keyboard Conversations® series at Scandinavia House. Each evening comprises an informal commentary on the music and its composers, a full performance of each work, and a short Q & A session. The accessible format enables audiences to build an understanding of classical music whether newcomer or seasoned listener. […]
$12 **50% of proceeds will support ASF + Scandinavia House** Scandinavia House is now hosting a virtual cinema presentation of the hit Icelandic film A White, White Day with Film Movement. Half of proceeds will go to support ASF and Scandinavia House. Following his wife’s tragic death in a car accident, off-duty police chief Ingimundur struggles […]
$12 **50% of proceeds will support ASF + Scandinavia House** **The film release will be coordinated with a special video introduction by actor Liam Neeson and a Q&A with director Hans Petter Moland and Tomris Laffly.** Beginning August 7, Scandinavia House will host a virtual cinema presentation of Out Stealing Horses, based on the award-winning novel by Per Petterson, […]
**Nordic Book Club will take place as an online meeting** Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the month at Scandinavia House but […]
*This event will take place online as a Virtual Event.* Jonas Hassen Khemiri, the acclaimed author of Montecore, joins us for a Virtual Talk to discuss The Family Clause, a novel about a family on the verge of collapse, which will be released in English translation beginning on August 25. Author Joshua Furst (Revolutionaries, 2019) will moderate the […]
