I need a movie review written in Swedish to be translated into English...according to IMDb, the Woody Allen movie "Melinda and Melinda" has been officially released first in Sweden...so here's a link to the Swedish review about the film...im assuming it's a positive review of the film since there's a huge thumbs up in the beginning of the article, but still, i like to konw what it says...

Just so you know, I'm doing this because my friends and I have been, up to now, relying on amateur reviews of the film...so now I like to have a professional POV...it just really sucks that Melinda and Melinda doesn't get released here in America until March...


Anyway, here's the review:

http://film.nu/?page=filmrecension_visa&filmid=592

Melinda & Melinda : Så är då äntligen Woody Allen tillbaka i högform. Efter några filmer som inte direkt har mött ens förväntningar är det skönt att ha Allen på den nivå som vi är vana vid. Under sin karriär har han gjort sig känd för både sin humor och sitt allvar. I Melinda & Melinda blandas dessa två på ett väldigt speciellt sätt, och det är både underhållande och tänkvärt.

Öppningsscenen är en sådan där typisk Allen-scen; ett sällskap intellektuella och kreativa Manhattanbor diskuterar och äter på en restaurang. De börjar prata om skillnaden mellan komedi och tragedi, och en man i sällskapet berättar inledningen på en historia. Han menar att det sedan är upp till de andra att bestämma om hans historia blir en komedi eller tragedi. Resten av filmen går ut på vi får se två versioner spelas upp, den ena mer humoristisk och positiv och den andra med betoning på det tragiska.

De två historierna handlar, som ofta hos Allen, till stor del om kärlek och förhållanden. I växlingar mellan de två delarna och synsätten så får vi se hur huvudkaraktären Melinda gör sitt bästa för att hitta den rätta och fixa ihop sitt i början trasiga liv. Med olika resultat givetvis. Den intressanta frågan som snart dyker upp är hur mycket som egentligen skiljer de två delarna åt, eller om det kanske mest handlar om Melindas egen attityd. Det känns som filmen säger åt oss att försöka tänka positivt för att saker i våra liv då kommer att te sig mer positiva.

Som alltid hos Woody Allen är det många bra skådespelare som gör ett beundransvärt jobb. Däribland Chloë Sevigny och Amanda Peet, men också Will Ferrell som är USA:s kanske roligaste man just nu. Men stjärnan i filmen är ändå nykomlingen Radha Mitchell som spelar Melinda. Hon gör ett fantastiskt jobb i båda delarna och ibland är det svårt att tro att det faktiskt är samma skådis som i en scen skrattar hoppfullt för att i nästa vara deprimerad och uppgiven. Skådespelarna jobbar ihop med Woody Allen och hans lysande dialog för att berätta två (eller är det kanske bara en?) historier om kärlekens nycker och att försöka gå vidare och finna det komiska i tragedin. Biopremiär 2004-12-17.

Av Fredrik Asplund

Visas på Stockholms filmfestival, 2004-11-18 Sverigepremiär

Trailer : Ja, klicka här!
Info på Imdb : Ja, klicka här!
Regi : Woody Allen
I rollerna : Radha Mitchell, Chloë Sevigny, Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet och Chiwetel Ejiofor m fl
Land : USA
Produktionsår : 2004
Originaltitel : Melinda & Melinda
Längd : 99 minuter
Distribution : Twentieth Century Fox




....all your help would be much appreciated....thanks in advance!!

Hmm. it's actually more about the contents of the movie than a professional review imho

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Originally posted by ScuL Hmm. it's actually more about the contents of the movie than a professional review imho

wow..really?? then why would there be a thumbs up in the beggining of the review?? even to an illiterate, that would mean that the author reviewed the movie and liked it...


hmmm

Melinda & Melinda : So Woody Allen is finally back in good shape. After some movies that didn't really meet ones expectations it is beatiful to see Allen on the level we are used to. During his career he has made himself famous for both his humour and his seriousness. In Melinda & Melinda these two meet characteristics at a special way, and it's both entertaining and something worth to think about.

The openingscene is a typical Allen-scene, a group of intellectual and creative Manhattan residents discuss and eat at a restaurant. They start talking about the difference between comedy and tragedy, and one man in the group starts to tell the beginning of a story. He then states it's up to the others to determine if his story becomes a comedy or a tragedy. The rest of the movie continues like that, we will see two versions developing, the one more humoristic and positive than the other with more emphasis to the tragedy.

Both the stories tell, as usual with Allen, largely about love and relationships. In changes between both parts and the views we will see how the main character Melinda tries her best to find the right person and fix the beginning of her miserable life. With naturally different results. The interesting question that pops up soon is how much difference there actually is between both parts, or if it is mainly caused by Melindas own attitude. It feels like the movie is trying to tell us that we need to think positive so that matters in our live will change to a more positive state.

Like allways with Woody Allen are there a lot of good actors which make the movie admirable. Amongst them Cloë Sevigny and Amanda Peet, but also Will Ferrel who maybe nowadays is one of Americas most funny men. But the star in the movie is stil the new Radha Mitchell who plays Melinda. She does a fantastic job in both parts and sometimes it's even hard to believe that it's actually the same actress that laughs hopefully and a scene later she's depressed and nackered.
The actors work together with Woody Allen and his bright dialogue to tell two (or maybe it's only one?) story about the varioous moods of love and to try to continue and find the comedy in the tragedy.

By Fredrik Asplund

Shown on Stockholms filmfestival, 2004-11-18 Premiere for Sweden

Trailer : Yes, click here!
Info on Imdb : Yes, click here!
Director : Woody Allen
Actos : Radha Mitchell, Chloë Sevigny, Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor and more
Country : USA
Year of production : 2004
Original title : Melinda & Melinda
Length : 99 minutes
Distribution : Twentieth Century Fox


i got bored

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Originally posted by ScuL Melinda & Melinda : So Woody Allen is finally back in good shape. After some movies that didn't really meet ones expectations it is beatiful to see Allen on the level we are used to. During his career he has made himself famous for both his humour and his seriousness. In Melinda & Melinda these two meet characteristics at a special way, and it's both entertaining and something worth to think about. The openingscene is a typical Allen-scene, a group of intellectual and creative Manhattan residents discuss and eat at a restaurant. They start talking about the difference between comedy and tragedy, and one man in the group starts to tell the beginning of a story. He then states it's up to the others to determine if his story becomes a comedy or a tragedy. The rest of the movie continues like that, we will see two versions developing, the one more humoristic and positive than the other with more emphasis to the tragedy. Both the stories tell, as usual with Allen, largely about love and relationships. In changes between both parts and the views we will see how the main character Melinda tries her best to find the right person and fix the beginning of her miserable life. With naturally different results. The interesting question that pops up soon is how much difference there actually is between both parts, or if it is mainly caused by Melindas own attitude. It feels like the movie is trying to tell us that we need to think positive so that matters in our live will change to a more positive state. Like allways with Woody Allen are there a lot of good actors which make the movie admirable. Amongst them Cloë Sevigny and Amanda Peet, but also Will Ferrel who maybe nowadays is one of Americas most funny men. But the star in the movie is stil the new Radha Mitchell who plays Melinda. She does a fantastic job in both parts and sometimes it's even hard to believe that it's actually the same actress that laughs hopefully and a scene later she's depressed and nackered. The actors work together with Woody Allen and his bright dialogue to tell two (or maybe it's only one?) story about the varioous moods of love and to try to continue and find the comedy in the tragedy. By Fredrik Asplund Shown on Stockholms filmfestival, 2004-11-18 Premiere for Sweden Trailer : Yes, click here! Info on Imdb : Yes, click here! Director : Woody Allen Actos : Radha Mitchell, Chloë Sevigny, Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor and more Country : USA Year of production : 2004 Original title : Melinda & Melinda Length : 99 minutes Distribution : Twentieth Century Fox i got bored

skul you are the man...THE BLOODY MAN!!! THANK YOU!!