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Die Siebtelbauern (1998)
Marx in upland Austria
An extended demonstration that proletarian struggle is as likely in the pastures as in the steelworks. We side with the peasants as they first feel their way into owning the means of production, then fight the hovering capitalist class as they snipe from the sidelines. A bucolic fantasy overtaken by a sobering chill and a sickening end.
Brent av frost (1997)
A spy in the fjords
Ravishing Norwegian photography and the occasional flash of surrealistic sensuality don't make up for an obscure spin round the bases of espionage, loyalty and Cold War fever. Nice fish though.
Get Carter (1971)
Sunbeam Alpine plus violence
No vulgar spatter of blood clogs up Carter's progress from vague disquiet about his brother's death to incandescent vengefulness. His targets come into focus as quickly as his dolly bird thrashes her Sunbeam Alpine around the unglamorous streets towards bed. Like most of the protagonists, she doesn't make it to end of the film alive, but we're left satisfied that Carter just about assuaged his fury.