Stockholm, My Love is a city symphony, a love letter to Stockholm, the fiction debut of director Mark Cousins and the acting debut of musician Neneh Cherry. Read more …
It follows one woman's footsteps through the streets of her native city, on a journey of recovery from a bad thing that happened to her exactly one year before. It's an exploration of grief, identity and the power of architecture and urbanism to shape lives, and a celebration of the power of walking and looking to make us all feel just a little bit better. With new music by Neneh Cherry, old music by Benny Andersson (of ABBA) and Franz Berwald, and images by Christopher Doyle and Mark Cousins.
The end result doesn't felt quite as personal or sharply focused as I Am Belfast, but it will still leave you longing for someone to take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of Stockholm.
Mark Cousins is never going to be a multiplex superstar, but his distinctive brand of film essay has a way of getting under the skin.
It’s a soothing experience, though, and one that certainly highlights the beauty of the city it is showcasing.
Neneh Cherry stars as a grieving academic who wanders Stockholm in a pensive mood.
A missed opportunity to present a different view of Sweden.
Neneh Cherry strolls the streets of Sweden’s capital in critic Mark Cousins’s low-key fiction debut.
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