The characters of these movies live in tiny, single-traffic-light towns that have a population of 200 people, and yet somehow manage to miraculously make a living selling homemade pies or jams, wooden trains, or hats. (Just hats, no other merchandise in the shop. Hats.) Of course, some of them are mending porcelain dolls, handmade toys, or even old-timey clocks (yes there’s an actual movie with a clock-mending woman, who incidentally, goes on to become a princess…)
For me, being Swedish and never having seen this type of movie, it was very educating in a scary way. Patriarchal norms covered in sprinkles and syrup so you won't notice ingesting them... :D
Thank you! What a brilliant essay.
Thank you for reading. I'm glad you enjoyed it! In the next few days I will be posting another essay on the same subject.
For me, being Swedish and never having seen this type of movie, it was very educating in a scary way. Patriarchal norms covered in sprinkles and syrup so you won't notice ingesting them... :D
EXACYTLY that! You nailed it even though you’ve never seen these movies :-) This is what my next piece will cover in greater detail.
Looking forward to reading!
Hi there! I posted part II, if you care to have a look: https://substack.com/@fanitsa1/p-182938392
Oh, thank you! I just got indoors, will read immediately!