Female Film Critics 24/375
The European films and series mentioned here all end on a promising note of self-empowerment for their female characters. The message shared across these stories seems to be that there is plenty of life left to be explored and a realm of new experiences – physical, emotional, spiritual and professional – still to be had for women well into and even past middle age. The market for their stories is wide open.
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Borgen: Power & Glory, the long-awaited fourth season of this absorbing Danish series, finds Denmark’s ex-Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg firmly ensconced, a decade on, in her new position as Foreign Minister. Her prickly relationship with the current government head, Signe Kragh, carries over from season three, continuing the political and personal tension between the two women.
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You can’t choose your family. Sometimes you can’t choose what to do about them, either. As Wildland’s young protagonist observes, “for some people, things go wrong before they even begin.” Observing that painful process proves an absorbing and often ominous experience in Danish director Jeanette Nordahl’s feature debut, which premiered at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival — just before the Coronavirus pandemic turned the world upside down.
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