wolf-117

Maybe one has to be Swedish to fully appreciate Tre Solar. Understanding the words is not enough. In the making of this film one could have chosen between fantasy and realism. Apparently writer and director Richard Hobert went for realism. The sets, the cast, the acting and the costumes are all convincing enough. But then his heroine Hanna (Endre) acts like a serious anachronism. She is a modern day Swedish woman with none of the taboo or restrain that medieval patriarchate put on women. While the story runs from AD to BC, modern Swedish film-making often deems it necessary to be vulgar and offensive to make a point. Though Hoberts script is mild in this respect (from Swedish point of view), its arrogance may still be enough to cause contempt. To paraphrase a Swedish idiom; "At least two of the three suns come down like pancake." In script and in ambition. There are many really poor films being made. This is not one of them. This one is medieval and plain mediocre... Though we have to acknowledge its potential.

30 years ago a cult classic was made, and it is still alive! Many things have been said and written about this movie and most of it is true.

The crew of the Dark Star perished long ago. 25 years ago I revived the memories with the novelization by Alan Dean Foster. 20 years ago I bought the vinyl record. When the VCR came, I recorded the film from TV. When it was available on VHS, I bought the cassette. I can now play 'Benson Arizona' on the guitar and recently I bought the DVD. Okay, so I'm a fan! If a remake ever is being made, I'd like to see it directed by John Carpenter. The story is still alive, not because it looks good, but because it is an excellent and highly entertaining story. Such story-telling has always been rare. A remake might help bringing this pearl to pork who yet can't see beyond their own noses. But for those who cinema does not need to be flashy, the original will always do.