ROMANTIC COMEDY

FRIDAY 14/2
20:00 Cinema Hypnos
Short film: LEO & ALEX IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 21st CENTURY
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”I love romantic comedies but they’re awful, aren’t they?” The director and musician Elizabeth Sankey lovingly dissects the genre we love to hate and hate to love. Come to Sofielund’s only and Malmö’s cosiest Cinema Hypnos, for an alternative Valentine’s evening.

Director Elizabeth Sankey Country UK Year 2019 Runtime 78 min Genre Documentary Language English Subtitles None

Director and musician Elizabeth Sankey has been obsessed with romantic comedies since she was a kid. An obsession that has become increasingly problematic as her feminist awereness grows. For how do you actually relate to a genre that is notoriously known for reproducing sexist stereotypes? Sankey embarks on a deep analysis of everything from When Harry met Sally to La La Land, administering lots of well-deserved jabs, but above all a fervent declaration of love for a genre we love to hate.

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