Have you seen the film, Elvira Madigan? I randomly remembered it last night. It's this tragic Swedish movie loosely based on a true story about a circus girl who runs away with a soldier. Basically most of the film involves them romping through meadows, fishing in a row boat, and having picnics to the music of Mozart (concerto # 21--so good!).
I have a much lower tolerance for tragic movies now but I rewatched parts of it last night and it really is a gorgeous film. It reminds me a little of another Swedish film, Summer with Monika. Also a very pretty film (with cute outfits!).
P.S. It's got "Ginny Branch" written all over it. Hoping she'll include it in one of her movie reviews!
And the music is divine!! And yes, a swedish summer is just like that!
Posted by: anna k. | June 30, 2010 at 01:19 PM
looking gorgeous! have to check it out...
Posted by: agnes | June 30, 2010 at 02:26 PM
this looks so good chelsea! it is right up my alley!!! the tragic part already makes my heart hurt though...
Posted by: ginnybranch stelling | June 30, 2010 at 02:29 PM
and a quirky detail (for you who adore rosendal's garden) is that thommy berggren who plays the soldier is married to monika ahlberg, the woman who put the rosendal's garden café on the map a kind of pioneer for that type of styled cafés and type of cooking/baking/writing cookbooks. :)
Posted by: Pia K | June 30, 2010 at 03:34 PM
Ooh, looks lovely! I'll have to check that one out!
Posted by: Casey @ HelloLove | June 30, 2010 at 04:43 PM
thanks, pia!! i didn't know that! how interesting! i just adore rosendals:)!!
Posted by: chelsea | June 30, 2010 at 06:56 PM
I will be putting it in my netflix!
Posted by: simone leblanc | June 30, 2010 at 07:41 PM
have you seen Coco Chanel with Audrey Tautou? The styling and outfits were so nice!
Posted by: Christien - ZIZO label | July 02, 2010 at 01:46 AM
these look beautiful! i watched tess the other day because i always felt that movie turned me into an anglophile. it was good (so tragic), but there must have been more than that movie, although i'm thinking lots of masterpiece theater and laura ashley should be thrown into the mix. have you seen 'everlasting moments' from sweden? i think you would enjoy it.
Posted by: cindy | July 06, 2010 at 02:20 PM