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GRIFT
Dec 26, 2015 8:10:55 GMT -6
Post by kimmo on Dec 26, 2015 8:10:55 GMT -6
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GRIFT
Dec 26, 2015 8:25:47 GMT -6
Post by kimmo on Dec 26, 2015 8:25:47 GMT -6
Erik from GRIFT listed this guy as one of his influences: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pär_Lagerkvist"Lagerkvist wrote poems, plays, novels, stories, and essays of considerable expressive power and influence[citation needed] from his early 20s to his late 70s. One of his central themes was the fundamental question of good and evil, which he examined through such figures as Barabbas, the man who was freed instead of Jesus, and Ahasuerus, the Wandering Jew. As a moralist, he used religious motifs and figures from the Christian tradition without following the doctrines of the church." I have read the novel Barabbas and have it on my bookshelf. Great book, very moody, maybe a bit existentialistic as I recall. Not sure about how moralistic it was, but I felt that the style was more like a great finnish poet Eino Leino; using christian themes, but with a strong desperate and melancholic feeling. Turns out there are quite a few movies made of Barabbas and the latest features Billy Zane...maybe I will pass that one sorry. There is one with Anthony Quinn, I feel less bias towards him
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GRIFT
Dec 26, 2015 8:52:26 GMT -6
Post by kimmo on Dec 26, 2015 8:52:26 GMT -6
He also mentioned this somewhere: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_Carriage"...generally considered to be one of the central works in the history of Swedish cinema." "a major influence on Ingmar Bergman." And for those film freaks out there, Bergman is a pretty big name when it comes to quality films! The movie is available for free with Creative Commons licence here: archive.org/details/PhantomCarraige
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GRIFT
Dec 26, 2015 12:01:34 GMT -6
Post by barabbas on Dec 26, 2015 12:01:34 GMT -6
I have read the novel Barabbas and have it on my bookshelf. Great book, very moody, maybe a bit existentialistic as I recall. Not sure about how moralistic it was, but I felt that the style was more like a great finnish poet Eino Leino; using christian themes, but with a strong desperate and melancholic feeling. Hey - I've read that book! As I recall, it seems to be about the absence of God or the absence of redemption. Barabbas is saved from death, but just goes on living, standing outside of the significant events. I suppose from a Christian perspective, one could say it provides an argument for the necessity of the Holy Spirit by showing the consequences of his absence.
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GRIFT
Dec 27, 2015 6:03:13 GMT -6
Post by kimmo on Dec 27, 2015 6:03:13 GMT -6
I have read the novel Barabbas and have it on my bookshelf. Great book, very moody, maybe a bit existentialistic as I recall. Not sure about how moralistic it was, but I felt that the style was more like a great finnish poet Eino Leino; using christian themes, but with a strong desperate and melancholic feeling. Hey - I've read that book! As I recall, it seems to be about the absence of God or the absence of redemption. Barabbas is saved from death, but just goes on living, standing outside of the significant events. I suppose from a Christian perspective, one could say it provides an argument for the necessity of the Holy Spirit by showing the consequences of his absence. I think thats one way of interpreting it, its been so long since I read it so I cant recall it exactly. There are a bunch of finnish writers that I could recommend that touch christian themes interestingly but I am not sure how many of them have been translated into other languages. I could suggest for example Mika Waltari, he is known for his book Egyptian, but he has a whole series of christianity themed books. Actually, I just googled him and Wikipedia tells me that some of these books have been translated into english: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Kingdomen.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_RomanThose are the ones I have on my shelf but there were others, but theyre more about the medieval times. Those are actually dealing with the early church and the Crucifixion of Christ. The main charachter is a roman soldier who witnesses the event. First book is about those times and the second one is about the persecution of the early church, I suppose, since I havent read it yet. What I can say about the first part is that it is well written historical drama about those times. A bit off topic maybe, but
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GRIFT
Dec 27, 2015 10:20:44 GMT -6
Post by barabbas on Dec 27, 2015 10:20:44 GMT -6
My fault for getting us off topic. Should move to the book thread, I guess.
Thanks for the recommendation! I don't believe I have ever read a Finnish author. I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting books to read. Thanks!
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Dec 27, 2015 11:35:35 GMT -6
No worries guys. Most topics drift anyway. I won't move it in case anyone else wants to talk about the band.
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Jan 13, 2016 20:30:44 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 20:30:44 GMT -6
I picked up this album back in December as well. It's really good! Similar in style to Drudkh (to me anyway). Came with a cool patch of an owl drawn by a member of the band.
One funny note about this album: I immediately thought of Jurassic World's theme music when I heard the piano intro to the fourth track.
If anyone likes bands in this vein (very nature oriented), also check out Alda - Passage. Another great release from 2015… there's so much good stuff constantly coming out it's a bit overwhelming!
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