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Analysis Of Kay Pollack 's ' Heaven '

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“As It Is in Heaven”, a 2004 film directed by Kay Pollack is, according to film critics, one of the best movies to ever come out of Sweden. It is a disarmingly frank, completely charming, sweetly tuneful, and robustly opinionated movie about church choir in a small town, a talented and famous conductor, as well as the power of songs to change and redeem lives. The film is both a feel-bad and feel-good movie; apparently, a somewhat strange combination that is hugely representative of Sweden’s culture (Byrnes). This, apparently, is what makes this movie distinct; it brings out the sense of gloom with regards to the nature of human beings which is synonymous with cold countries, combined with the resolve to remove out of the culture. However, …show more content…

The purpose of this paper is to compare the differences between the two cultures in the film and real life cultural experience in the Japanese society.
Kay Pollak’s film, “As It Is in Heaven” illustrates the similarity in culture and planning, as well aa other issues, thus revealing the traits that exist between specific urban and rural cultures. It also shows the differences that exist between the two cultures. This comparison offers some insight into the positive and negative effects of urbanization to both the people and their cultures. The director attempts to portray the important issues with regards to both cultures which bring about significant attributes. Further, he manages to show the roles played by individuals and the community with regards to the longitudinal differences between rural and urban areas. Particularly, the film indicates more positive effects of the rural culture as opposed to the urban cultures. All throughout the film, clear distinctions with regards to the two cultures the roles of the people and of the community. At the beginning of the movies, Pollak portrays the preservation of cultures of a professional who, in his youth, due to various circumstances such as the loss of a mother and bullying, amongst other things left his rural home for the urban area.
Daniel moved to the city, not only to escape the demands of his home

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