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Today I saw the official trailer of the film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." The American adaptation of the famous Swedish detective Stieg Larsson belongs to David Fincher.

I confess that I have little hands are shaking as I write about it. So it's still a blog, I can freely talk about it. That's the love of it, to other people's creativity.

Today I would like to talk about Stieg Larsson and his famous trilogy, as well as the Swedish film adaptations of books.





Karl Stig-Erland Larsson was born August 15, 1954. His father was a painter in the local daily newspaper. When Stig was born, his parents were only 17 years, so the first nine years of his life he lived with his grandmother, his mother's father. Only then, he went to live with his parents, who had already been born another son. In 16 years, Stig ran away from home.

Larsson became a political activist of the Socialist Party of Sweden, he edited the magazine "Fourth International" and was its official representative in Sweden. Also, he regularly wrote for the daily newspaper "The Internationale." So Larsson became a writer and journalist.

In 1977 he participated in the preparation of the female guerrilla groups in support of Eritrea. He had to leave this job because of the kidney disease. Back in Sweden, he worked as a graphic designer in a major news agency «Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå» (1977 to 1999).

In 1981, he and his girlfriend arrived at the vacant Grenada, where they studied the development of the revolution, the experience of agricultural cooperatives and women's organizations. Upon returning home, they have participated in the creation of the organization Swedish-Grenada solidarity.

Since 1982, Larsson worked as a representative of the Nordic British anti-fascist Searchlight newspaper and founded the Swedish company "Expo» (Expo), set up to counter the spread of extreme right-wing, racist and Nazi attitudes among young people, and publisher of the magazine of the same name.

In 1987 Stig left the party when you do not want to defend the socialist regimes of questionable democratic content.

So Larsson became known public figure left Sweden. He was the author of the book "Right-wing extremism", as well as lectures and participated in a public debate.



Impressive, is not it?

We will miss the 90's and go straight in the trilogy "Millennium».

It includes three novels about the journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the girl-hacker Lisbeth Salander.

By the way, Astrid Lindgren, one of the famous Swedish writer, who gave the world Carlson and Pippi Longstocking, has lead, its first product, a detective Calais (Michaela) Blyumkviste.

The protagonist of the trilogy "Millennium" is often teased by this nickname, which he was very angry, however, in vain, because he lived it.

The first novel was called "Men who hate women", we have it translated as "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," which, in principle, relates to the narrative, but, unfortunately, does not convey the idea of ​​the book.

So, briefly about the plot. Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist and publisher of the Swedish political magazine "Millennium", lost a lawsuit filed against him by billionaire entrepreneur Hans Erik Vennerstrёmom that Blomkvist accused of libel. Michael has to stay in prison a short time.

At this time in one of the private security agencies a Dirk Frode, lawyer legendary industrialist Henrik Vanger Swedish reads dossiers collected on the journalist Mikael Blomkvist. The material on Michael gathered the best agency employee wayward young lady Lisbeth Salander.

Michael must wait about six months before you get to the prison and to make difficult decisions: to leave the magazine "Millennium" as the hype settles. That's when Dirk journalist Frode makes an offer which he can not refuse.

He passes Blomqvist offer from his client on the investigation into the disappearance of his beloved niece Vanger - Harriet. Sixteen Harriet disappeared v1966 year, exactly 40 years ago. Vanger sure Harriet killed, with murdered someone from the members of the extended family Vanger. As arguments, the elderly industrialist calls not only substantial reward, but also serious evidence against Hans Erik Vennerstrёma.

While Michael moved to the island, which has disappeared, and Harriet, Lisbeth Salander, bisexual dvadtsatitrёhletnyaya hakersha, at the age of fifteen declared insane, gets acquainted with a new guardian - a lawyer Niels Byurmanom.

Bjurman exercises its power to compel Salander to the services of a sexual nature. After two rapes Lisbeth decides to take revenge on the lawyer - it binds him to the bed and puts on a body tattooed with the words "I am a sadistic pig, a bastard, and a rapist."

Moreover, Salander takes recent rape on the hidden camera. She blackmails him videotape, demanding personal access to all his bank accounts. In the event of her death, the envelope with the entry will be sent to all Swedish newspapers.

Lisbeth, maybe unusual, but still a woman. Her tormented curiosity and she breaks a laptop Michael, leaving him a clue. But Blomqvist also not born yesterday, and immediately guessed where he could find the guilty person. He comes to Lisbeth and asks her to join an investigation into the disappearance of Harriet Vanger.

Now, again, the name of the book: "Men who hate women." I could not talk about the reason for the disappearance of Harriet Vanger, but then lost the whole point. Woman killed or kidnapped Henrik detractors. She ran.

Her cousin took out her that day by car to the island, while on the road was an accident and all the adults were busy, no one noticed the disappearance of Harriet. Why heir fled Vanger Concern? That's the name.

Her father Gottfried Vanger was a Swedish Nazi, from childhood he raped and beat his own daughter. Moreover, he not only mocked his own child, he also taught that Martin, Harriet's brother.

On that day, in 1966, Harriet saw that Martin returned to the island. She knew that the nightmare begins again, and decided to run away.
And this is only part of the intricacies of the plot of the novel "Men who hate women."

Images from the excellent Swedish film adaptation. The film is directed by Daniel Alfredson. Starring Michael Nyukvist and Noomi Rapace. In the creation of the painting involved Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Norway. The film's budget amounted to 13 million. Dollars, and the box office 103 million. Dollars. (2009)



















Stills from the film adaptation of the American Finchera. Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara and Stellan Skarsgard.















The second novel, "The Girl Who Played with Fire." For me, the second novel is not so impressive. Maybe it's because I'm too worried about Lisbeth.

The plot is as follows: Late in the evening in his apartment shot the journalist and his girlfriend - people who have studied the distribution channels in Sweden sex slaves from Eastern Europe. Among business customers unenviable seen representatives of power structures. It seems obvious, some circles would be advantageous for the death of these two. Mikael Blomkvist begins his own investigation into the deaths of their colleagues and friends, and suddenly learns that the suspect in the murder of his old friend Lisbeth Salander, the strangest girl in the world, tend to play with fire - for example, to fill it with petrol. Throughout Sweden goes hunting for "psychopath killer", but Lisbeth is not afraid to challenge anyone - and the mafia, and public institutions, and death.
Stills from the film, which grossed $ 62 million. Dollars. I think Noomi Rapace is more like Lisbeth Salander than Rooney Mara. (2009)













And the third part of the book, and the third film, "The girl who blew up castles in the air." Frankly, I was very hysterical when I read the book and watched the movie with all the break to catch their breath. My psyche could not stand. And saying this, I am a person who looks thrillers dinner.

In these films, there is something fascinating. I like this cool frosty Swedish style thrillers. Impeccable logic and clarity, a kind of perverse refinement, no other way to tell.

Lisbeth Salander is under close supervision in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She's fighting for her life in more ways than one: when she feels well enough, she will appear in court on charges of murder and three of attempted for another. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will have to prove his innocence, and to identify the corrupt politicians because of abuse suffered by ordinary people. And for its part, it is preparing to take revenge on the man who tried to kill her and the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. Once she was a victim. Now Lisbeth Salander is ready to fight back.
Images from the third film of the trilogy by Daniel Alfredson 'Millennium ».



















Stig Larsson has signed a contract with the publishing of these three novels, but he was not allowed to see how they come out. Stig died of a heart attack in 2004. He was almost 50.

It is said that he feared for his life and he often threatened with neo-Nazis. Close the report that Stig was just a workaholic, and too much smoking. We can not understand this tragedy.

Independent journalist and director of the publishing house "Urdfront" Jan-Erik Pettersson wrote a biography of Stieg Larsson: "The man who left too early." The name, as well as possible, to match the fate of the writer. He was a man who could do a lot more.



In the introduction to the book it says: "Stieg Larsson has captured an idea to write about the difficult teenager named Pippi Longstocking, about what happened to her when her twenties. Perhaps she had a hard time in the modern world. It is possible she was suffering from mental or physical disabilities, and it was kept in closed institutions, where she went, full of vengeance. In autumn 2004, Larsson finished the very book about Pippi ».
I very much value Peppy fell in love with Lisbeth and Mikael Calle.

You could say that he was planning to write 10 novels that his book is now the most popular in the world, they have been translated into 40 languages, critics applauded Larsson, but what of it? These facts are a nuisance.

The man who had fired 100% Swede became the main enemy of the Swedish neo-Nazis, he was an honest journalist and an ardent defender of democracy. He was a man who decided to write about the difficult growing up Pippi Longstocking ...

At the end of the same trailer that prompted me to write this post:

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