Suzanne East
Suzanne Osten ( pronunciation : [ sɵˌsanː ˈɔsːtən ], born June 20, 1944 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish theater and film director , professor and honorary doctorate.
Life
Osten has long been a leading figure in Swedish children's theater . In 1975 she founded the Unga Klara section at the Stockholm City Theater and was its cultural director for a long time. Under the influence of Alice Miller , a successful child psychologist and primary therapist , Osten wrote many plays for children. Osten has been a professor at the Dramatic Institute in Stockholm since 1995 .
The East has been politically active since the 1970s. Together with Margareta Garpe , she wrote the piece Tjejesnack (roughly: Weibertratsch ) in 1971, which was aimed at female teenagers . Some songs from the piece, such as the feminist battle song Vi måste höja våra röster ( We have to raise our voices ), were later recorded in the music album Sånger för kvinnor ( songs for women ). Other joint works by Osten and Gaupe were Kärleksföreställningen (1973), Jösses flickor (1974) and Fabriksflickorna (1980). All had a strong connection to the socialist feminist group Grupp 8 .
Like the plays, most of the films from the East have political content. In Der Guardian Angel (1990) she takes up the problem of political terrorism . In Tala! Det är så mörkt ( Speak! It's so dark ) she describes the emergence of neo-Nazism in the 1980s and 1990s. The causes are the rising unemployment and the lack of moral roots among today's youth.
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: Mom
- 1986: Mozart Brothers (Bröderna Mozart)
- 1990: The Guardian Angel (Skyddsängeln) - based on The Last Summer by Ricarda Huch
- 1993: Tala! Det är så mörkt
- 2005: Wellkåmm to Verona
- 2016: Flickan, mamman och demonerna
Web links
- Suzanne Osten in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Suzanne Osten , personal website
- Singers from Kvinnor
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | East, Suzanne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |