A young idealist codenamed flame and tense family man citron are two resistance fighters who become the undergrounds most proficient killers of collaborators and sympathizers. Flame and citron dvd tacoma public library bibliocommons. If i were to defined unsouled as an invitation to cradle, soulsmith would be the appetizer, and blackflame would be where the main course begins. In 1951, he and his resistance partner jorgen haagen schmith citron, or citronen in danish. Alicia vikander and a royal affair a behind the scenes documentary duration. Flame thure lindhardt and citron mads mikkelsen are the code names for two undercover resistance fighters working for the holger danske group, which works to undermine the nazi occupation. The convoluted storyline drags the film down considerably and a tacked on love story just seems to get in the way. Thure lindhardt, mads mikkelsen, ole chrstian madsen. You wont be able to read this whole story since paid stories arent available in your country yet. Flame and citron dvd jefferson county public library. Citron, secretly put their lives at stake fighting for the holger danske resistance group. The younger and more idealistic flame fantasises about launching an open attack on the nazis, while sensitive family man citron is more concerned with the politics of resistance. Paul verhoevens black book makes a superb counterexample.
Were an online literary journal, which means that this website is the journal. To submit to poetry, creative nonfiction, flash fiction, and micro fiction please scroll down for the correct category. Ole christian madsens danish resistance, decent yet lethal. Aflame takes place about 2 years after falling away with jared returning home to shelburne falls for a major family event. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Thure lindhardt portrays flame in the film, while mads mikkelsen plays citron. Posted on june 27, 2018 june 29, 2018 by flame admin. Flame was bent faurschouhviid 192144, so named for his bright red hair, a nordic inheritance. Director ole christian madsen had read the book they saw it happen about the nazi resistance when he was 12. We first meet him as he splashes a guys brains over a portrait of hitler. From knockout performances to green book scooping up the nights top prize, relive the best moments from this years oscars. Whats most distinctive about the film, though, isnt in the budget.
The distinction is crucial, because resistance assassins flame thure lindhardt and citron casino royale villain mads mikkelsen execute only. And, like paul verhoevens black book, its a world war ii thriller about sex and betrayal and how hard it is to trust anyone in occupied territory. The story of flame and citron was made into a film in 2008, written and directed by ole christian madsen. I was fortunate to receive an arc from the author and for anyone who has been reading the fall away series, aflame is not to be missed. The exploits of flame and citron, a duo of assassins with the danish resistance movement are becoming legendary. User account menu books that feel like this screen from the film flame and citron. Flame and citron has a definite noirish feel to it with its dark lighting, sexy dames and tangled plot filled with doublecrosses and false leadsand therein lies its weakness. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You can read really short stories and essays as well as poems here on our website.
They worked largely in tandem, coordinating their attacks. We publish new issues of our journal four times each yearin the spring, summer, fall, and winterso check back every now. The redhaired one, codenamed flame, is played by thure lindhardt. As two members of the antinazi danish resistance during the second world war, their activities predominantly consist of hunting down and rubbing out denmarks most prominent nazi collaborators, and thus furthering the way for. There is quite a number of revenge movies and they all follow the same theme. Black book was a stellar example, as a standardlooking wwii actioner where nazis were the least of the protagonists problems. Jul 31, 2009 the first thing they teach in spy school is never to fall in love with somebody on the other side because you may be called on to fire a bullet into that persons forehead.
Flame and citron their codenames were assassins, picking off individuals by killing them to their face but justified in their eyes by the fact that the victims were nazi collaborators. In september, we kicked off our 10th anniversary by publishing citron 10. Movies like flame and citron if you like flame and citron you are looking for realistic, suspenseful and psychological movies about with resistance, gestapo, betrayal, dishonesty, nazism, double agent and war themes of action, drama and history genre shot in denmark or germany. Sep 04, 2009 the world war ii resistance drama flame and citron is reportedly the costliest danish movie ever made. Bent faurschou hviid 7 january 1921 18 october 1944 was a member of the danish resistance group holger danske during world war ii. Integrating the fascinating easterninspired worldbuilding and magicmartial arts system with better characterisation, blackflame was easily the best book in the series so far. Greenflame lemon kai x reader x lloyd new reading list. One was normally the driver usually citron, the other the hit man. The true story of the danish resistance in ww2, though lengthy and sprawling, is gripping and competently made. The film, a fictionalized account based on historical events, stars thure lindhardt and mads mikkelsen as two danish resistance movement fighters nicknamed flammen and citronen, during the nazi occupation of denmark in world war ii. They begin by dispatching danish collaborators and graduate to the occupying nazis, after which the ss puts bounties on their heads. Based on a true story, flame and citron 2008 is a historical biopic in the vein of army of crime and black book.
Flame and citron dvd snoisle libraries bibliocommons. Flame thure lindhardt, a boyish redhead, and his shortfused righthand man, citron the terrific scowler mads mikkelsen, from casino royale, are underground assassins who walk a tightrope. The fearless and uncompromising flame is a confirmed antifascist and dreams of the day when the group will assemble and openly launch an. Flame and citron, then, is concerned with the bureaucracy of organized violent resistance an interesting angle. A drama centered on two fighters in the holger danske world war ii resistance group.
Denmark literal english title the flame and the lemon. Being an official slot game of the film and book franchise, it is. Also, madsen and coscreenwriter lars andersen hammer too hard on the shopworn theme of how war sickens souls. Flame and citron internet movie firearms database guns in. Ole christian madsens danish resistance, decent yet. While the danish population hopes for a swift end to the war, freedom fighters bent faurschouhviid 23, a. Thure lindhardt and mads mikkelsen star, respectively, as flame and citron.
Sweden is a safe place to live, but citron cant stop thinking about the fight on denmark, while ellis finds his own way to keep fighting for freedom. When a target tells bent that winthers using them to settle private scores. It tells the story of a duo who are famous in denmark, but probably unheard of in most other countries. After the nazi occupation of denmark in 1944, two danish resistance fighters accept an assignment to kill a gestapo chief and realize that they have been betrayed by. Paul verhoevens the black book chronicled dutch resistance in a luridly entertaining, cliffhanger manner. Flame and citron were the code names of two key members of the danish resistance. For the past year we poured over a decade of work by writers who touched our lives with their words. In the obvious shorthand, flame and citron is black book meets munich. A place to get book reccomendations based on a picture. But in a time where fear and mercy must live in the shadows, a mysterious woman and a new assignment to assassinate the.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. This is a handsomelooking second world war movie about danish resistance agents under nazi occupation. No blowing up of railways or ambushes on german convoys here. I know i had never heard of them even though president truman posthumously awarded flammen the u. Out of the shadows, a danish resistance in its best moments, flame and citron captures the chaos of a mad scramble to survive. He was quickly named flammen meaning the flame, for his red hair. Flame and citron is a welcome addition to the wwii resistance subgenre. This is a bold choice, considering that the second world war is. He is cold blooded, but his narration indicates a need to justify his actions. Citron, his face drenched in sweat, proves an unreliable family man, while the redhaired flame casts an eye at a femme, ketty stine stengade, who might be fatale.
Like steven spielbergs munich, its a sober thriller about how political assassins occupy uneasy moral ground, especially when theyre driven by a lust for vengeance. However, as the film explores that morality gets very frayed at the edges. Everyone from the fall away series is present in this book. Note that card payments taken by phone will incur an additional 50p administration charge. A drama centered on two fighters in the holger danske. Flammen and citronen flame and citron goes deeper, abandoning the clearly drawn lines of insane villains and virtuous heroes for a vast ocean of gray. Dont get me wrong, the first two books were fun, they were great, and they were necessary installments full of proper foundations that made the ravaging. Citron is a thing of beauty, a cream dream with tasteful touches of charcoal. One was normally the driver usually citron, the other the. Flame and citron, as the name suggests, is both passionate and piquant. Blackflame is an amazingly fantastic continuation of the cradle series. As two members of the antinazi danish resistance during the second world war, their activities predominantly consist of hunting down and rubbing out denmarks most prominent nazi collaborators, and thus furthering the way for the allied cause. From the opening blackandwhite footage of nazis invading copenhagen, flame and citron draws you into its doomladen atmosphere and keeps ratcheting up the tension.
Jorsen, nicknamed citron mads mickelson, and bent, nicknamed flame thure lindhardt, are assassins for a resistance group. The grilled atlantic swordfish was a juicy white hunk of fish ably supported by a zippy tomatoolive compote and flanked by sauteed spinach and a harissalaced white bean mash that resembled potatoes. World war ii is entering its final stretch in europe. Blackflame advances cradle into an addictive series to read. Flame thure lindhardt, into the wild and citron mads mikkelsen, casino royale are old friends whose bond deepens in the dark trenches of war. The two heroes would prefer to be freelancers, and they ache to take out. The big grey area is the focus on flame and citrons mission, which is essentially to assassinate danish collaborators. It isnt at all strange that there exists a subgenre of movies that deal with the subject of revenge. With thure lindhardt, mads mikkelsen, stine stengade, peter mygind. Poetry and fiction read submissions february 1st november 30th. Jul 16, 2009 from the opening black and white footage of nazis invading copenhagen, flame and citron draws you into its doomladen atmosphere and keeps ratcheting up the tension. Books that feel like this screen from the film flame and. Marshalling a larger budget and cast than he had for his earlier tv and dogmestyle. Wwii madsen of a movie, a gleaming production with requisite.