King of the Bizarre
I know I said here that Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital is macabrely humorous. And it is. But I had the opportunity to watch the second Lars Von Trier Danish miniseries upon which it was based - Riget II (apparently kingdom translates into riget in Danish). You want macabrely humorous? You want bizarre? Stephen King ain't got nothing on Von Trier, so see if you can find the Von Trier miniseries to watch. I only wish I could see the first miniseries, Riget, too.
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I love "The Kingdom"! I have the first miniseries on tape. Haven't seen the second one. It played on The Independent Film Channel two years ago but I missed it. I got a kick out of the Swedish doctor who stood on the hospital roof, cursing the Danes. Plus that ghost of the little girl in the stairwell... bizarre stuff.
Posted by: Trish Wilson | April 29, 2004 11:26 AM