Flame and Citron

Based on actual events, this exciting drama tells the story of World War II Danish Resistance fighters Flame (Thure Lindhardt) and Citron (Mads Mikkelsen). Taking orders from Resistance leader Aksel Winther (Peter Mygind), the two systematically assassinate Danish collaborators and Nazi officers. But they are far from heroic in their personal lives, and filmmaker Ole Christian Madsen explores the serious flaws of these complex men.

On the morning of September 10, 1967, Stella’s family and friends saw her off from this airport on the occasion of her first trip to the United States. Her father had enrolled her in Prospect Hall, a small business school in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, that trained young Latin American women to become bi-lingual secretaries. She was excited, nervous, and at the same time sad. When she boarded the airplane she looked for a seat in the rear, the only portion of an aircraft that survives crashes, her brother had told her. She found an empty seat in the middle of a row of three. The window seat had a large copper plate with a “Chibcha” indian design of the type that only a tourist would buy, and a card that read “Pasajero en Tránsito” indicating that this seat was already taken by another passenger. Too bad.

Sometimes there’s just no stopping them when they’ve had a little too much Aguila.

Our friend Gloria called today I suggested a trip to Parrot Mountain. I had never been there but the prospect of spending a lazy afternoon with a few hundred colorful birds sounded great. I was not disappointed.

Obon, August 15, 2009, Cosby, Tennessee