AS IT IS IN HEAVEN has been launched in Sydney Australia and has hit a major chord with Australian audiences.... and we don't speak or sing Swedish at all... nor could we be further away from icy Sweden. Apparently it has been playing for 6 months in some New Zealand cinemas... a success likely to be repeated in Australia too......It is currently in its 67th week (Feb 2008) week in Sydney alone, and with no signs of stopping. As a music drama HEAVEN has everything .... and in some places is fearless to tackle seriously adult topics one might not expect in a film about a village church choir. Glorious music, very funny interaction between village choir members and some startling drama allow this film to offer a genuine smörgåsbord of cinematic scenes that, in total, actually work very well. If all this is not enough, the third act sees the choir off to Austria, Sound Of Music, style to compete in a major contest... but at least instead of Eidelweiss we get the breathtaking 'Frida's Song' which will melt any icy heart. Almost too much in places, it becomes a very rewarding film to relish. MR HOLLANDS OPUS might be a near US counterpart.
Review of As It Is in Heaven
