In today's local paper there's an article about (the German production company) Bavaria Film's Inga Lindström production. Romantic films in Swedish environment filmed on picturesque locations in my small town amongs other places around Stockholm.
Apparently these films are very popular among German middleaged women (and perhaps Sam
). Too bad they show an image of Sweden that no Swede ever would approve of:
All people are blond (all extra people in the films, chosen on location are blond). Items, environments and people are made to look like it did in the 50th in spite of the films taking place in today's Sweden.
Now we even have a special Inga Lindstöm guide in our town for German tourists that want to walk in the footsteps of Inga Lindström.
<rhetorical question>Are they going to be disappointed when they arrive here?</rhetorical question>
So what's the biggest delsusion about your country or area of country?
