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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Was Ingmar Bergman Really a Nazi? Stellan Skarsgård Saying the Director ‘Cried When Hitler Died' Reopens the Issue
Few actors today can toggle between massive blockbusters, like 'Dune,' and small-scale auteurist works, such as Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' with the ease of Stellan Skarsgård. And few are quite as candid when they open up. As reported by Variety from the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where the actor was promoting 'Sentimental Value' and on hand for a tribute, Skarsgård made some startling comments about Ingmar Bergman, whom the Swedish actor worked for on a 1986 stage production of August Strindberg's 'A Dream Play.' More from IndieWire Neon and The Future of Film Is Female Announce Winners of Spring Short Film Fund Competition Harris Dickinson's Directing Debut 'Urchin' Acquired by 1-2 Special - It's One of Cannes 2025's Very Best Films The actor talked about his personal dislike of Bergman, whom he found to be tyrannical and manipulative. Skarsgård links Bergman's attitude as a director to the fact that Bergman was a Nazi supporter during World War II. This may be new information to more casual cinephiles now, but Bergman's Nazi sympathies are widely known. Bergman never hid this, and admitted his affinity for Nazism was not just a teenage infatuation — it was only when the Holocaust's atrocities were revealed at World War II's end that he completely disavowed Hitler and Nazism. 'Bergman was manipulative,' Skarsgård said. 'He was a Nazi during the war and the only person I know who cried when Hitler died. We kept excusing him, but I have a feeling he had a very weird outlook on other people. [He thought] some people were not worthy. You felt it, when he was manipulating others. He wasn't nice.' Most admirers of Bergman have accepted the director's disavowal of Nazism following the war. But Bergman was 26 when Hitler took his own life in 1945, and Bergman had already been a prolific stage director and had even written his first movie, 'Torment,' for the director Alf Sjöberg, by that point. Sweden had been officially neutral during the war, though various figures in its government were sympathetic to Hitler and the Nazi regime. Bergman himself went to great lengths not to excuse, ignore, or explain away his Nazi sympathies. Bergman acknowledged seeing Hitler in person on a family trip to Weimar, Germany, in 1934 when he was 16. 'Hitler was unbelievably charismatic. He electrified the crowd,' Bergman told author Maria Pia-Boethius (as reported by the BBC), who wrote a book about what Sweden's neutrality really meant during the war. And he noted that his family put a photo of Hitler by the future director's bed afterward. 'The Nazism I had seen seemed fun and youthful.' The director also acknowledged his support for Nazism in his own 1987 memoir, 'The Magic Lantern,' where he wrote, 'For many years, I was on Hitler's side, delighted by his success and saddened by his defeats.' And he admitted to Pia-Boethius that 'when the doors to the concentration camps were thrown open … I was suddenly ripped of my innocence.' This is not a portrait of an unrepentant Nazi. And any cinephile can see Bergman's anguish over the horrors of war in 'Winter Light,' 'The Silence,' and 'Shame.' Much of Skarsgård's distaste for Bergman seems to be personal. At Karlovy Vary, he also said, 'My complicated relationship with Bergman has to do with him not being a very nice guy. He was a nice director, but you can still denounce a person as an asshole. Caravaggio was probably an asshole as well, but he did great paintings.' This follows comments he made in 2012 to The Guardian's Xan Brooks, where Skarsgård spoke similarly, including of Bergman that 'I didn't want him near my life.' To his credit, Skarsgård is almost certainly not saying that Bergman's body of work should be dismissed the way that Cannes tried to dismiss his own longtime collaborator Lars von Trier — in 2011, Cannes officially declared von Trier 'persona non grata' for calling himself a Nazi in an instantly infamous press conference promoting his film 'Melancholia.' Skarsgård expressed an aversion to language-policing in his talk. 'Everyone in that room knew he was not a Nazi, that he was the opposite, and yet they all used it as a headline. And then people who only read headlines thought he was a Nazi. He just told a bad joke. Lars grew up with a Jewish father, and when his mother was dying, she told him he wasn't his real father. It was her boss, who was a German,' the Swedish actor said in defense of von Trier. 'When I meet people, especially in the U.S., they still [ask about von Trier's Nazi comment at Cannes]. You have so many banned words over there. My kids can say any words they want – it depends on what their intention is.' However, that Skarsgård's comments about Bergman came up in the context of von Trier, it almost seems like the actor is saying, 'Why is one director persona non grata and another not?' And it's also important to recognize the full context that Bergman's Nazi sympathies in his youth are something he strongly turned against. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See Solve the daily Crossword
Business Insider
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Insider
Africa's freedom scorecard 2025: The most and least free countries on the continent
Amid the lingering effects of recent coups, disputed elections, and intensifying crackdowns on dissent, Africa's democratic landscape remains sharply divided. Freedom globally declined for the nineteenth consecutive year, according to the 2025 Freedom House report. The report assessed 195 countries and 13 territories, with notable democratic gains and challenges present in Africa. Nations including Nigeria, Rwanda, Gabon, and Egypt faced declines in freedom due to repression and political challenges. While some nations continue to deepen civil liberties and democratic norms, others are sliding further into authoritarian rule. According to the 2025 Freedom House report, freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year worldwide, reflecting a troubling erosion of democratic norms, civil liberties, and institutional checks in both advanced and developing nations. The report, which assessed 195 countries and 13 territories, reveals that while some African countries are making democratic gains, many others are sliding deeper into repression and instability. African Countries' Freedom Status in 2025 rankings are as follows: Top 10 Freest Countries in Africa (2025): These countries are rated "Free" due to their strong democratic institutions, respect for civil liberties, and effective governance. Countries Rated "Partly Free': These nations exhibit some democratic elements but face significant challenges, such as political interference, restricted media, and f lawed elections. The Least Free Countries in Africa: Rated "Not Free," these countries are plagued by violent conflict, repression, and a lack of independent judiciary systems. Free countries Score Partly Free countries Score Not Free countries Score Cape Verde 92 Malawi 65 South Sudan 2 Mauritius 86 Liberia 64 Sudan 2 South Africa 81 Benin 60 Eritrea 3 Ghana 80 Sierra Leone 59 Equatorial Guinea 5 Seychelles 80 Madagascar 55 Central African Republic 5 Botswana 75 Zambia 53 Somalia 8 Namibia 73 Kenya 51 Libya 10 Senegal 69 The Gambia 50 Chad 15 Lesotho 66 Cote d'Ivoire 49 Cameroon 15 Nigeria 44 Burundi 15 The 2025 Freedom House report presents a mixed picture for Africa, highlighting both democratic strongholds and worrying trends. Countries like Cabo Verde, Mauritius, and South Africa continue to uphold democratic ideals, characterized by strong institutions and civil liberties. Nigeria, despite being Africa's most populous country, has seen a consistent erosion of freedom. Deepening ethnic divisions, entrenched corruption, media bias, and widespread institutional distrust continue to undermine its democratic foundations Rwanda, Gabon, and Egypt have also experienced a sharp decline in freedom over the past year, driven by increased authoritarian practices and a weakening of judicial and democratic governance The Future of Democracy in Africa
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Future of Foodservice in South Africa to 2029: Changing Consumer Demands Drive Innovations in South Africa's Foodservice Industry
Explore comprehensive insights into the South African foodservice market with our detailed report, highlighting consumer trends, channel performance, and market forecasts. Understand the success behind QSR leading sales in 2024, and anticipate growth trends through 2029. Optimize strategies with key player analysis. Dublin, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "South Africa - The Future of Foodservice to 2029" report has been added to report provides an in-depth evaluation of the South African foodservice market, including analysis of the key issues impacting on the report includes: Consumer insight and analysis to provide a clear view of prevailing need states, trends and demands of consumers, including segmentation analysis and channel preference, all fully supported by comprehensive market data and occasions and locations analytics. In-depth analysis of channel performance, both profit and cost sector, detailing the winning formats, with supporting analysis to provide comprehensive understanding of the reasons behind success and failure. For each of four key profit sector channels - QSR, FSR, coffee & tea shops and pubs, clubs & bars, a deep dive into the 'who', 'why', 'what', 'where' and 'what next'. Analysis of major market player performance, and how each player is meeting the needs of consumers and dealing with changing market demands, with supporting case studies on key menu, service and format innovations. Key Market Highlights The foodservice profit sector generated revenue of ZAR601.2 billion ($32.8 billion) in 2024, reflecting a CAGR of 3.4% during 2019-24. Over the same period, the number of transactions and outlets recorded CAGRs of 2.4% and 0.8%, respectively. QSR was the largest channel in 2024, accounting for a 60.7% share of total sales, followed by pub, club & bar with 25.6%. Owing to its inexpensive offerings and popularity among consumers, the QSR channel recorded healthy value growth during 2019-24. The FSR channel recorded modest growth, while coffee & tea shop and pub, club & bar registered declines. The South African profit sector is forecast to record a value CAGR of 6.6% during 2024-29. The number of transactions will register a CAGR of 2.1%, and the number of outlets will post a CAGR of 1%. The coffee & tea shop channel is expected to register the highest value CAGR during the forecast period, at 7.7%. Report Scope Macro context: Understanding the wider economic and social trends within a country; key to providing background when looking into a specific sector channels: A number of foodservice channels have been grouped together to form the "profit sector"; these include accommodation, leisure, restaurants, retail, travel, workplace, and pub, club & bar. This section will first go through overall trends in the sector, then "deep dive" into each of the four key channels. These channels are QSR, FSR, coffee & tea shop, and pub, club & bar. The report structure for each of these channels is explained sector channels: A number of foodservice channels have been grouped together to form the "cost sector"; these include education, healthcare, military & civil defense, and welfare & services. This sector typically represents the state's foodservice operators. This section of the report will go through overall trends in the sector. Profit sector sub-sections - QSR, FSR, coffee & tea shop, and pub, club & bar:For each of these key profit sector channels, this report will "deep dive" into the performance of the channel. This will follow a summary of the channel, which will encapsulate everything within the section. The report section will then cover historic and forecast growth/decline; key players within the channel; consumer segment analysis; and a "who", "why", "what", and "where" analysis (including, for some channels, case studies to bring key discussion points to life). It will finish with a look into the key drivers of future sector: For the overall cost sector channel, this report will provide an overview of the performance of the channel. The report section will cover historic and forecast growth/decline and will finish with a look into the data and channel share breakdown. Key Topics Covered: Executive Summary Macroeconomic Context Macroeconomic Overview Trends Landscape Profit Sector - Consumer Behavior Profit Sector Metrics Key Metric Highlights Value Share and Growth by Channel Outlets and Transactions Growth by Channel Operator Buying Volumes and Growth by Channel Channel Historic and Future Growth Dynamics Outlet-Type and Owner-Type Growth Dynamics Profit Sector by Channel Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) Full-Service Restaurant (FSR) Coffee & Tea Shop Pub, Club & Bar Cost Sector Metrics Cost Operator Trends - Historic and Future Growth Data and Channel Share Breakdown Education Military & Civil Defense Welfare & Services Healthcare Company Coverage: Yum! Brands McDonald's Famous Brands Restaurant Brands International Spur Corporation Galito's Nando's Ocean Basket News Cafe Vida e Caffe Seattle Coffee Starbucks Wiesenhof Coffee For more information about this report visit About is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. CONTACT: CONTACT: Laura Wood,Senior Press Manager press@ For E.S.T Office Hours Call 1-917-300-0470 For U.S./ CAN Toll Free Call 1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
South Korea Foodservice Market Outlook to 2029, with Focus on BHC, Isaac Toast, Nonghyup Mokwoochon, Yum! Brands, Bon IF, Bloomin' Brands, Nolboo, Dayoung F&B, Inspire Brands, Anne House & Beer Barket
Explore the South African foodservice market with our comprehensive report, offering in-depth consumer insights, trend analysis, and channel performance evaluation. Discover key player strategies and market forecasts (2024-29) to navigate evolving demands. Optimize your strategy with valuable data and insights. Dublin, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "South Korea - The Future of Foodservice to 2029" report has been added to report provides an in-depth evaluation of the South Korean foodservice market, including analysis of the key issues impacting on the industry. This report includes: Consumer insight and analysis to provide a clear view of prevailing need states, trends and demands of consumers, including segmentation analysis and channel preference, all fully supported by comprehensive market data and occasions and locations analytics. In-depth analysis of channel performance, both profit and cost sector, detailing the winning formats, with supporting analysis to provide comprehensive understanding of the reasons behind success and failure. For each of four key profit sector channels - QSR, FSR, coffee & tea shops and pubs, clubs & bars, a deep dive into the 'who', 'why', 'what', 'where' and 'what next'. Analysis of major market player performance, and how each player is meeting the needs of consumers and dealing with changing market demands, with supporting case studies on key menu, service and format innovations. Market Highlights The foodservice profit sector generated revenue of KRW148.7 trillion ($110.6 billion) value in 2024, recording a modest CAGR of 1.3% during 2019-24. Owing to a weak consumer sentiment, the number of transactions and outlet count registered a drop during the period. FSR was the largest channel in South Korea in 2024, accounting for a 55.8% share of total sales, followed by QSR with 12%. Supported by incoming tourists, the pub, club & bar channel recorded the highest CAGR at 3.8% during 2019-24. During 2024-29, the profit sector in South Korea will register a value CAGR of 3.9%. The number of transactions will register a CAGR of 1.9%, and the number of outlets will post a CAGR of 0.6%. The FSR channel is expected to register the highest value CAGR during 2024-29, at 4.2%. Report Scope Understanding the wider economic and social trends within a country; key to providing background when looking into a specific industry. Profit sector channels: A number of foodservice channels have been grouped together to form the "profit sector"; these include accommodation, leisure, restaurants, retail, travel, workplace, and pub, club & bar. This section will first go through overall trends in the sector, then "deep dive" into each of the four key channels. These channels are QSR, FSR, coffee & tea shop, and pub, club & bar. The report structure for each of these channels is explained below. Cost sector channels: A number of foodservice channels have been grouped together to form the "cost sector"; these include education, healthcare, military & civil defense, and welfare & services. This sector typically represents the state's foodservice operators. This section of the report will go through overall trends in the sector. Profit sector sub-sections - QSR, FSR, coffee & tea shop, and pub, club & bar: For each of these key profit sector channels, this report will "deep dive" into the performance of the channel. This will follow a summary of the channel, which will encapsulate everything within the section. The report section will then cover historic and forecast growth/decline; key players within the channel; consumer segment analysis; and a "who", "why", "what", and "where" analysis (including, for some channels, case studies to bring key discussion points to life). It will finish with a look into the key drivers of future performance. Cost sector: For the overall cost sector channel, this report will provide an overview of the performance of the channel. The report section will cover historic and forecast growth/decline and will finish with a look into the data and channel share breakdown. Reasons to Buy Specific forecasts of the foodservice market over the next five years (2024-29) will give readers the ability to make informed business decisions through identifying emerging/declining markets. Consumer segmentation detailing the desires of known consumers among all major foodservice channels (QSR, FSR, and coffee & tea shop) will allow readers understand the wants and needs of their target demographics. Key Topics Covered: Executive Summary Macroeconomic Context Macroeconomic Overview Trends Landscape Profit Sector - Consumer Behavior Profit Sector Metrics Key Metric Highlights Value Share and Growth by Channel Outlets and Transactions Growth by Channel Operator Buying Volumes and Growth by Channel Channel Historic and Future Growth Dynamics Outlet-Type and Owner-Type Growth Dynamics Profit Sector by Channel Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) Full-Service Restaurant (FSR) Coffee & Tea Shop Pub, Club & Bar Cost Sector Metrics Cost Operator Trends - Historic and Future Growth Data and Channel Share Breakdown Company Coverage: BHC McDonald's Restaurant Brands International Isaac Toast Nonghyup Mokwoochon Yum! Brands Bon IF Bloomin' Brands Nolboo Dayoung F&B Starbucks The Carlyle Group Inspire Brands Anne House Ediya Coffee Into Food Industry Baesang Cotton Beer Barket For more information about this report visit About is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. CONTACT: CONTACT: Laura Wood,Senior Press Manager press@ For E.S.T Office Hours Call 1-917-300-0470 For U.S./ CAN Toll Free Call 1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
South Korea Foodservice Market Outlook to 2029, with Focus on BHC, Isaac Toast, Nonghyup Mokwoochon, Yum! Brands, Bon IF, Bloomin' Brands, Nolboo, Dayoung F&B, Inspire Brands, Anne House & Beer Barket
Explore the South African foodservice market with our comprehensive report, offering in-depth consumer insights, trend analysis, and channel performance evaluation. Discover key player strategies and market forecasts (2024-29) to navigate evolving demands. Optimize your strategy with valuable data and insights. Dublin, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "South Korea - The Future of Foodservice to 2029" report has been added to report provides an in-depth evaluation of the South Korean foodservice market, including analysis of the key issues impacting on the industry. This report includes: Consumer insight and analysis to provide a clear view of prevailing need states, trends and demands of consumers, including segmentation analysis and channel preference, all fully supported by comprehensive market data and occasions and locations analytics. In-depth analysis of channel performance, both profit and cost sector, detailing the winning formats, with supporting analysis to provide comprehensive understanding of the reasons behind success and failure. For each of four key profit sector channels - QSR, FSR, coffee & tea shops and pubs, clubs & bars, a deep dive into the 'who', 'why', 'what', 'where' and 'what next'. Analysis of major market player performance, and how each player is meeting the needs of consumers and dealing with changing market demands, with supporting case studies on key menu, service and format innovations. Market Highlights The foodservice profit sector generated revenue of KRW148.7 trillion ($110.6 billion) value in 2024, recording a modest CAGR of 1.3% during 2019-24. Owing to a weak consumer sentiment, the number of transactions and outlet count registered a drop during the period. FSR was the largest channel in South Korea in 2024, accounting for a 55.8% share of total sales, followed by QSR with 12%. Supported by incoming tourists, the pub, club & bar channel recorded the highest CAGR at 3.8% during 2019-24. During 2024-29, the profit sector in South Korea will register a value CAGR of 3.9%. The number of transactions will register a CAGR of 1.9%, and the number of outlets will post a CAGR of 0.6%. The FSR channel is expected to register the highest value CAGR during 2024-29, at 4.2%. Report Scope Understanding the wider economic and social trends within a country; key to providing background when looking into a specific industry. Profit sector channels: A number of foodservice channels have been grouped together to form the "profit sector"; these include accommodation, leisure, restaurants, retail, travel, workplace, and pub, club & bar. This section will first go through overall trends in the sector, then "deep dive" into each of the four key channels. These channels are QSR, FSR, coffee & tea shop, and pub, club & bar. The report structure for each of these channels is explained below. Cost sector channels: A number of foodservice channels have been grouped together to form the "cost sector"; these include education, healthcare, military & civil defense, and welfare & services. This sector typically represents the state's foodservice operators. This section of the report will go through overall trends in the sector. Profit sector sub-sections - QSR, FSR, coffee & tea shop, and pub, club & bar: For each of these key profit sector channels, this report will "deep dive" into the performance of the channel. This will follow a summary of the channel, which will encapsulate everything within the section. The report section will then cover historic and forecast growth/decline; key players within the channel; consumer segment analysis; and a "who", "why", "what", and "where" analysis (including, for some channels, case studies to bring key discussion points to life). It will finish with a look into the key drivers of future performance. Cost sector: For the overall cost sector channel, this report will provide an overview of the performance of the channel. The report section will cover historic and forecast growth/decline and will finish with a look into the data and channel share breakdown. Reasons to Buy Specific forecasts of the foodservice market over the next five years (2024-29) will give readers the ability to make informed business decisions through identifying emerging/declining markets. Consumer segmentation detailing the desires of known consumers among all major foodservice channels (QSR, FSR, and coffee & tea shop) will allow readers understand the wants and needs of their target demographics. Key Topics Covered: Executive Summary Macroeconomic Context Macroeconomic Overview Trends Landscape Profit Sector - Consumer Behavior Profit Sector Metrics Key Metric Highlights Value Share and Growth by Channel Outlets and Transactions Growth by Channel Operator Buying Volumes and Growth by Channel Channel Historic and Future Growth Dynamics Outlet-Type and Owner-Type Growth Dynamics Profit Sector by Channel Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) Full-Service Restaurant (FSR) Coffee & Tea Shop Pub, Club & Bar Cost Sector Metrics Cost Operator Trends - Historic and Future Growth Data and Channel Share Breakdown Company Coverage: BHC McDonald's Restaurant Brands International Isaac Toast Nonghyup Mokwoochon Yum! Brands Bon IF Bloomin' Brands Nolboo Dayoung F&B Starbucks The Carlyle Group Inspire Brands Anne House Ediya Coffee Into Food Industry Baesang Cotton Beer Barket For more information about this report visit About is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. CONTACT: CONTACT: Laura Wood,Senior Press Manager press@ For E.S.T Office Hours Call 1-917-300-0470 For U.S./ CAN Toll Free Call 1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
