His name is Bond
...James Bond
Gunnar Schäfer was two years his father disappeared. The many issues that
brought the incident has received no response and the deep sense of loss
is still where about. But one ting that in many ways come to fill the void
is - James Bond. Gunnar has even added action-hero's name to his own.
It is easy to understand Gunnar Schäfer believe that the addition of the
names of James Bond and most are for fun. Perhaps a test to see how far it
can stretch the Swedish name law. a differente way to advertise the museum
.
But the history behind Gunnar Schäfer name extensions are a deeper and
more complex story. Gunnar finds that he "did not grow up on bright
side of life".
Two events in childhood have been differently affected him much. The first
occurred when Gunnar was only two year. His father was German and fought
for his country during World War II. After the war he came to Sweden and
met Gunnar's mom. They married and had four children.
One day the father said that he would go on vacation to Germany to try to
locate his parents, who he lost contact with during the war. After a week
it tumbled down a card that her father sent from Denmark, but after the
family never heard of him. He had vanished without trace.
- Although I do not remember so much of the event itself, it was obviously
a big disaster for my entire family. Mom could not take care of us
children while alone account for supplies, so we had to go to the welfare
office for help.
- Psychological dad also left a great vacuum with a lot of unanswered
questions behind him: Did he have another family left in Germany? Was he
miserable and damaged by their war experiences? Did he not cared about me
and my siblings? These questions, I have lived with throughout my life,
"says Gunnar Schäfer. |
En dokumentär om GUNNAR BOND JAMES SCHÄFER
gjord av Christoffer Nilsson Joel Ågren och Stefan Danielsson
Kalmar Linne`universitet
2009. Längd. 8.02 min.
Ian Fleming "A Father? s Figure"
"Bond
blev min plastpappa" En dokumentär om Gunnar Bond James Schäfer
Foto: Christoffer Nilsson. Reporter: Stefan Danielson, Ljud: Joel Ågren.
En minidokumentär om Bondfantasten Gunnar Schäfer.
Gunnar äger Sveriges enda James Bond-museum.
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