A Piece of My Heart (film)
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Swedish | En del av mitt hjärta |
Directed by | Edward af Sillén |
Written by | Lars "Vasa" Johansson |
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Cinematography | Tuomo Hutri |
Music by | Svensk Filmindustri (Sweden) Picture Tree International (International) |
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Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
A Piece of My Heart (
Plot
The plot follows Isabella, a successful business woman in the financial district of Stockholm, who returns to her small-town home to celebrate her father's birthday, only to find her teenage crush is marrying her childhood best friend.[6] She also realises that her successful dealings in Stockholm will cause the closing of an important local industry.
Cast
- Malin Åkermanas Isabella
- Lovisa Bengtsson as young Isabella
- Christian Hillborg as Simon
- Egon Ebbersten as young Simon
- Shima Niavarani as Molly
- Náthalie Andersson as young Molly
- Per Andersson as Kristoffer
- Jonas Karlsson as Edvin
- Marie Richardson as Greta
- Johan Rheborg as The Boss
- Johan Ulveson as Rune
Release
A Piece of My Heart was released on 25 December 2019 in Sweden.[7] Nordisk Film will look after the Scandinavia roll-out, with the release in Finland set for 3 January 2020.[7]
On 25 October 2019, it was announced that Björn Ulvaeus has arranged an English dub of the film.[7] He worked with Swedish songwriter Andreas Carlsson to produce English versions of Ledin's songs, recorded by the original Swedish cast.[8] In November 2019, private previews of the English version were screened for invited guests in the hope of establishing a further international release. Ledin asked Ulvaeus if he would be interested in writing English lyrics for his songs as they are long time friends.[8] The film's release in Israel, Taiwan and Poland is already confirmed.[7]
Reception
Accolades
Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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Guldbaggens Award | Best Costume Design | Anna Hagert and Anna Karlsson | Nominated |
Guldbaggens Award | Best Makeup and Hair | Jenny Fred | Nominated |
Guldbaggens Award | Guldbaggens publikpris (Audience Award) | Edward af Sillén | Nominated |
References
- ^ Nordevik, Alice. "Malin Åkerman om metoo: "En väldigt känslig grej"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Demirian, Natalie. "Tomas Ledins låtar blir biofilm: "Jag blev väldigt, väldigt berörd"". Metro.
- ^ Peterson, Jens. "Tomas Ledins låtar blir musikalfilm". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Andersson, Jan-Olov. "Tomas Ledin lyrisk över sin egen jukeboxmusikalfilm". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Albinsson, Mathilde. "Första bilderna ur storfilmen med Tomas Ledins låtar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (3 November 2018). "Picture Tree Picks Up Malin Åkerman's 'A Piece of My Heart' (EXCLUSIVE)".
- ^ a b c d Grater, Tom (25 October 2019). "Swedish Musical 'A Piece Of My Heart' Goes International With English Dub From ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus". Deadline. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b PHAM, ANNIKA. "ABBA touch to musical comedy A Piece of My Heart". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
External links
- A Piece of My Heart at IMDb