A Swedish Love Story
| A Swedish Love Story | |
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| En kärlekshistoria | |
| Directed by | Roy Andersson |
| Written by | Roy Andersson |
| Produced by | Ejnar Gunnerholm |
| Starring | Ann-Sofie Kylin Rolf Sohlman |
| Cinematography | Jörgen Persson |
| Edited by | Kalle Boman |
| Music by | Björn Isfält Jan Bandel |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
A Swedish Love Story (
drama directed by Roy Andersson, starring Ann-Sofie Kylin and Rolf Sohlman as two teenagers falling in love. Inspired by the Czechoslovak New Wave
, the film was Andersson's feature film debut and was successful in Sweden and abroad.
Plot
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Cast
- Ann-Sofie Kylin as Annika
- Rolf Sohlman as Pär
- Anita Lindblom as Eva
- Bertil Norström as John Hellberg
- Lennart Tellfelt as Lasse
- Margreth Weivers as Elsa
- Arne Andersson as Arne
- Maud Backéus as Gunhild
- Verner Edberg as Verner
- Elsie Holm as Guest at Crayfish Party
- Tommy Nilsson - Roger
- Gunnar Ossiander as Pär's Grandfather
- Gunvor Ternéus as Guest at Crayfish Party
- Lennart Tollén as Lennart
- Björn Andrésen as Pär's Buddy
Production and reception
Roy Andersson had just graduated from film school, having made two promising short films and a 48 minutes examination film, when he was given the opportunity to make A Swedish Love Story. The film was shot between 16 June and 26 August 1969.[1] The Time Out Film Guide 2009 says the film is "strangely touching and wonderfully strange."[2]
Awards
It was entered into the
Best Foreign Language Film at the 43rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4] At the 7th Guldbagge Awards the film won the award for Best Film.[5]
See also
- List of submissions to the 43rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Press reaction and commentary at the Swedish Film Institute (in Swedish)
- ^ Nicholas Royle "Swedish Love Story, A", in John Pym (ed.) Time Out Film Guide 2009, London: Penguin, 2008, p. 1040
- ^ "IMDb.com: Awards for A Swedish Love Story". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "En kärlekshistoria (1970)". Swedish Film Institute. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014.
External links
- Official website
- A Swedish Love Story at IMDb
- A Swedish Love Story at Rotten Tomatoes
- A Swedish Love Story at the Swedish Film Institute Database
- Trailer (from Solaris Distribution)
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