Sista dansen

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Sista dansen
Swedish theatrical release poster
Directed by	Colin Nutley
Written by	Colin Nutley
Produced by	Katinka Faragó
Starring	Helena Bergström Reine Brynolfsson
Release date	25 December 1993 (1993-12-25)
Running time	113 minutes (TV-version 109 minutes)
Countries	Denmark Norway Sweden
Language	Swedish

Sista dansen (en. The Last Dance) is a Danish-Norwegian-Swedish 1993 film directed by

A Swedish woman is found dead in Blackpool, leading to speculation she was murdered.^{[citation needed]}

Production

Filming took place between 19 April and 9 July 1993 in

• Helena Bergström - Tove Särlefalk
• Reine Brynolfsson - Claes Särlefalk
• Ewa Fröling - Liselott Waltner
• Peter Andersson - Lennart Waltner
• Rikard Wolff - Vicar
• Stellan Skarsgård - Host in Norrköping
• Sverre Anker Ousdal - Opera Manager
• Ernst Günther - Opera Director
• Anneli Alhanko - Ballet Dancer
• Lena Söderblom - The gynaecologist
• Pia Johansson - Parking Attendant
• Hans Bergström - Elly's husband

Music in the film

• "Sweet Sixteen"/"Lika blå som då", arrangement by Ann Breen and Jim McVeigh, Swedish lyrics by Ingela "Pling" Forsman, vocals by Ann Breen
• "Dancing Queen"
• "Birthday Boy", music by Denis King
• "Swan Lake. Svanarnas dans/Lebedinoe ozero, op. 20"
• "Uti vår hage", arranged by Hugo Alfvén
• "Min soldat"
• "Summertime Blues"/"Soleil de l'été"
• "
  Roland Levin
• "En månskenspromenad", music by Thore Ehrling, lyrics by Nils Hellström
• "Waltz für Elise", music by Denis King
• "Red Red Wine"
• "About Face", music and lyrics by Denis King
• "Welcome to La Tigre", music, lyrics and vocals by Eddy Grant
• "Soca Baptist", music by Blueboy (pseudonym for Austin Lyons)
• "Mona Lisa", Swedish lyrics by Karl-Ewert
• "Ay ay ay!"/"Aj, aj, aj", music and Spanish lyrics by Osmán Pérez Freire, Swedish lyrics by Björn Halldén, Sven-Olof Sandberg and Erik Fridén
• "DK's Tango", music by Denis King
• "The Silver Ballroom", music by Sam Fonteyn
• "The Mountains of Mourne", music by W. Houston Collisson, lyrics by Percy French
• "
  Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
  "
• "Pir atmosfär", music by Lars Liljeholm
• "The Way You Look Tonight"/"Lika söt som nu i kväll", Swedish lyrics by Sven Paddock
• "Cheek to Cheek"/"Kind mot kind", Swedish lyrics Ronald Sjögren och Lennart Reuterskiöld
• "The Winner Takes It All"

Reception

Awards and nominations

• 1994 - Guldbagge Award - Best Actress in a leading role, Helena Bergström (nominated)^[2]
• 1994 - Guldbagge Award - Best Cinematography, Jens Fischer (won)^[2]
• 1994 - Montreal World Film Festival - Best Actress in a leading role, Helena Bergström [2]
• 1995 -
  Istanbul International Film Festival
  - Jury's special award, Helena Bergström

See also

• List of submissions to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• Sista dansen at
  IMDb
• Sista dansen at the Swedish Film Institute Database