Mitt liv som hund (1985)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writers:

Reidar Jönsson (novel)
Lasse Hallström (writer) ...
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Release Date:

24 March 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

Det kunde ha varit värre. Jag har faktiskt haft tur. Om man jämför...

Plot:

A boy and his brother don't get along well. In order to let her ill mother rest, they're separated and sent each one with their relatives.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Soccer | 1950s | Small Town | Uncle

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Anton Glanzelius	...	Ingemar
Tomas von Brömssen	...	morbror Gunnar
Anki Lidén	...	Ingemars mamma (as Anki Liden)
Melinda Kinnaman	...	Saga
Kicki Rundgren	...	moster Ulla
Lennart Hjulström	...	konstnären
Ing-Marie Carlsson	...	Berit
Leif Ericson	...	farbror Sandberg
Christina Carlwind	...	Fru sandberg
Ralph Carlsson	...	Harry
Viveca Dahlén	...	tvättande kvinna
Arnold Alfredsson	...	Mannes farfar
Fritz Elofsson	...	Mäster
Didrik Gustavsson	...	Arvidsson, dying old man befriended by Ingmar
Jan-Philip Hollström	...	Manne, the boy with green hair
Vivi Johansson	...	tant Arvidsson
Per Ottosson	...	Tommy
Magnus Rask	...	Fransson, crazy old man always fixing his roof
Tony Rix	...	En pojke
Manfred Serner	...	Erik, Ingmar's brother
Johanna Udéhn	...	Lilla Grodan
Susanna Wetterholm	...	Karin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nils-Olof Baehrentz	...	Host for gameshow 'Kvitt eller dubbelt' on TV (uncredited)
Olle Björklund	...	Himself (voice) (uncredited)
Lennart Hyland	...	Soccer referee on radio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Reidar Jönsson	...	Lilla grodan's father (uncredited)
Folke Olhagen	...	Himself (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Lasse Hallström

Writing credits
Reidar Jönsson		(novel)
Lasse Hallström		(writer) &
Reidar Jönsson		(writer) &
Brasse Brännström		(writer) &
Per Berglund		(writer)

Produced by
Waldemar Bergendahl	....	producer

Original Music by
Björn Isfält

Cinematography by
Jörgen Persson

Film Editing by
Christer Furubrand
Susanne Linnman

Production Design by
Lasse Westfelt

Set Decoration by
Tove Hellbom
Pontus Lindblad

Costume Design by
Susanne Falck
Inger Pehrsson

Makeup Department
Agneta Jalmo	....	assistant makeup artist
Helena Olofsson-Carmback	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ann Collenberg	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anita Tesler	....	assistant director

Art Department
Erik Höglund	....	art
Jimmy McGann	....	props
Rolf Persson	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Eddie Axberg	....	sound
Göran Carmback	....	sound
Berndt Frithiof	....	sound mixer
Christjan Persson	....	sound re-recordist
Willie Peterson-Berger	....	sound re-recordist (as Wille Peterson-Berger)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ulf Björck	....	electrician
Denise Grünstein	....	still photographer
Olof Johnson	....	assistant camera
Rolf Lindström	....	assistant camera
Ragnar Waaranperä	....	grip

Editorial Department
Sten Lindberg	....	color timer

Other crew
Eva Bagge	....	children caretaker
Anette Mandoki	....	continuity clerk
Erik Spangenberg	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• FilmTeknik
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Distributors

• Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Skouras Pictures (1987) (USA) (subtitled)
• Starlight
• Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Filmmixarna AB  mixing

Also Known As:

My Life as a Dog (Canada: English title) (USA)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:Open (rating surrendered: 1987) | USA:PG-13 (original rating: 1986) | West Germany:6 | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Boda glassworks, Kalmar län, Sweden

Company:

FilmTeknik

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: A part of the helicopter can be seen while Ingmar is sitting on the train down to his uncle for the second time

Movie Connections:

Features "Double or Nothing" (1952)

Soundtrack:

Far, jag kan inte få upp min kokosnöt

the most heartwarming, my best.

"MY LIFE AS A DOG" is certainly my best film. Especially when I feel somehow composed, this movie always let me notice that such an uneasiness in my heart has been washed by an extremely tender way. Instead of the eradicated dirtiness, unconsciously I get full of warm affection and mildness. About each occurrences in this movie, however, I cannot describe which scene is the most impressive, the sad, or comical, because I think there is no exactly deliberate scene but just a boy's thought and life with his mother, brother, pet dog, other relative, friends, and other villagers.

The very basic natural humanity is vividly presented through those people. For example the boy, who is the main character, is normally of sensibilities and admirable as a 12 years old child. He is sometimes mischief and shows curiosity about girls, other time weeps missing his mom and his pet dog. While the boy seems to be about to get the sadness over and be going to grow mentally as well in the village. Because the people, to say the least, love to share something amusing with others.

Therefore I say that the heartwarming wonderfulness produced by this movie lies in the whole elements. Any fragment cannot be separated even bright sun ray particle in a car, roof fixing noise, and so on. Every details have a reason for being in the movie actually, so feeling moved comes slowly and deeply, top that off, gently. To get a mild temper, this is one of superb movies. For me, this is the best.