Bröderna Mozart (1986)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Suzanne Osten

Writers:

Etienne Glaser (writer)
Suzanne Osten (writer)

Release Date:

21 February 1986 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

hemsk, rolig, vacker

Plot:

This is a comedy about people who work in the theater, live for the theater, think of nothing but the theater...

Plot Keywords:

Director | Theater | Acting | Mozart | Stage

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Etienne Glaser	...	Walter
Philip Zandén	...	Flemming
Henry Bronett	...	Fritz
Loa Falkman	...	Eskil / Don Juan
Agneta Ekmanner	...	Marian / Donna Elvira
Lena T. Hansson	...	Ia / Donna Anna
Helge Skoog	...	Olof / Don Ottavio
Grith Fjeldmose	...	Therés / Zerlina
Rune Zetterström	...	Lennart / Leporello
Niklas Ek	...	Georg / Donna Anna's Father
Krister St. Hill	...	Ulf / Mazzetto
Gudrun Henricsson	...	Ottilia
Malin Ek	...	Malla
Anders Clason	...	Theatre Manager
Amanda Ooms	...	Susan

Also Known As:

The Mozart Brothers

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish | English | Finnish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Sweden:7

Company:

Crescendo Film

Trivia:

February 28th, 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated after watching this film in a Stockholm theatre.

Artsy-fartsy, abysmal Fellini-wannabe that snowballs into a charade of theater sports ad-libs...

Another hyped-up, critically acclaimed movie I waited 20 years to watch... and I'm quite stunned at how bad I actually find it! An almost abysmal attempt at theatrical farce about a Swedish staging of Mozart's opera "Don Juan" with a new, subversive director that puts more than one spin on its cast and orchestra ensemble.

Opens OK in its chaotic style but snowballs into a sort of non-stop charade of worse and worse, pointless theater sports ad-libs, with loud, seemingly impromptu dialog and opera song outbursts that are increasingly tiresome. Clearly a Fellini-wannabe in its anarchistic spirit and setting, but seriously, any of the scenes between the 15th and 100th minute could be randomly swapped around without making any difference to the story whatsoever! One also might have to be an opera aficionado to appreciate it. I, myself, can't stand opera, which of course makes this even more unendurable.

A few random chuckles and Glaser offers a good performance, but this is among the worst, so-called classic Swedish movies I've ever seen. I honestly, honestly can't see why it's so hailed. Artsy, you say? Fartsy, say I!

Tip: Director Osten and her steady team HAVE made a good movie: "Skyddsängeln". Catch that one instead!

2 out of 10 from Ozjeppe