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25 December 1998 (Sweden)
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Tagline:
Årets stora julfilm!
Plot:
Olof lives alone on his family's farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend...
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Housekeeper
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Rural
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1950s
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Illiteracy
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Farm Worker
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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3 nominations
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Splendid film about the sadness of love and the confinement and shame of illiteracy
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Rolf Lassgård | ... | Olof |
| Helena Bergström | ... | Ellen Lind |
| Johan Widerberg | ... | Erik Jonsson |
| Gunilla Röör | ... | Newspaper Receptionist |
| Jonas Falk | ... | Preacher |
| Linda Ulvaeus | ... | Lena |
| Bergljót Arnadóttir | ... | Shop assistant |
| Per Sandberg | ... | Undertaker |
| Rikard Wolff | ... | Narrator (voice) |
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Also Known As:
Under the Sun (Europe: English title)
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Runtime:
130 min | Argentina:120 min | Japan:118 min | Taiwan:118 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
South Korea:18 |
Taiwan:R-18 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Colombia:18 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Peru:14 |
Singapore:R(A) |
Sweden:7
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Remake of "Country Matters: The Little Farm (#2.1)" (1973)
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This film touched my heart. Set in rural Sweden in the mid '50s and beautifully telling the tale of shy, reluctant love, the jealousy between friends and the claustrophobic agony of illiteracy, the film leaves you with the hope that just sometimes the innocent might prevail over the cunning. As a bonus, on top of the psychological subtlety that Nutley handles so well, you are also treated to the beauty of a landscape still remembered and missed.
Nutley elegantly suggests outcomes of actions without overstating it, like when he lets one of his characters mention that he signed on as a crew member of Andrea Doria – which went under in 1956, the year described in the film.
Paradoxically, no Swedish director has ever succeeded in describing the soul of the Swedish people or painting the beauty of the Swedish countryside as brilliantly – or lovingly, for that matter - as Colin Nutley has.