Skenbart - en film om tåg (2003)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Peter Dalle

Writer:

Peter Dalle (writer)

Release Date:

25 December 2003 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Syringe | Train Station | Santa Costume | Infidelity | Catholic

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Gustaf Hammarsten	...	Gunnar
Magnus Roosmann	...	Henry
Anna Björk	...	Marie
Kristina Törnqvist	...	Karin
Robert Gustafsson	...	Soldier
Peter Dalle	...	Conductor
Lena Nyman	...	Märit
Gösta Ekman	...	Pompe
Lars Amble	...	Sixten
Jakob Stefansson	...	Kyparen
Claes Ljungmark	...	Bartendern
Lakke Magnusson	...	Hovmästaren
Marie Göranzon	...	Nun 1
Hanna Ekman	...	Young nun (as Hanna Fred Ekman)
Ella Bjurling	...	Flicka i vit kappa

Also Known As:

Illusive Tracks (International: English title)
Skenbart (Sweden) (short title)

Runtime:

Sweden:100 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Black and White | Color (final scene)

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Krylbo, Avesta, Dalarnas län, Sweden

Company:

Buena Vista International

Trivia:

The exterior scenes for the movie, while it's set in the winter of 1945, was filmed during mid-summer in Sweden.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When they get off the train in Berlin, an overhead contact line for electric engines is visible in one shot. However, there was no such installation in Berlin in 1945.

Quotes:

Sixten: I've never seen anything good coming from a woman!
Gunnar: There's a mirror in the toilet.

Movie Connections:

References Braindead (1992)

Nothing is what you expect it to be...

...and this movie easily exceeded my expectations. The fact that it is written and directed by Peter Dalle led me to believe it was in style with other films I'm used to (and bored with) seeing him in. Anyway, I grudgingly went along to see this flick and that I'm glad for. This stuff has humour and depth. 9 out of 10. See it!