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Popular Music (film)
''Popular Music'' ( sv, Populärmusik från Vittula) is a Swedish-Finnish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 24 September 2004, based on the novel of the same name by Mikael Niemi. Cast *Niklas Ulfvarson - Matti (age 7) * Max Endefors - Matti (15) *Tommy Vallikari - Niila (age 7) * Andreas af Enehielm - Niila (age 15) *Björn Kjellman - Greger *Göran Forsmark - Birger *Sten Ljunggren - Grandfather *Jarmo Mäkinen - Isak, father of Niila *Kati Outinen - Päivi, mother of Niila *Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala - Grandmother *Eero Milonoff - Johan, brother of Niila *Ville Kivelä - Erkki *Fredrik Hammar - Ville * Lisa Lindgren - Signe, the teacher * Annika Marklund - The communist * Johan Hanno - Roffe *Niklas Grönberg - Student *Mikael Niemi - Swedish narrator *Peter Franzén Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his role as King Harald Finehair in ''Vikings'' (2016–2020). Persona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Bagher
Reza Bagher (born 10 March 1958) is an Iranian-born Swedish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his film ''Popular Music'', based on the novel '' Popular Music from Vittula'' by Mikael Niemi Mikael Niemi (born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish author. He wrote the novel ''Populärmusik från Vittula'' (in English as ''Popular music from Vittula''). It is the story of a young boy, Matti, growing up in Pajala in the 1960s and is recounted in .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bagher, Reza 1958 births Living people People from Tehran Swedish film directors Swedish people of Iranian descent Iranian film directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Milonoff
Eero "Käkä" Milonoff (born 1 May 1980) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2005, and he works as a freelance actor. In 2008, he was nominated for the Jussi Award for Jussi Award for Best Actor, Best Actor for his role in the biopic ''Ganes (film), Ganes'' (2007) as the drummer and vocalist Remu Aaltonen of the rock band Hurriganes. Personal life Milonoff is of German, Russian, and Swedish descent on his father's side. His father is the theatre and film director Pekka Milonoff, and he has three brothers: Aleksi, Juho Milonoff, Juho, and Tuomas Milonoff, Tuomas, of whom the latter two also work in the film and television industry. Filmography References External links * * 1980 births Living people Male actors from Helsinki Finnish male film actors Finnish male television actors Finnish people of German descent Finnish people of Russian descent Finnish people of German-Russian descent Finnish people of Swedish descent Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Comedy Films
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. It may also refer to: *Finnish language * Suomi (surname) * Suomi, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Suomi College, in Hancock, Michigan, now referred to as Finlandia University * Suomi Island, Western ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Comedy Films
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2004 Films
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and '' Million Dollar Baby'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Evaluation of the year Renowned American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Pacino, De Niro, and Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Kevin Kline, Don Cheadle, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Comedy Films
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Franzén
Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his role as King Harald Finehair in ''Vikings'' (2016–2020). Personal life Franzén was born in Keminmaa, north Finland. Franzén has described his childhood as difficult due to his violent and alcoholic stepfather. Later, Franzén's relationship to his abusive stepfather was a major focal point in his semi-autobiographical novel, ''Above Dark Waters''. He met his actress wife Irina Björklund while studying in Theatre Academy of Finland. In 1999 the couple moved to Los Angeles, where they lived until 2013, after which they moved to Roquevaire, France. They have a son, born in September 2007. Career As an actor, Franzén has appeared in over 50 films and TV series. For his role in '' Dog Nail Clipper'', Franzén was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Actor as well as earning praise from film critic Jay Weissberg from ''Variety'' magazine who called the actor "on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Grönberg
Niklas Grönberg (born 29 June 1984, in Norrbotten), is a Swedish actor and musician. He developed an interest in the arts during his early teens, being one of the few means of entertainment in his hometown of Pajala. His interest led him to experiment with music, theatre and film. After starring in several short films and working as an extra every chance he got, he was cast as the sadistic and hedonistic vampire John in the horror film ''Frostbite'', leading to international exposure. Grönberg is also the frontman and composer for the Swedish band '' Pajala Truck Co''. He composed their successful single ''From One Motherf**ker To the Next'' which managed to get a spot on Swedish billboards and get airplay. Pajala Truck Co. were not very popular in their home village of Pajala Pajala () is a locality and the seat of Pajala Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 1,958 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in Swedish Lapland. Pajala is in the Torne Valley and was domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Marklund
Annika is a feminine given name. It is the Swedish pet form of Anna, similar to Anneke in the Netherlands. It is also common in Germany, Finland and Estonia, gaining popularity after 1969 from the character of that name in the ''Pippi Longstocking'' TV series and film. * Annika Beck (born 1994), German tennis player * Annika Bryn (born 1945), Swedish author and freelance journalist * Annika Drazek (born 1995), German bobsledder and track and field athlete * Annika Fredén (born 1978), Swedish handball player * Annika Idström (1947-2011), Finnish writer * Annika Kipp (born 1979), German television presenter * Annika Kjærgaard (born 1971), Swedish singer * Annika Langvad (born 1984), Danish cross mountain biker * Annika Lemström (born 1964), Finnish sailor * Annika Norlin (born 1977), Swedish pop artist and journalist * Annika Mombauer (born 1967), British academic and historian * Annika Reeder (born 1979), British artistic gymnast * Annika Saarikko (born 1983), Finnish politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Lindgren (Swedish Actress)
Elisabet "Lisa" Lindgren (born 3 June 1968 in Råsunda, Solna, Stockholm County) is a Swedish actress. Filmography *'' Tillsammans'' (2000) *''Hans och hennes'' (2001) *'' Klassfesten'' (2002) *'' Skenäktenskap'' (2002) * 2002 – ''Tusenbröder'' (TV series) *''Lejontämjaren ''Lejontämjaren'' (''The Lion Tamer'') is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 7 February 2003, directed by Manne Lindwall. Plot Simon is 9 years old and at school he's mobbed by an 11-year-old boy and his gang. Simon dream ...'' (2003) *'' Hjärtslag'' (2004) * 2004 – '' Populärmusik från Vittula'' *'' Made in Yugoslavia'' (2005) *'' Percy, Buffalo Bill & jag'' (2005) References * External links * 1968 births Living people Swedish actresses {{Sweden-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala (4 September 1937–9 May 2007) was a Finnish film actress. She was the wife of the director Ere Kokkonen. Tarsala was awarded the in 1998. In 2001, Tarsala won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Bad Luck Love ''Bad Luck Love'' is a 2000 Finnish crime drama film directed by Olli Saarela. In 2001, the film won a total of four Jussi Awards: Best Direction, Best Male Supporting Actor (Tommi Eronen), Best Female Supporting Actor (Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala) an ...''. Selected filmography References External links * 1937 births 2007 deaths Actresses from Helsinki Finnish film actresses {{Finland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Refn
Anders Refn (born 8 April 1944) is a Danish film editor and director. Biography Refn graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1969. He has credits for 72 features and TV series, as well as a 10 shorts and 26 documentaries. Refn has often worked as assistant director and technical director, and worked with Lars von Trier as editor of ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996) and ''Antichrist'' (2009). He was assistant director of ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), ''Dogville'' (2003), ''Melancholia'', and ''Nymphomaniac'' (2013). Refn in 2004 was awarded an Honorary Bodil Award for his overall achievement in Danish film. Refn is married to cinematographer Vibeke Winding; they are parents of Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn (; born 29 September 1970), also known as Jang, is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his collaborations with Mads Mikkelsen, Tom Hardy and Ryan Gosling. He gained great success early in ..., who has also beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
