''House of Angels'' ( sv, Änglagård) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 21 February 1992, about a little village in Västergötland,

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, where an aging recluse lives in a mansion on a large wooded property. One day he is accidentally killed and an unknown relative by the name of Fanny Zander inherits the mansion and land. When she and her friend Zac arrive, they turn life in the staid village upside down. The film was screened out of competition at the

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. At the

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the film won the awards for Best Film and

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. It was also nominated for Best Actress ( Helena Bergström),

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and Best Cinematography ( Jens Fischer). The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the

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at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences A sequel, ''

Änglagård – andra sommaren Änglagård is a Swedish progressive rock band, with influences including King Crimson, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Trettioåriga Kriget, Schicke Führs Fröhling, and Van der Graaf Generator. The band was established in 1991 by Tord Lindman (guitar ...

'', was produced in 1994. A second sequel, ''

Änglagård – tredje gången gillt Änglagård is a Swedish progressive rock band, with influences including King Crimson, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Trettioåriga Kriget, Schicke Führs Fröhling, and Van der Graaf Generator. The band was established in 1991 by Tord Lindman (guitar ...

'', was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 25 May 2011.

Cast

* Helena Bergström as Fanny Zander * Rikard Wolff as Zac * Sven Wollter as Axel Flogfält *

Reine Brynolfsson Reine Claes-Göran Brynolfsson (born 15 January 1953) is a Swedish actor. He was born in Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capita ...

as Henning Collmer, vicar *

Ernst Günther Ernst Harry Ingemar Günther (3 June 1933 – 8 December 1999) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 66 films and television shows between 1962 and 1999. He starred in the 1974 film ''Gangsterfilmen'', which entered into the 25th Berlin Inte ...

as Gottfrid Pettersson *

Viveka Seldahl Viveka Kristina Seldahl (15 March 1944 – 3 November 2001) was a Swedish actress. Born in Överammer, Jämtland, she was partner with the Swedish actor Sven Wollter from 1971 to 2001, they have the son Karl Seldahl. Besides doing television s ...

as Rut Flogfält *

Per Oscarsson Per Oscar Heinrich Oscarsson (28 January 1927 – 31 December 2010) was a Swedish actor. He is best known for his role in the 1966 film ''Hunger'', which earned him a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. Early life Oscarsson was born, along ...

as Erik Zander *

Tord Peterson Tord Peterson (21 April 1926 – 11 January 2021) was a Swedish actor. From 1953 onwards, he appeared in more than 80 films and television shows. Peterson died in January 2021, at the age of 94. Selected filmography * ''The Hard Game'' (1956) ...

as Ivar Pettersson * Ing-Marie Carlsson as Eva Ågren * Jan Mybrand as Per-Ove Ågren * Peter Andersson as Ragnar Zetterberg *

Jakob Eklund Jakob Anders Eklund (born 21 February 1962) is a Swedish film, television and stage actor. He portrayed the fictional police officer Johan Falk in 20 movies. His wife, Marie Richardson, played his on-screen girlfriend in the trilogy of films ' ...

as Mårten Flogfält *

Carl-Einar Häckner Carl-Einar Häckner, also ''Charlie Häckner'', (born 8 October 1969) is a Swedish illusionist, actor and comedian. Early life Häckner was born in Nol, Ale Municipality and raised in Gårdsten, Angered, a suburb of Gothenburg. He fell in l ...

as Guest at Party * Görel Crona as Guest at Party * Thabo Motsieola as Guest at Party

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:House Of Angels 1992 films 1992 drama films Swedish drama films 1990s Swedish-language films Films directed by Colin Nutley Films scored by Björn Isfält Best Film Guldbagge Award winners Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award Films set in Västergötland 1990s Swedish films

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