''Cornelis'' is a 2010 Swedish biographical drama film directed by

Amir Chamdin Amir Juan Chamdin, born 4 June 1974, is a Swedish director and musician, renowned for his work across music videos, feature films and TV series. Amir Chamdin first made a name for himself as the front figure of the Swedish hip hop band Infinite Ma ...

, about the life of the musician

Cornelis Vreeswijk Cornelis Vreeswijk (; ; 8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch-born Swedish singer-songwriter, poet and actor. He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. He was educated as a social worker and hoped to become ...

. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Cornelis' son Jack Vreeswijk. Vreeswijk is portrayed by Hans Erik Dyvik Husby, also known as Hank Von Helvete, former lead singer in the Norwegian rock band ''

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''. The film centres on Vreeswijk's refuge to Sweden when he was a child and his radical political views, alcoholism and taste for women in his adulthood. The film's premiere in Sweden was 12 November 2010.www.sfi.se

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was nominated for a

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for his portrayal of the folk musician

Fred Åkerström Fred Åkerström (27 January 1937 – 9 August 1985) was a Swedish folk guitarist and singer particularly noted for his interpretations of Carl Michael Bellman's music, and his own work of the typically Swedish song segment named ''visa''. These ...

.www.dn.se
Nominations for a Guldbagge Award 2011 -

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Cast

* Hans Erik Dyvik Husby as Cornelis Vreeswijk *

Malin Crépin Malin Crépin (born 22 August 1978, in Stockholm), is a Swedish actress. She has starred in several movies. She became best known for her role in the Swedish film series ''A Case for Annika Bengtzon''. Life and career Malin Crépin was born ...

as Ingalill Rehnberg *

Helena af Sandeberg Helena Beata Maria af Sandeberg (Solna, 1 September 1971) is a Swedish actress. Early life Helena af Sandeberg was born on 1 September 1971 in Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden and grew up in Rotebro, Stockholm County, Sweden. She studied at Söd ...

as Bim Warne *

as Fred Åkerström *

Johan Glans Johan Magnus Glans (born 9 April 1974 in Eslöv, Sweden) is a Swedish stand up comedian and actor. He started doing stand up comedy in 1994, and has worked on Swedish TV with David Batra. Since 2016, Johan Glans has starred as Axel in '' Swedish ...

as Anders Burman * Frida Sjögren as Anita Strandell * Vera Vitali as Ann-Christin Wennerström *

Pernilla Andersson Pernilla Maria Theresa Andersson Dregen ( Andersson; 10 December 1974) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is the singing coach for the TV program ''True Talent''. Career Andersson was born in Stockholm but grew up in Hässleholm and Krist ...

Ann-Louise Hanson Ann-Louise Hanson (born in Kristianstad in 1944) is a Swedish singer who has been involved in the music industry since 1956. In 1960, she had her first hit, "Är du ensam i kväll?", a Swedish version of Elvis Presley's ''Are you lonesome tonig ...

* Louis Fellbom as Jack Vreeswijk * Adrian Munoz Nordqvist as young Cornelis Vreeswijk * Fabian Fourén as 6 years old Jack Vreeswijk

Reception

The film was generally well received. ''

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'' stated that the film was made with a "tremendous attention to detail" and that the actors "significantly portrayed" their characters.www.svd.se

review. ''

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'' stated that Chamdin is "a poetic film narrator who delivers a touching picture of an unusual man", but that the film "tries to show too much, a whole life, at the same time as it shows too little".www.aftonbladet.se

review.

References

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