''A Swedish Love Story'' ( sv, En kärlekshistoria, lit. 'A Love Story') is a 1970 Swedish

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drama directed by

Roy Andersson Roy Arne Lennart Andersson (born 31 March 1943) is a Swedish film director, best known for ''A Swedish Love Story'' (1970), '' About Endlessness'' (2019) and his "Living trilogy," which includes '' Songs from the Second Floor'' (2000), '' You, ...

, starring

Ann-Sofie Kylin Ann-Sofie Kylin (born 14 November 1955) is a Swedish actress. She starred in the 1970 film ''A Swedish Love Story''. Selected filmography * ''A Swedish Love Story ''A Swedish Love Story'' ( sv, En kärlekshistoria, lit. 'A Love Story') is a ...

and

Rolf Sohlman Rolf Sohlman (born 12 March 1954) is a Swedish actor and film director. He starred in the 1970 film ''A Swedish Love Story''. Selected filmography * ''A Swedish Love Story ''A Swedish Love Story'' ( sv, En kärlekshistoria, lit. 'A Love Sto ...

as two teenagers falling in love. Inspired by the Czechoslovak New Wave, the film was Andersson's feature film debut and was successful in Sweden and abroad.

Cast

as Annika *

as Pär * Anita Lindblom as Eva * Bertil Norström as John Hellberg * Lennart Tellfelt as Lasse * Margreth Weivers as Elsa * Arne Andersson as Arne * Maud Backéus as Gunhild * Verner Edberg as Verner * Elsie Holm as Guest at Crayfish Party * Tommy Nilsson - Roger * Gunnar Ossiander as Pär's Grandfather * Gunvor Ternéus as Guest at Crayfish Party * Lennart Tollén as Lennart *

Björn Andrésen Björn Johan Andrésen (born 26 January 1955) is a Swedish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the 14-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's 1971 film adaptation of the 1912 Thomas Mann novella ''Death in Venice''. He also played a ...

as Pär's Buddy

Production and reception

Roy Andersson had just graduated from film school, having made two promising short films and a 48 minutes examination film, when he was given the opportunity to make ''A Swedish Love Story''. The film was shot between 16 June and 26 August 1969. The ''Time Out Film Guide 2009'' says the film is "strangely touching and wonderfully strange."

Awards

It was entered into the

20th Berlin International Film Festival The 20th annual Berlin International Film Festival was supposed to be held from 26 June to 7 July 1970. The festival opened with ''Klann – grand guignol'' by Patrick Ledoux. However, on 5 July the competition was cancelled and no major prizes ...

. The film was also selected as the Swedish entry for the

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at the 43rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences At the

7th Guldbagge Awards The 7th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1969 and 1970, and took place on 26 October 1970. ''A Swedish Love Story'' and ''Mistreatment'' were presented with the award for Best ...

the film won the award for Best Film.

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Cast

Production and reception

Awards

See also

References

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