''A Swedish Love Story'' ( sv, En kärlekshistoria, lit. 'A Love Story') is a 1970 Swedish
romantic drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
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 and
Rolf Sohlman as two teenagers falling in love. Inspired by the
Czechoslovak New Wave
The Czechoslovak New Wave (also Czech New Wave) is a term used for the Czechoslovak filmmakers who started making movies in the 1960s. The directors commonly included are Miloš Forman, Věra Chytilová, Ivan Passer, Pavel Juráček, Jiří Menze ...
, the film was Andersson's feature film debut and was successful in Sweden and abroad.
Cast
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Ann-Sofie Kylin as Annika
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Rolf Sohlman as Pär
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Anita Lindblom
Anita Lindblom (14 December 1937 – 6 September 2020) was a Swedish actress and singer. She appeared in thirteen films between 1957 and 1974. Lindblom also recorded music. Her single ''Sånt är livet'' (a cover of Roy Hamilton's ''You Can Have ...
as Eva
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Bertil Norström
Per Bertil Norström (9 September 1923 – 6 September 2012) was a Swedish actor. Born in Sala, he was married to the actress Margreth Weivers from 1947 until his death.
Selected filmography
*1956 - '' The Staffan Stolle Story''
*1967 - ''I Am ...
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
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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
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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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 film won the award for
Best Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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See also
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References
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Trailer(fro
Solaris Distribution
Films directed by Roy Andersson
Films scored by Björn Isfält
Swedish teen drama films
Juvenile sexuality in films
1970s Swedish-language films
1970 films
1970s teen drama films
1970 drama films
1970 directorial debut films
1970s Swedish films
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