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''Elvis! Elvis!'' is a 1977 Swedish
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Kay Pollak Kay Gunnar Leopold Pollak (born 21 May 1938) is a Swedish film director. Career After a long break from film-making, he returned in 2004 with '' As It Is in Heaven'' (''Så som i himmelen''), a major box office success in Sweden. The film was no ...
. It was entered into the
10th Moscow International Film Festival The 10th Moscow International Film Festival was held 7–21 July 1977. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Hungarian film ''The Fifth Seal'' directed by Zoltán Fábri, the Spanish film '' El puente'' directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Sov ...
.


Plot

Elvis Karlsson is named after his mother's idol
Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...
. He finds it difficult to live up to her demands and has to fight to become a human being in his own right.


Cast

* Lele Dorazio as Elvis * Lena-Pia Bernhardsson as Elvis' Mamma * Fred Gunnarsson as Elvis' Father * Elisaveta as Elvis' Grandmother *
Allan Edwall Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films, such as ''Fanny and Alexander'' (1982). ...
as Elvis' Grandfather * Kent Andersson as Brovall * Victoria Grant as Anna-Rosa Pettersson *
Kim Anderzon Kerstin Kristina Birgitta "Kim" Anderzon (20 March 1943 – 24 October 2014) was a Swedish actress active in film and theatre. Early life and career At the age of sixteen, Anderzon moved to Stockholm, where she pursued an education as a cartogr ...
as Anna-Rosa's Mother *
Kjerstin Dellert Kjerstin Dellert (4 November 1925 – 5 March 2018) was a Swedish opera singer and theater manager. Life Early life Born in Stockholm, Dellert made her opera debut at Stora teatern (the old Gothenburg Opera stage) in Gothenburg in the 1950s. ...
as Anna-Rosa's Grandmother *
Svea Holst Svea Holst (20 April 1901 – 28 April 1996) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1923 and 1987. Selected filmography * '' Nothing But the Truth'' (1939) * '' Kristin Commands'' (1946) * ''Crisis'' (1946) * '' ...
as Anna-Rosa's Great Grandmother * Ingrid Boström as Teacher * Lars Edström as Kurt *
Marian Gräns Marian may refer to: People * Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name * Marian (surname), a list of people so named Places * Marian, Iran (disambiguation) * Marian, Queensland, a town in Australia * Marian, a village in toe c ...
as Sivan


References


External links

* * 1977 films 1977 drama films Swedish drama films 1970s Swedish-language films Films directed by Kay Pollak Films scored by Ralph Lundsten 1970s Swedish films {{1970s-Sweden-film-stub