Pensionat Oskar (1995)

Director:

Susanne Bier

Writer:

Jonas Gardell

Release Date:

3 March 1995 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Kärlek och magi. Frihet och vansinne.

Plot:

The Runeberg family is an ordinary middle class family, with a house in a suburb, a car and three children...

Plot Keywords:

Suburb | Extramarital Affair | Condom | Midlife Crisis | Shrimp

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Loa Falkman	...	Rune Runeberg
Stina Ekblad	...	Gunnel Runeberg
Simon Norrthon	...	Petrus
Philip Zandén	...	superintendent
Sif Ruud	...	Evelyn
Ghita Nørby	...	Hjördis
Ingvar Hirdwall	...	strange man
Ulla Skoog	...	beach tennis woman
Per Sandberg	...	beach tennis man
Anna-Lena Hemström	...	Mona
Claire Wikholm	...	Britt Dagerman
Per Eggers	...	Bertil Dagerman
Jakob Eklund	...	Harry
Bengt Blomgren	...	Runeberg's boss
Kalle Eriksson	...	Viktor Runeberg
Maria Simonsson	...	Lotta Runeberg
Linus Gardell	...	Kalle Runeberg
Jesper Salén	...	Boy with glasses

Directed by
Susanne Bier

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jonas Gardell

Produced by
Stefan Baron	....	producer

Original Music by
Johan Söderqvist

Cinematography by
Kjell Lagerroos

Film Editing by
Pernille Bech Christensen

Casting by
Maria Kiisk

Production Design by
Eva Norén

Costume Design by
Anne-Mai Mihkelson

Makeup Department
Britt Falkemo	....	makeup artist
Eva Rizell	....	special makeup

Production Management
Dag Strömqvist	....	production manager
Eva Svenstedt Ward	....	production manager (as Eva Svenstedt)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tobias Falk	....	assistant director

Art Department
Krister Bodemark	....	carpenter
Magnus Gavelfält	....	carpenter
Irene Geoghegan	....	painter
Gunilla Jensen	....	artistic advisor
Peter Magnusson	....	painter
Franco Paglialunga	....	assistant production designer
Rasmus Rasmusson	....	set dresser
Anneli Scheutz	....	assistant production designer
Barbro Selander	....	set dresser
Karin Sheppard	....	assistant set dresser
Karin Tideström	....	props
Folcke Widén	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Kristian Eidnes Andersen	....	sound recordist
Lennart Gentzel	....	sound
Peter Hennix	....	sound
Kjell Jacobsson	....	sound
Anne Jensen	....	assistant sound recordist
Börje Johansson	....	sound
Hans Møller	....	sound designer
Eddie Simonsen	....	assistant sound recordist

Special Effects by
Lars Höglund	....	rain
Nicke Niklasson	....	rain

Visual Effects by
Josef Norén	....	models

Camera and Electrical Department
Mats Bäcker	....	still photographer
Rickard Degerman	....	electrician
Anders Engström	....	electrician
Mattias Högberg	....	first assistant camera
Karl-Erik Jonsson	....	grip
Thomas Järn	....	grip
Boel Jönsson	....	second assistant camera
Lars Karlsson	....	first assistant camera (as Lasse Karlsson)
Alex Lindén	....	second assistant camera
Morten Nybø	....	electrician
Jens Schlosser	....	first assistant camera
Lars Stålberg	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte Axenström	....	assistant costume designer
Annika Gaimer	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Robert Liljeroth	....	synchronization
Sophie Ljungblom	....	assistant editor
Peter Retzlaff	....	color consultant
Jörgen Wiman	....	negative editor

Music Department
Per Westerlund	....	score mixer

Other crew
Stefan Baron	....	project manager
Suzanne Bergmark	....	mask
Linn Bergstrand	....	project secretary
Helena Eistrand	....	assistant location manager
Ninnie Fjelkegård	....	continuity clerk
Ulla Gabrielsson	....	production assistant
Sanna Göthman	....	production assistant
Olav Holten	....	magic consultant
Tove Jystrup	....	adaption coordinator
Maria Kiisk	....	continuity clerk
Gay Lundin	....	fire swallower
Mikael Marcimain	....	teacher
Mats Schmidt	....	assistant location manager
Catherine Ström	....	mask
Dag Strömqvist	....	location manager
Eva Svendenius	....	marketing
Karin Tengby	....	publicist
Luise Thiele	....	production assistant
Jan Erik Westman	....	marketing
Annika Östberg	....	animal wrangler

Production Companies

• Danmarks Radio (DR)
• Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond
• SVT Drama
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
• Trust Film Svenska

Distributors

• Walhalla (1999) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Alpha Filmes (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Other Companies

• Optical Vision  titles

Also Known As:

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Sweden | Denmark

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Burgsvik, Gotlands län, Sweden

Company:

Danmarks Radio (DR)

Soundtrack:

VAD JAG SÖKTE, VAD JAG FANN

Shallow failure

Pretty banal film that makes you wonder why and for whom it was made. Acting, script and direction is not very good (to put it mildly) - it wants to be "cosy" and "cute" but fails. At best, trivial. At worst, extremely shallow and empty.