The Tattooed Widow (TV 1998)
"Den tatuerade änkan" (original title)

Ester is the perfect grandmother everyone expects her to be. But she unexpectedly inherits an old aunt and gets a big apartment and a lot of money. She decides to leave her husband, ... See full summary »

Director:

Lars Molin

Writer:

Lars Molin

Stars:

Mona Malm, Gösta Bredefeldt, Göran Forsmark

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mona Malm	...	Ester Hershagen
Gösta Bredefeldt	...	Allan Hershagen
Göran Forsmark	...	Joakim Hershagen
Pia Johansson	...	Anette Hershagen
Maria Kulle	...	Lillemor Hershagen
Per Graffman	...	Jörgen Ramberg
Erland Josephson	...	Per Gunnarsson, Ester's lawyer
Sven Wollter	...	Erik Sandström
Ingvar Hirdwall	...	Egon Andersson
Jan Malmsjö	...	Leon Mark
Niklas Falk	...	Cederberg
Håkan Fohlin	...	Eklöf, vicar
Gunilla Nyroos	...	Red Cross-sister
Viktor Friberg	...	Maitre d'
Lakke Magnusson	...	Doctor

Storyline

Ester is the perfect grandmother everyone expects her to be. But she unexpectedly inherits an old aunt and gets a big apartment and a lot of money. She decides to leave her husband, children and grandchildren to start her life over. Before long, she has four men who court her and she feels young once again.

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Plot Keywords:

sexual awakening | old woman | widower | dating | funeral | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden Norway Denmark

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

11 March 1998 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

The Tattooed Widow

Company Credits

Production Co:

Danmarks Radio (DR), Nordiska TV-Samarbetsfonden, Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs Der 90. Geburtstag oder Dinner for One (1963)

User Reviews

Fun & unusual

I wasn't really familiar with Lars Molin when I watched this movie. That is not a problem. Molin's movie is a very entertaining, a bit twisted little film about a 60-ish woman who suddenly seizes the opportunity to spend her life as she wants to. She moves away from her husband, a self-pitying drunk, and she has affairs with several men. But most of all, this is a film about unusual people, some of which have lost all hope in life, others who have just found their path. Stylistically, this is an interesting experience, too. There are a lot of sweet images of Swedish nature, and as if this is not enough Molin adds a layer of slightly sentimental music. If that was what the entire movie is all about, it would have ended up being an annoyingly romantic, rosy affair. But after these nature-celebratory images we are served scenes that display human relations in a very raw, unsentimental manner. "You are a f**** pompous head of s**t. I loved you as soon as I laid my eyes on you." is one memorable quote that rubs up against what would otherwise easily have become too sweet, too sentimental.