Tomten är far till alla barnen (1999)

Director:

Kjell Sundvall

Writers:

Eva Callenbo (contributing writer)
Harald Hamrell (contributing writer)

Release Date:

26 November 1999 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

In what has to be one of the worst ideas in Christmas party planning history, Swedish house wife Sara...

Plot Keywords:

Vasectomy | Christmas | Ex Husband | Marriage | Teenager

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Katarina Ewerlöf	...	Sara
Peter Haber	...	Janne
Jessica Zandén	...	Rita
Leif Andrée	...	Åke
Nina Gunke	...	Eva
Dan Ekborg	...	Gunnar
Lena B. Eriksson	...	Anne
Anders Ekborg	...	Tomas
Inga Ålenius	...	Signe
Carl Kjellgren	...	Erik
Helena af Sandeberg	...	Marika
Alexandra Dahlström	...	Jeanette
Stina Rautelin	...	Helena
Suzanne Reuter	...	Carina
Per Burell	...	Mats

Also Known As:

In Bed with Santa (Canada: English title)

Runtime:

Hong Kong:98 min | Sweden:95 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:11

Company:

BV-film AS

Quotes:

Janne: Die, santa bastard, die!

Movie Connections:

References Det sjunde inseglet (1957)

Funny

This is a comedy about a woman inviting all her 4 ex-husbands and their new wives to her Christmas Party. During the party she announced that she was pregnant, but her current husband was sterilised! The husband therefore had to search for the man who impregated his wife.

This film was very funny. The entire hall of viewers kept on laughing, because the film had so many unexpected twists. The good thing about this comedy was that it is very different from the American comedies, which constantly featured people slipped and fell to the ground. The Americans think that falling to the ground is funny, but the Europeans do not think so. Instead the funny scenes here were more sophisticated, more subtled and not vulgar.

Another great aspect of this film was that the actors were very good. The main actress was particularly good because she could show such a variety of emotions according to the mood of the scene. Her acting was not exaggerated, but a normal every day display of emotions. This made her just like an ordinary woman, who could be someone you know. This brought her closer to the viewers.

The main location of the film was in her house. It was a normal house, not lavish, not big. It had a very warm feel, making the film very warm. The viewers could easily relate to this family as a normal family.

Another good point about this film as that the theme of Christmas was not forgotten. Throughout the whole film the Christmas party was going on all the time, with food, drinks and children singing. The festive atmosphere added to the warm feel of the film.

I definitely recommend people to watch this film. It is so funny and entertaining!