Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (2008)

Director:

Jan Troell

Writers:

Niklas Rådström (screenplay)
Jan Troell (story)

Release Date:

24 September 2008 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life.

Plot Keywords:

Camera | Working Class | 1900s | Alcoholic | Worker

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Maria Heiskanen	...	Maria Larsson
Mikael Persbrandt	...	Sigfrid Larsson
Jesper Christensen	...	Sebastian Pedersen
Callin Öhrvall	...	Maja Larsson (age 15-22)
Nellie Almgren	...	Maja Larsson (age 8-10)
Birte Heribertsson	...	Maja Larsson (narration) / Aunt Tora
Ghita Nørby	...	Miss Fagerdal
Amanda Ooms	...	Matilda
Emil Jensen	...	Englund
Claire Wikholm	...	Grandmother Karna
Ann Petrén	...	Ida
Antti Reini	...	Finnish Sea Captain
Annika Lundgren	...	Miss Öst
Maria Lundqvist	...	Miss Petrén
Hans Henrik Clemensen	...	Mr. Fagerdal

Also Known As:

Everlasting Moments (Canada: English title) (festival title) (UK) (USA)
Die ewigen Augenblicke der Maria Larsson (Germany)
Ikuistetut hetket (Finland)
Maria Larsson's Everlasting Moment (International: English title)
Maria Larssons evige øjeblik (Denmark)
Maria Larssons evige øyeblikk (Norway)

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

Sweden | Denmark | Norway | Finland | Germany

Language:

Swedish | Finnish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:11 | Finland:K-11 | USA:Unrated | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Luleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden

Company:

Blind Spot Pictures Oy

Trivia:

Sweden's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009).

Movie Connections:

Features Easy Street (1917)

Soundtrack:

After the Ball

Emotionally enthralling--beautiful.

An exceptional story about a woman learning to be an artist in a restrictive time and place. The story, images, and acting are magnificent. Please take time to see this reflectively. The characters are strong and three-dimensional. The choices they make in the early part of the 20th Century probably aren't ones we ourselves might choose. It is a movie which shows subtlety and nuances. My friends and I loved this film for the strength of the woman, her yearning for self-expression, her ability to have artistic vision in an era where there was no encouragement,the delicate balance of the relationships and limitation of choices--given the hard realities of money and social constraints. You will find it moving.