Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (2008)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

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 | Alcoholic | 1900s | Male Female Friendship

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations

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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:

Denmark | Finland | Norway | Sweden | 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

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:

Internationalen

Oldtimer about old times

Jan Troell is the nestor in Swedish movies. He's got more than 40 years of experience. And you're aware of it here. Not a second too much in any scene. A total concentration in every millimeter.

It all takes place in Malmö, a city in southern Sweden, in the beginning of the 20th century. A worker with drinking and infidelity problems is married to this woman and they have plenty of children. It's a life of misery, but suddenly a new world opens to the woman. The world of photography. Another way of viewing.

After that nothing can really harm her. Not even the violence from her husband. Every detail is there it should be in this movie. Every button is at the right place in every suit, and it's also obvious for the audience what the director means by it.

To be shown at any film rookie school.