Flickan som lekte med elden (2009)

Director:

Daniel Alfredson

Writers:

Jonas Frykberg (screenplay)
Stieg Larsson (novel)

Release Date:

18 September 2009 (Denmark)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Disguise | Kicked In The Groin | Hacker | Lesbianism | Sleeping On Couch

Cast

Noomi Rapace	...	Lisbeth Salander
Michael Nyqvist	...	Mikael Blomkvist
Lena Endre	...	Erika Berger
Sofia Ledarp	...	Malin Erikson
Peter Andersson	...	Bjurman
Georgi Staykov	...	Alexander Zalachenko
Per Oscarsson	...	Holger Palmgren
Hans Alfredson
Annika Hallin	...	Annika Giannini
Micke Spreitz	...	Ronald Niedermann
Yasmine Garbi	...	Miriam Wu
Paolo Roberto	...	Paolo Roberto
Niklas Hjulström	...	Ekström
Alexandra Eisenstein	...	Journalist
Tanja Lorentzon	...	Sonja Modig
Anders Ahlbom	...	Mental hospital doctor
Magnus Krepper
Ralph Carlsson
Sven Ahlström
Reuben Sallmander	...	Enrico
Michalis Koutsoudakis	...	Dragan Armanskij
Hans Christian Thulin	...	Dag Andersson
Jörgen Berthage	...	Policeofficer
Daniel Gustavsson	...	Police officer
Johan Kylén

Also Known As:

Pigen der legede med ilden (Denmark)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (International: English title)

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

Sweden | Denmark

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Norway:15 | Denmark:15 | Sweden:15 | Spain:13 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Götgatan, Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Company:

Nordisk Film

Trivia:

The name on Salander's apartment door, V. Kulla, is a reference to Astrid Lindgren's character Pippi Longstocking and her house Villa Villekulla.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the Doctor enter the room at the St. Stefan's psychiatry hospital where Lisbeth Salander is lying belted in a bed you can clearly see that there is no other hospital staff in the room. In Sweden you always have a keeper at you all the time you are being belted in a psychiatric hospital. This is according to the Swedish law of LPT.

Movie Connections:

References "Pippi Långstrump" (1969)

An excellent, fast-moving thriller

I've read Stieg Larsson's whole trilogy and loved it. The first movie based on the books, Men Who Hate Women (or Girl With a Dragon Tattoo), was excellent, and this one, The Girl Who Played With Fire, is even better. It's a fast-paced, tough, smart and exciting movie and its living, breathing soul is the enticing character of Lisbeth Salander, played by the amazing Noomi Rapace.

The movie picks up right where the last movie left off, so in order to understand and enjoy it fully, you either need to have read Men Who Hate Women (aka Girl With a Dragon Tattoo, aka Millennium 1)or seen the previous movie. This is one of the best thrillers I've seen in a long while, so it's definitely worth a watch. I intend to buy the DVD as well when it becomes available.

Also Michael Nyqvist, the actor who plays Mikael Blomkvist, is perfect for his part. Even though he and Lisbeth have very few scenes together, the chemistry that was created between them in the previous film has carried over beautifully into this. Do read the books and watch the movies, you won't regret it!