Simon And The Oaks is an epic drama spanning the years 1939 to 1952, a coming-of-age story that follows a brainy Swedish boy growing up in domestic and political turmoil during World War II. It.s an engrossing film hampered by a sappy, soap-opera script which it keeps it from being as satisfying as it could be but it.s still worth seeing. Simon (Jonatan S. Wächter) lives with his working class family on the outskirts of Gothenburg but always feels out of place. He finally convinces his father to send him to a prestigious upper-class grammar school, where he meets Isak (Karl Martin Eriksson), an outcast being the son of a wealthy Jewish bookseller who has fled Nazi persecution in Germany. Simon is dazzled by the books, art and music he encounters in the home of Isak’s father Ruben (Jan Josef Leifers), which makes Simon long to know more about his own family background.
- 10/26/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Title: Simon and the Oaks Director: Lisa Ohlin Starring: Bill Skarsgard, Jan Josef Leifers, Stefan Godicke, Helen Sjoholm, Jonatan Wachter, Karl Martin Eriksson No, this is not the story of a crayon-obsessed kid and his plot to nourish and grow seedlings of Stubhub’s “Ticket Oak,” alas. A rangy coming-of-age drama based on Marianne Fredriksson’s Swedish book of the same name, “Simon and the Oaks” spans a couple decades in telling the story of an outcast adolescent of partial and secreted Jewish heritage growing up amidst the considerable political and social turmoil of World War II. Arthouse appreciation for this attractively photographed recipient of 13 Guldbagge nominations, Sweden’s Oscar equivalent, will depend on a given [ Read More ]
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- 10/12/2012
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Newbie specialty distributor The Film Arcade has acquired its second film, Lisa Ohlin’s “Simon and the Oaks.” The company picked up all U.S. rights to the Swedish drama and has an October 12 release scheduled for New York and L.A. Ambush Entertainment producers Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler launched Film Arcade with former Might Entertainment execs Andy Bohn and Jason Beck during the Sundance Film Festival in January. Along with Lionsgate, Film Arcade acquired the 2012 Sundance documentary “The Other Dream Team,” also scheduled for a fall opening. Based on the Marianne Fredriksson novel, “Oaks” tells the story of a gifted boy coming of age in Sweden during the Second World War. Bill Skarsgard, Helen Sjoholm and Jan Josef Liefers star. “Lisa Ohlin has crafted a poignant coming-of-age story about hope and survival during the darkest hours of the 20th century,” said Film Arcade execs. “We believe U.S.
- 7/10/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Cologne, Germany – The 1940s period drama Simon And The Oaks from director Lisa Ohlin has received a record 13 nominations for Sweden's Guldbagge Awards, the local equivalent of the Oscars. The coming-of-age tale, based on the bestselling novel by Marianne Fredriksson, is set in rural Sweden in the 1940s and tells the story of Simon, a bookish boy from a working class family who befriends Erik, a Jewish boy whose family fled Nazi Germany. Simon and the Oaks picked up Guldbagge noms in virtually every category, including best film, best director and best actress for Helen Sjoholm.
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- 1/4/2012
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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