Here Is Your Life (1966)

A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving from job to job and meeting a variety of individuals who gradually shape his future.

Director:

Jan Troell

Writers:

Bengt Forslund, Eyvind Johnson (novel)

Stars:

Eddie Axberg, Gudrun Brost, Ulla Akselson

6 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Axberg	...	Olof Persson
Gudrun Brost	...	Olof's Stepmother
Ulla Akselson	...	Olof's Mother
Bo Wahlström	...	Older brother
Rick Axberg	...	Second brother
Holger Löwenadler	...	Kristiansson
Göran Lindberg	...	Olsson
Tage Sjögren	...	Lund
Tage Jonsson	...	Linus
Allan Edwall	...	August
Anna Maria Blind	...	Woman in Tale
Birger Lensander	...	Brickworks Intendant
Max von Sydow	...	Smålands-Pelle
Ulf Palme	...	Larsson
Jan-Erik Lindqvist	...	Johansson

Storyline

Based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Eyvind Johnson, Here's Your Life tells the story of a working-class boy coming of age in rural Sweden during the first World War. Director Jan Troell's striking visual style is on display, as are cameos from some of Swedish cinema's biggest stars.

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Plot Keywords:

socialism | nudity | growing up | based on novel | eastern europe | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

M

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #766.

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Connections

Featured in Jan Troell on 'Here Is Your Life' (2015)

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Soundtracks

Herbstabend
Composed by Bernhard Axén

User Reviews

Swedish picaresque, in brilliant wide-screen format

A beautiful bildungsroman-- a young man goes wandering through the world, making his way as he goes and meeting vivid people. The material isn't romantic-- poverty is general, and the young man discovers his own cruelty as well as the strengths that sustain him. This film had a huge cast, and Troell's use of widescreen fills the image with detail of 19th century provincial life that authenticates the performances-- I have remembered the dirty leer of its blacksmith for thirty years. I remember watching it, wishing there were an hour more of it.

Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish German English

Release Date:

20 December 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Here's Your Life

Filming Locations:

Boden, Norrbottens län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

169 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (flashback scenes)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1