A boy and his brother don't get along well. In order to let their ill mother rest, they're separated and sent each one with their relatives.
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| Anton Glanzelius | ... | Ingemar Johansson | |
| Tomas von Brömssen | ... | Gunnar, Ingemars morbror | |
| Anki Lidén | ... | Ingemars mamma (as Anki Liden) | |
| Melinda Kinnaman | ... | Saga | |
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Kicki Rundgren | ... | Ulla, Gunnars fru |
| Lennart Hjulström | ... | Konstnären | |
| Ing-Marie Carlsson | ... | Berit (as Ing-Mari Carlsson) | |
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Leif Ericson | ... | Farbror Sandberg (as Leif Ericsson) |
| Christina Carlwind | ... | Fru Sandberg | |
| Ralph Carlsson | ... | Harry | |
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Viveca Dahlén | ... | Tanten i tvättstugan |
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Arnold Alfredsson | ... | Mannes farfar (as Arnold Alfredson) |
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Fritz Elofsson | ... | Mäster på glasbruket |
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Didrik Gustafsson | ... | Farbror Arvidsson, Ullas far (as Didrik Gustavsson) |
| Jan-Philip Hollström | ... | Manne, den grönhårige pojken | |
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Ingemar lives with his brother and his terminally ill mother. He may have a rough time, but not as bad as Laika - the russian dog sent into space... He gets sent away to stay with relations for the summer. While there, he meets various strange characters, giving him experiences that will affect him for the rest of his life. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
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1 May 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$11,667, 3 May 1987Gross USA:
$8,345,266Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Ingemar: I should have told her everything. Mom loved stories like that. It's not so bad if you think about it. It could have been worse. Just think how that poor guy who got a new kidney in Boston ended up. He got his name in all the papers, but he died just the same. And what about Laika, the space dog? They put her in the Sputnik and sent her into space. They attached wires to her heart and brain to see how she felt. I don't think she felt too good. She spun around up there for five ...
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Vonnegut's favorite film, per Timequake. See more »Goofs
Gunnar is supposed to be from Småland, yet he speaks with a strong Göteborg accent. Both of these are "Geatish dialects" (Götamål) however the dialect of Göteborg differs enough from that of Småland that it is jarring to those who are familiar with Swedish dialects. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Ingemar: I should have told her everything. Mom loved stories like that. It's not so bad if you think about it. It could have been worse. Just think how that poor guy who got a new kidney in Boston ended up. He got his name in all the papers, but he died just the same. And what about Laika, the space dog? They put her in the Sputnik and sent her into space. They attached wires to her heart and brain to see how she felt. I don't think she felt too good. She spun around up there for five ...
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"MY LIFE AS A DOG" is certainly my best film. Especially when I feel somehow composed, this movie always let me notice that such an uneasiness in my heart has been washed by an extremely tender way. Instead of the eradicated dirtiness, unconsciously I get full of warm affection and mildness. About each occurrences in this movie, however, I cannot describe which scene is the most impressive, the sad, or comical, because I think there is no exactly deliberate scene but just a boy's thought and life with his mother, brother, pet dog, other relative, friends, and other villagers.
The very basic natural humanity is vividly presented through those people. For example the boy, who is the main character, is normally of sensibilities and admirable as a 12 years old child. He is sometimes mischief and shows curiosity about girls, other time weeps missing his mom and his pet dog. While the boy seems to be about to get the sadness over and be going to grow mentally as well in the village. Because the people, to say the least, love to share something amusing with others.
Therefore I say that the heartwarming wonderfulness produced by this movie lies in the whole elements. Any fragment cannot be separated even bright sun ray particle in a car, roof fixing noise, and so on. Every details have a reason for being in the movie actually, so feeling moved comes slowly and deeply, top that off, gently. To get a mild temper, this is one of superb movies. For me, this is the best.