As It Is in Heaven (2004)

A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.

Director:

Kay Pollak

Writers:

Anders Nyberg, Ola Olsson

Stars:

Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Helen Sjöholm

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Nyqvist	...	Daniel Daréus
Frida Hallgren	...	Lena
Helen Sjöholm	...	Gabriella
Lennart Jähkel	...	Arne
Ingela Olsson	...	Inger
Niklas Falk	...	Stig
Per Morberg	...	Conny
Ylva Lööf	...	Siv
André Sjöberg	...	Tore
Mikael Rahm	...	Holmfrid
Barbro Kollberg	...	Olga
Axelle Axell	...	Florence
Lasse Pettersson	...	Erik (as Lasse Petterson)
Ulla-Britt Norrman-Olsson	...	Amanda (as Ulla-Britt Norrman)
Nils-Anders Vallgårda	...	Gordon, Gabriella's Son

Storyline

A successful international conductor (Michael Nyqvist) suddenly interrupts his career and returns to his childhood village in Sweden. He is asked to listen to the church choir and from that moment nothing in the village is the same again. The choir grows, and the conductor makes both friends and enemies and finds love.

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Plot Keywords:

choir | conductor | heart attack | hometown | concert | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes, inspiration is where you least expect it . . .

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

In spite of being the most beloved Swedish film for several years it did not receive a single Golden Beetle, the most prestigious Swedish film award.

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Goofs

When Arne announces that the choir will be going to Austria, he says that they will travel to Mozart's home town. This would either be Salzburg (where Mozart was born) or Vienna (where he spent much of his life). However, the town seen in the film is actually Innsbruck.

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Quotes

Inger: God doesn't forgive because He has never condemned.

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Connections

Referenced in Molanders: Den nya sponsorn (2013)

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Soundtracks

Symphoni No. 2
Written by Anton Bruckner
Performed by the Tiroler Symphonieorchester
Conducted by Georg Schmöhe

User Reviews

I am proud!

I walked out of from this wonderful movie and felt really happy over the fact that a Swedish movie could be so fantastic!

Kay Pollack has found the Swedish spirit and the double standards of the Swedish Church's morality. You should not be happy- you shall only carry the shame of the sin. Just sit in the church and feel how the shame destroy you..

If you as I have grown up in a small village as Daniel, you recognize all the characters. The evil, the joy, the envy and the social network, the dreams...

The main actors were all very excellent in their performances. Maybe they got a bit theatrical in their monologues, but they are to be forgiven for that because they are some of Swedens best theatre actors. But I must say that I think the hole cast did a splendid job!

Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish English Italian

Release Date:

3 September 2004 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

As It Is in Heaven

Filming Locations:

Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Box Office

Budget:

SEK25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,402, 4 May 2008

Gross USA:

$10,236

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,328,469

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sonet Film AB, GF Studios AB, Lefwander Kapitalförvaltning AB

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1