Heartbreak Hotel (2006)

Elisabeth and Grudren are two Swedish divorcées, both over 40, who meet when Elisabeth parks her car on a loading zone and is ticketed by Gudrun. Depspite this shaky start, a friendship ... See full summary »

Director:

Colin Nutley

Writer:

Colin Nutley

Stars:

Helena Bergström, Maria Lundqvist, Claes Månsson

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Helena Bergström	...	Elisabeth Staf, gynecologist
Maria Lundqvist	...	Gudrun Nyman, car-park attendant
Claes Månsson	...	Åke Nyman
Johan Rabaeus	...	Henrik Ek
Jill Johnson	...	Self
Erica Braun	...	Liselotte
Marie Robertson	...	Moa
Christoffer Svensson	...	Mattias Ek
Niki Gunke Stangertz	...	Anna
Jan Waldekranz	...	Anna's father
Vas Blackwood	...	Cab Driver
Sam Smart
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Magnus Byström	...	Dansare
Andreas Grant
Jean-Luc Julien	...	(voice)

Storyline

Elisabeth and Grudren are two Swedish divorcées, both over 40, who meet when Elisabeth parks her car on a loading zone and is ticketed by Gudrun. Depspite this shaky start, a friendship grows between the two. Elizabeth, a gynecologist, is sexy and confident. She leads the shy Gudrun through the dangerous waters of single life. But as they cavort through the dance floors and bars of Stockholm's nightlife they are led to a deeper examination of the relationships with men

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Plot Keywords:

eastern europe | gynecologist | wedding | party | friendship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Ängeln i rummet
Written and Performed by Eva Dahlgren

User Reviews

Dreadful, horrid, waste of time

I've seldom seen anything as ill-directed and ill-writ as this veritable swarm of locusts. The script serves as an age-biased loaf of stale bitterness regarding ageism, to which any dodgy Benny Hill-script seems vital and fresh; the characters are archetypical in the worst sense of the word, the story never brings anything interesting or lucid to the screen, and there are more chances of you being hit by lightning while reading this than there are comedic lines found in this vapid, turgid and fake implausibility; collect a billion monkeys, tie them to typewriters and I shall pay you 1000 US Dollars if even one of them should come up with anything less comprehensible. Even the soundtrack is horrid. All in all, a waste of time that should serve to never let Colin Nutley direct again; sadly, he does just that over and over.

Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish Italian English French

Release Date:

24 March 2006 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

A Vida Começa aos 40

Filming Locations:

Hjulsta Tunnelbanestation, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,762,765

Company Credits

Production Co:

AMC Pictures, Sweetwater

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1