Darling (2007)

A tragic and comic tale about beautiful and self-absorbed Eva, who cheats on her boyfriend, which becomes the starting point of a slow but relentless descent down to the life of ordinary people and a surprising, but doomed friendship.

Director:

Johan Kling

Writer:

Johan Kling

Stars:

Michelle Meadows, Michael Segerström, Richard Ulfsäter

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michelle Meadows	...	Eva
Michael Segerström	...	Bernard
Richard Ulfsäter	...	Micke
Michael Lindgren	...	Nico
Marko Ivkovich	...	McDonalds chef
Erica Silfverhielm	...	Martina
Henrik Lundström	...	Mickes friend
Tanja Lorentzon	...	Maja
Robin Keller	...	Miles
Johan Hallström	...	Salesman 1
Erik Johansson	...	Salesman 2
Malin Benno	...	Evas friend 2
Lis Nilheim	...	Miles' mother
Elisabeth von Gerber	...	Margaretha
Martin Svane	...	Nicos friend

Storyline

A tragic and comic tale about beautiful and self-absorbed Eva, who cheats on her boyfriend, which becomes the starting point of a slow but relentless descent down to the life of ordinary people and a surprising, but doomed friendship.

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Plot Keywords:

infidelity | female nudity | cheating girlfriend | sex scene | eastern europe | 

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Taglines:

And you thought life was fair...

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Quotes

[Eva's first day at McDonald's]
McDonalds chef: You can start with cleaning the deep fryer. Detergents are in the gray cupboard.
Eva: Don't you have staff to take care of that?
McDonalds chef: You *are* staff..

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Connections

Features Att angöra en brygga (1965)

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Soundtracks

Destinée
Written and Performed by Romane

User Reviews

Waste of time

Poor dialogue, poor directing, poor editing and very poor acting (with one or two exceptions) summons up this film pretty much. I can only assume an actor such as Michael Segerström, one of those who actually performed some acting in this piece, wasn't very proud when he saw the final result. I really can't understand how the film managed to win Nordic Film Prize (Best Film), it scares me a lot to think of the competitors. The dialog often seemed very unnatural, but that might be the result of poor directing/poor acting. The music itself is really good, but it doesn't fit in to the film. Imagine yourself watching a film with only dialogue, and then at the same time listening to music from a totally different context. It's totally weird, and I mean weird in a bad way. This film is nothing but a waste of time.

Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

9 February 2007 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Éva drága

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$169,627

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spader Knekt

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1