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Cornelis

  • 20102010
  • 1h 41m
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6.3/10
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Cornelis (2010)
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Biographical account of singer and composer Cornelis Vreeswijk including his breakthrough and his marital problems.Biographical account of singer and composer Cornelis Vreeswijk including his breakthrough and his marital problems.Biographical account of singer and composer Cornelis Vreeswijk including his breakthrough and his marital problems.
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    • Amir Chamdin
    • Antonia Pyk
  • Stars
    • Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby
    • Malin Crépin
    • Helena Af Sandeberg
    • Amir Chamdin
    • Antonia Pyk
  • Stars
    • Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby
    • Malin Crépin
    • Helena Af Sandeberg
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    • 6User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby
    Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby
    • Cornelis Vreeswijk
    Malin Crépin
    Malin Crépin
    • Ingalill Rehnberg
    Helena Af Sandeberg
    Helena Af Sandeberg
    • Bim Warne
    David Dencik
    David Dencik
    • Fred Åkerström
    Johan Glans
    Johan Glans
    • Anders Burman
    Frida Sjögren
    • Anita Strandell
    Vera Vitali
    Vera Vitali
    • Ann-Christin Wennerström
    Pernilla Andersson
    • Ann-Louise Hansson
    Frederik Nilsson
    • Warden
    Mike Granditsky
    • Club Promoter
    Axel Petersén
    Axel Petersén
    • Berit
    Ola Bergström
    • Björn J:son Lindh
    Ruben Engzell
    • Bosse Häggström
    Klas Ekman
    • Börje Ekberg
    Ahmadu Jah
    • Congas Player at Theater
    Josef Zackrisson
    • Conny Söderlund
    Kim van Kooten
    Kim van Kooten
    • Cornelis' mother
    Erik Martinsson
    • Cornelis' father
      • Amir Chamdin
      • Antonia Pyk
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    • Trivia
      The microphone used by Cornelis in the studio-scenes when recording the album "Poem, ballader och lite blues" is the actual microphone that was used in the real-life recording of the album.
    • Goofs
      Cornelis Vreeswijk was born in the Netherlands and moved to Sweden at the age of 12. Part of his character was a distinct Stockholm accent. The actor and singer Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby tried his best to imitate Cornelis Vreeswijk but his own Norwegian accent is obvious throughout the feature.
    • Connections
      Features Black Palm Trees (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      Tänk Om Jag Hade En Sabel
      Written by Cornelis Vreeswijk (as C. Vreeswijk)

      Warner / Chappell Music Scand AB

      Performed by Cornelis Vreeswijk

      Warner Music Sweden AB

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    7/10
    Cornelis, half of his life portrayed.
    Being a Dutchman with a great interest in Sweden, plus a fan of Cornelis Vreeswijk, I was really looking forward to this motion picture. Many of Cornelis' songs helped me to gradually learn the Swedish language. First off, I have to compliment the casting bureau that managed to find Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby. A Norwegian singer from a genre rather remote from the one Cornelis sang in. Yet he puts on a magnificent performance.

    The film follows the career steps of Vreeswijk in Sweden, from his breakthrough in 1964 alongside Fred Åkerström until his death in 1987. During the course of it, many of Cornelis' great songs can be heard. A sing-along for any fan. It also shows the two sides that Cornelis had in him. A great performer, fun guy to hang around with, a ladies man. But also a heavy drinker, an overly jealous husband and not the best of fathers to his son Jack. It presents you with a very honest picture of this troubadour that lived like a rock star. This pleads for the director and the script-writer.

    The only weakness of this film is that it focuses solely on Sweden. Vreeswijks Dutch heritage is almost completely neglected. The only way any viewer unfamiliar with him would guess he's Dutch is from his last name and the first 5 minutes of the film. The director does ironically point out the fact that the Swedish state never officially recognized Vreeswijk as a Swedish citizen, and therefore never even became a Swede. In fact Cornelis had a decent career here in The Netherlands as well, where quite a few people still know his Dutch repertoire. He also regularly traveled abroad to perform in The Netherlands. Obviously this part of his life poses a practical issue, with a Norwegian actor portraying him. Yet Amir Chamdin could have made at least a couple of references to the Netherlands. He chooses not to; perhaps for financial or practical reasons. Sadly it's this loose end that makes this an incomplete, yet nice film about the life of Cornelis Vreeswijk.
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      • November 12, 2010 (Sweden)
      • Sweden
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    • Filming locations
      • Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Chamdin & Stöhr Filmproduktion
      • Film i Väst
      • Sonet Film
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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