The Swedish Theory of Love (2015)

Internationally Sweden is seen as a perfect society, a role model and a symbol of the highest achievements of human progress. The Swedish Theory of Love digs into the true nature of Swedish... See full summary »

Director:

Erik Gandini

Writer:

Erik Gandini

Stars:

Erik Gandini, Lars Trägårdh, Marie Helena Fjällås

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Erik Gandini	...	Narrator (voice)
Lars Trägårdh	...	Himself, professor
Marie Helena Fjällås	...	Herself, single parent
Marta Corradi	...	Herself
Oscar Rosberg	...	Himself
Goran Asaad	...	Himself
Maflih Bylund	...	Himself
Mikael Grip	...	Himself
Andreas Åberg	...	Himself
Peter Nitschke	...	Himself
Marcus Hune	...	Himself
Ole Schou	...	Himself, founder of the world's biggest sperm bank Cryos
Anni Stavling	...	Herself
Luis Fierro	...	Himself
Brygida Ohlsson	...	Herself

Storyline

Internationally Sweden is seen as a perfect society, a role model and a symbol of the highest achievements of human progress. The Swedish Theory of Love digs into the true nature of Swedish life style, explores the existential black holes of a society that has created the most autonomous people in the world.

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Plot Keywords:

sweden | social documentary | social issues | loneliness | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Fasad Page about The Swedish Theory of Love

Country:

Sweden

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 January 2016 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

La teoria svedese dell'amore

Filming Locations:

Sweden

Box Office

Budget:

€890,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fasad, Indie Film as

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

An interesting take on a big issue, but in the incoherent

While, I can truly relate to a lot of the issues talked about in the film, the film is incoherent. For being a documentary exploring such a broad subject, it really doesn't go into depth with anything. It is basically, in the end, a variety of interviews and views of people and their lives in Sweden. It really does nothing than just paint a picture of Swedish culture as gray, without ever talking about why the director finds the culture gray. It is however really touching at times and the production is breathtaking occasionally. This is just a beautiful mess of a documentary, but a mess nonetheless. One of the least informative documentaries I've seen.