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The Swedish Theory of Love

  • 20152015
  • 1h 30m
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6.6/10
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The Swedish Theory of Love (2015)
Documentary
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 ... Read allInternationally 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 au... Read allInternationally 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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.6K
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POPULARITY
48,241
11,629
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    • Director
      • Erik Gandini
    • Writer
      • Erik Gandini
    • Stars
      • Erik Gandini(voice)
      • Lars Trägårdh
      • Marie Helena Fjällås
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    • Director
      • Erik Gandini
    • Writer
      • Erik Gandini
    • Stars
      • Erik Gandini(voice)
      • Lars Trägårdh
      • Marie Helena Fjällås
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    • 8User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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      • 5 nominations

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    Erik Gandini
    Erik Gandini
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    Lars Trägårdh
    • Self - professor
    Marie Helena Fjällås
    • Self - single parent
    Marta Corradi
    • Self
    Oscar Rosberg
    • Self
    Goran Asaad
    • Self
    Maflih Bylund
    • Self
    Mikael Grip
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    Andreas Åberg
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    Peter Nitschke
    • Self
    Marcus Hune
    • Self
    Ole Schou
    • Self - founder of the world's biggest sperm bank Cryos
    Anni Stavling
    • Self
    Luis Fierro
    • Self
    Brygida Ohlsson
    • Self
    Irina Filatova
    • Self
    Igor Usov
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    A peek into the 'real' Sweden
    Let me say this first: I'm not a big fan of documentaries, because I watch movies to be immersed in a different world, away from 'real life'. In general fiction and romanticized movies only appear to do the trick for me.

    Having said this, I find it quite intriguing that some reviewers have issues with this documentary's depth and (lack of) opinion. Why a documentary should have this eludes me. Wikipedia has a rather simple description of a documentary: "a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record".

    That is what this documentary does do, without an enormous pain of an opinion. To me it tells a story about a highly sophisticated society which has issues most people don't know about and most Swedes don't care much about. Maybe it's just me - that I didn't know this yet - but I thought it quite educational. I live in a country that also prides itself for it's high level of individualism (Holland), but I think the Swedes gave that a whole new dimension, with a downside called isolation. One idea that particularly stuck with me is that (a high level of) certainty leads to boredom. The apparent emptiness in many shots showed this rather subtly and in general I thought the music nicely added to some of the statements made.

    All in all, it may not be the best documentary made, but it is a peek into the real Sweden, which mostly gets overlooked. As another reviewer said, I think it would be wise to first watch this movie before deciding to move to the promised land, called Sweden.
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    • Release date
      • January 8, 2016 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Official site
      • Fasad Page about The Swedish Theory of Love
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La teoría sueca del amor. El secreto de la felicidad
    • Filming locations
      • Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Fasad
      • Indie Film as
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      • €890,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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