En man som heter Ove
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Hannes HolmScreenplay:
Hannes HolmCinematography:
Göran HallbergComposer:
Gaute StoraasCast:
Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg, Klas Wiljergård, Chatarina Larsson, Börje Lundberg, Stefan Gödicke, Johan Widerberg (more)VOD (2)
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Meet Ove (Rolf Lassgård), an isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse - the quintessential angry old man next door. Having entirely given up on life, his days are spent in a constant monotony of enforcing housing association rules and visiting his beloved wife sonja’s grave. Ove’s somewhat contend existence is disrupted, however, with the arrival of a boisterous young family who move in next door. Heavily pregnant parvaneh (Bahar Pars) and her lively children are the complete antithesis of what ill-tempered Ove thinks he needs. Yet, from this unhappy beginning an unlikely friendship blooms and Ove’s past happiness and heartbreaks come to light. Based on the international bestselling novel by Fredrik Backman, the award-winning A Man Called Ove is a wistful, heartwarming tale of unreliable first impressions and a wonderful reminder that life is sweeter when it’s shared. (Thunderbird Releasing)
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Quite an overrated film that, although has some moral lessons, for my taste didn't quite hit the mark. The stubborn grumpy grandpa in the lead role disgusted with life and fed up with people was great and there were some funny situations, but overall my entertainment index stopped somewhere around 65%. Interesting piece of work anyway.
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With The Hundred-Year Old Man, the Swedes created a new type of comedies that mixes absurd situations with the reality of everyday lives, which is something that Scandinavian cinematography quite agrees with. A Man Called Ove has its very nice and human story speak for it, which is once sad, only to make us laugh a moment later. On top of that, the setting is very interesting and original and it gives rise to a whole series of interesting situations which may seem absurd, but which are evidently based on the life experience of every Swedish person. For instance, the Volvo vs. Saab rivalry is absolutely genius. I was laughing so hard whenever I saw the cars in the film. I felt so good watching the movie that five stars are not enough for a movie like this.
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I've been loving movies about old age and taking stock lately, and this one is just that. It’s a story of a grumpy grandpa, his life, and his love life. Maybe he's a jerk, but perhaps he has his reasons. Life is beautiful and it's only us who make it ugly. The film has a nice human message and it's not boring.
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A life retrospective of – only at a first glance – an evil and grouchy old man, A Man Called Ove both amuses with its black humor and moves the viewer, and has an intriguing narrative with characters you’re interested in getting to know. Old and young Ove are played so well that you do not believe that the actors are not playing themselves, even while being accurate to the point of caricature in portraying the main character in such a way that the whole film can revolve around his nature.
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There is a certain similarity with the equally successful Finnish film The Grump, but A Man Called Ove is probably even more memorable. The cantankerous, perpetually enraged old man Ove is certainly no prize for the neighbors; in fact, he really got on my nerves at first too. But as I got to know him during his futile attempts to take his own life, I suddenly found myself growing suspiciously attached to him. Maybe because his heart was so big. It is a beautiful story full of sharp humor and at the same time very touching. And strangely enough, these two opposing ingredients do not clash but are in complete symbiosis. As a result, it is an extremely human film that caresses the soul and leaves behind a wistful memory.
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