A Man Called Ove
aka En man som heter Ove
First screened in February 2017
Director: Hannes Holm. Cast: Rolf Lassgärd, Filip Berg, Bahar Pars, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg, Klas Wiljergärd, Börje Lundberg, Stefan Gödicke, Johan Widerberg, Anna-Lena Brundin, Viktor Baagøe, Nelly Jamarani, Zozan Akgün, Maja Rung, Simeon Da Costa Maya. Screenplay: Hannes Holm (based on the novel by Fredrik Backman).

 Twitter Capsule: Imagine if Amßlie were about a Swedish grump instead of a French gamine and its style were more subdued. Mediocre.

VOR: ①  People I know love the novel and champion it over the film. The movie felt glib in a way that's both cynical and mawkish, and I forgot it fast.


Photo © 2015 Tre Vänner Produktion AB/Film i Väst/Nordisk Film/
Fantefilm/Nordsvensk Filmunderhallning/SVT, © 2016 Music Box Films

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C

Academy Award Nominations:
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Makeup: Eva Von Bahr and Love Larson

Other Awards:
European Film Awards: Best European Comedy
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