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Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
A Swedish Love Story (1970)
Sweden |
1970 |
115 min.
Two idealistic teenagers fall in love for the first time in this romantic drama. They try to remain hopeful in a cynical world of adults that discourage them. Their parents are weary from life's constant problems and fail to take the young couple seriously when they speak of love and hope for the future…
| Country | Sweden |
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| Year | 1970 |
| Duration | 115 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Roy Andersson |
| Screenplay | Roy Andersson |
| Director of Photography | Jörgen Persson |
| Music | Björn Isfält |
| Edited by | Kalle Boman |
| Contact | The Swedish Film Institute |
Biography
A director and screenwriter, he graduated from the Swedish Film Institute and debuted with the feature film A Swedish Love Story (En kärlekshistoria, 1970). After a number of short works and commercials, he gained attention for his award-winning films Songs from the Second Floor (Sånger från andra våningen, 2000) and You, the Living (Du levande, 2006).