All Things Fair (1995) Lust och fägring stor
All Things Fair (1995)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x400 | XviD @ 1355 Kbps | 124 min | 1,35 Gb
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
DVDRip | MKV | 720x400 | XviD @ 1355 Kbps | 124 min | 1,35 Gb
Audio: Svenska AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Director: Bo Widerberg
Writer: Bo Widerberg
Stars: Johan Widerberg, Marika Lagercrantz, Tomas von Brömssen
Malmö, Sweden during the Second World War. Stig is a 15 year old pupil on the verge of adulthood. Viola is 37 years old and his teacher. He is attracted by her beauty and maturity. She is drawn to him by his youth and innocence, a god-sent relief from her drunk and miserable husband. They start a passionate and forbidden relationship - but it has consequences they never could have expected.
IMDB - 6 wins + Nominated for 1 Oscar
Bo Widerberg was honored in February 1997 at the Miami Film Festival with a retrospective, and his latest (last?) film, the Oscar nominated ALL THINGS FAIR. I then saw ALL THINGS FAIR for the second time, and despite its length, enjoyed it as much or more than the first time I saw it in an arthouse theatre in Toronto. I think ALL THINGS FAIR is the great Swedish director's best, most personal film. You can't help but notice it must be autobiographical by the passion and the vivid recreation of WW II Sweden, as it was when Mr. Wideberg himself was the lead character's age. Speaking of him, the lead is the director's own 17 year old son, Johan Widerberg, who will undoubtedly carry on the family tradition in Swedish cinema history. Mr. Widerberg (Sr.) passed away last year, and among his legacy, this film stands out. It is a rare coming of age story in a setting seldom depicted on screen. Mr. Wideberg's screenplay, and direction, plus excellent performances by his son and two of Sweden's greats, Marika Lagerkrantz and Tomas van Bromssen make this a movie every European film buff should watch. Check it out.
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All Things Fair (1995) Lust och fägring stor
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