Helena bergström änglagård
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House of Angels – the Second Summer opened on Christmas Day 1994 and was an immediate box office success.
Colin Nutley has directed two plays at The Stockholm City Theatre – “Cabaret” (2008) and “Brief Encounter” (2012) and also directed the opening of Friends Arena, the new Swedish national football stadium, in 2012.
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As well as the very beautiful picturesque Swedish countryside.When I think about it, I didn't particularly like the film when I was younger, it was neither good nor bad, but the older I get the more I love it.
If you're going to see it, make sure to watch it in full length.
"House...." should be an enjoyable watch for more mature viewers, especially females, into foreign flicks and people watching. Under the Sun was nominated for an Academy Award (Best Foreign Language Film) and also received the Special Jury Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. BlackJack, was about love and betrayal in a small town, set against the backdrop of dance-music bands.
House of Angels opened in 1992 and is to date one of the most loved Swedish films of all time.
In 2016 Colin directed “Missing”, a 4 episode drama series for Swedish TV4/Cmore.
House of Angels, The Last Dance and Under the Sun have all been nominated by the Swedish Film Institute to represent Sweden as Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards (1993, 1994 and 1999). The Last Dance was a black comedy about a roller-coaster friendship between two big city couples, and won ”Best Actress” and ”Best Photography” awards at 1993 Swedish Film Awards.
Still, that's not what makes the film so good, but the characters are absolutely wonderful, the way the director brings out the mentality of the countryside in Sweden. Set in small town Sweden, it's about a woman who comes from the big city to claim her ancestral home, after the death of her grandfather whom she never met.
Deadline (2001) and Paradise (2003) were both based on Liza Marklund’s best-selling novels. As she pieces together information about her dead mother and grandfather provided by the townspeople, she learns more about herself. The Queen of Sheba’s pearls (2004) was an English language film set in post war England in the 1950’s.
Heartbreak Hotel opened in 2006, Angel in 2008, House of Angels – Third time lucky in 2010 and Medicin in 2014. Such is Life, a drama comedy about love, broken promises and fulfilled dreams, opened in Sweden in October 1996. A charming, warmhearted, and fun little romp which is not so much a story as it is a study of human nature, the film seems to delight in evincing the community's eccentricities as it reverberates like jiggling Jello with the disruptive influence of its latest resident.
127 minutes, I've seen that many streaming services have a shortened version, I saw one of them and they had cut out some of the best scenes, which also made the escalation in the drama feel artificial and unnatural.
jen_woodside
Quirky Swedish film is a gem
Colin Nutley's Swedish sleeper, "House of Angels", is a real gem.
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9tangfors
One of the best Swedish films in my opinion.
I think it's quite rare for filmmakers to be able to mix humor and drama, but in this one they succeed really well. The themes of forgiveness and self-knowledge are evident, but not over sentimentalized. Then came the documentary ”Where Roses Never Die”, a film about life in a small Swedish country village which was also to become the inspiration for House of Angels.
His first feature The Ninth Company was a black comedy, the story of a group of young men in military service that tries to make a smart economic killing.
The townspeople are not welcoming to this city girl. Under the Sun, a story about trust, friendship and love set in the mid-50’s, opened in 1998 and Gossip starring an ensemble cast of ten of Sweden’s top actresses, opened all over Sweden in 2000. The film was awarded ”Best Film” and ”Best Direction” at the Swedish Film Awards that year.
The small-mindedness of the Swedish townspeople is captured well by Nutley; anyone who has lived in a small community will recognize some of the characters.
This is a quirky, funny and at times poignant film, crafted by an excellent director and even better actors.