Author: Linda Marric
Nominated for two Academy Awards and adapted from Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel of the same name, A Man Called Ove tells a touching story which centres around themes of love, death and the infinite wonder of the human condition. Directed by Hannes Holm who also wrote the screenplay, this brilliantly crafted Swedish black comedy depicts one of the most genuinely touching stories you will come across this year. Comparisons with last year’s other European surprise hit Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade) are understandable considering that both films feature men of a certain age dealing with existential crises, yet the similarities end here.
Fifty nine year old Ove (Rolf Lassgård) has been widowed for a year since losing his wife Sonja (Ida Engvoll) to cancer. After being made redundant from the only job he has ever had, Ove decides that life is no longer worth living without his soulmate,...
Nominated for two Academy Awards and adapted from Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel of the same name, A Man Called Ove tells a touching story which centres around themes of love, death and the infinite wonder of the human condition. Directed by Hannes Holm who also wrote the screenplay, this brilliantly crafted Swedish black comedy depicts one of the most genuinely touching stories you will come across this year. Comparisons with last year’s other European surprise hit Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade) are understandable considering that both films feature men of a certain age dealing with existential crises, yet the similarities end here.
Fifty nine year old Ove (Rolf Lassgård) has been widowed for a year since losing his wife Sonja (Ida Engvoll) to cancer. After being made redundant from the only job he has ever had, Ove decides that life is no longer worth living without his soulmate,...
- 6/29/2017
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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