Here's Your Life
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Here's Your Life is a 1966 Swedish drama film
directed by Jan Troell, based on the second of Eyvind Johnson
's semi-autobiographical series of four novels Romanen om Olof, about a working-class boy growing up in northern Sweden.
in 1967 for Best Film and Best Director, as well as the Guldbagge for Best Director. It was also entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival
. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 40th Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Jan Troell, based on the second of Eyvind Johnson
Eyvind Johnson
Eyvind Johnson, was a Swedish writer and author. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson in 1974 with the citation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.Johnson was born Olof Edvin...
's semi-autobiographical series of four novels Romanen om Olof, about a working-class boy growing up in northern Sweden.
Selected cast
- Eddie Axberg - Olof Persson
- Gudrun BrostGudrun BrostGudrun Lisa Johanna Brost was a Swedish actress.-Selected filmography:* The Heavenly Play * Sawdust and Tinsel * The Seventh Seal * The Virgin Spring...
- Olof's Stepmother - Ulla AkselsonUlla AkselsonUlla Mariana Akselson, , also known as Ulla Axelsson, was a Swedish actress.-External links:*...
- Olof's Mother - Bo Wahlström - Older brother
- Rick Axberg - Second brother
- Holger LöwenadlerHolger LöwenadlerHolger Löwenadler was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1947 film A Ship to India. He appeared in the 1951 film Divorced, which was written by Bergman...
- Kristiansson - Göran LindbergGöran LindbergKarl Göran Gustav Lindberg is a Swedish convicted serial rapist and a former police chief. He is currently serving a six-year prison sentence in Saltvik Prison for numerous sex crimes.-Career in the police:...
- Olsson - Tage Sjögren - Lund
- Tage Jonsson - Linus
- Allan EdwallAllan EdwallJohan Allan Edwall was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films such as Fanny and Alexander...
- August - Anna Maria Blind - Woman in Tale
- Birger Lensander - Brickworks Intendant
- Max von SydowMax von SydowMax von Sydow is a Swedish actor. He has also held French citizenship since 2002. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more...
- Smålands-Pelle - Ulf PalmeUlf PalmeUlf Palme was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Stockholm, and died in Ingarö, Sweden.-Selected filmography:* Only a Mother * Prison * Girl with Hyacinths...
- Larsson - Jan Erik Lindqvist - Johansson
- Börje Nyberg - Intendant
- Gunnar BjörnstrandGunnar BjörnstrandGunnar Björnstrand was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. He was born in Stockholm. He appeared in over 180 films....
- Lundgren
Awards
It won the Gold and Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film FestivalChicago International Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America....
in 1967 for Best Film and Best Director, as well as the Guldbagge for Best Director. It was also entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival
17th Berlin International Film Festival
The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 23 to July 4, 1967.-Jury:* Thorold Dickinson * Rüdiger von Hirschberg* Knud Leif Thomsen* Michel Aubriant* Sashadhar Mukerjee* Aleksandar Petrović* Willard Van Dyke...
. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 40th Academy Awards
40th Academy Awards
The 40th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for 8 April 1968, the awards were postponed to two days later, 10 April 1968, because of the assassination of Dr...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.