Simple Simon (film)
Encyclopedia
Simple Simon is a 2010 Swedish
comedy film
directed by Andreas Öhman. The film was selected as the official Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 83rd Academy Awards
. It made it to the penultimate round of nominations and competed with eight other films.
. He is fascinated by circles and has trouble with human interaction. He leaves his parents' house to live with his older brother. After his brother's girlfriend absents herself from their lives he sets out to find a new girlfriend for his brother, with somewhat amusing consequences.
Cinema of Sweden
Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Andreas Öhman. The film was selected as the official 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 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
. It made it to the penultimate round of nominations and competed with eight other films.
Plot
Simon is a teenager with Asperger syndromeAsperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
. He is fascinated by circles and has trouble with human interaction. He leaves his parents' house to live with his older brother. After his brother's girlfriend absents herself from their lives he sets out to find a new girlfriend for his brother, with somewhat amusing consequences.
Cast
- Bill SkarsgårdBill SkarsgårdBill Istvan Günther Skarsgård is a Swedish actor and son of Stellan and My Skarsgård. His brother Alexander Skarsgård is currently starring in the hit show True Blood.- Filmography:*Simon och ekarna*Kronjuvelerna...
- Simon - Martin WallströmMartin Wallström-Selected filmography:-External links:...
- Sam - Cecilia Forss - Jennifer
- Sofie Hamilton- Frida
- Susanne ThorsonSusanne Thorson-Selected filmography:-External links:...
- Jonna - Kristoffer Berglund - Peter
- Lotta Tejle - Simons mamma