A Swedish Love Story (1970)

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Original title	En kärlekshistoria
Swedish release title	En kärlekshistoria
International title	A Swedish Love Story
Distribution title	En kærlighedshistorie (Danmark) Eräs rakkaustarina (Finland) En kärlekshistoria (Norge) Una historia sueca de amor (Spanien) Historia de amor sueco (Argentina) Eine schwedische Liebesgeschichte (Västtyskland)

Director	Roy Andersson
Screenplay	Roy Andersson
Director of Photography	Jörgen Persson
Music	Björn Isfält (originalmusik)
Film Editor	Kalle Boman
Production Mixer	Owe Svensson
Line Producer	Ejnar Gunnerholm
Production Manager	Waldemar Bergendahl Rune Hjelm Kalle Boman (kreativ)
Script Supervisor	Anne von Sydow
Boom Operator	Tommy Persson
Unit Manager	Rolf Larson
Production Secretary	Karin Swanbom
Unit Publicist	Gordon Löwenadler
Still Photographer	Walter Hirsch
Camera Operator	Rolf Lindström
Gaffer	Göran Härjemo
Key Grip	Hasse Karlsson Björn Ehrnborg Åke Rylander
Color Timer	Björn Ryd Sten Lindberg
Musical Arrangement	Björn Isfält
Instrumentalist	Björn Isfält (piano, flöjt)
Propman	Lars Wallén
Costume Designer	Per Lekang
Make-up Supervisor	Elisabeth Orrheim
Wardrobe	Maj Eriksson
Sound Effects	Jörgen Hasselblad Jan-Erik Lundberg Sylvia Ingemarsdotter (as Sylvia Ingemarsson) Lars Klettner Christin Loman Anders Ingemarsson
Re-recording Mixer	Sven Fahlén Owe Svensson Lars Klettner (dialog)
Titles	Roy Andersson
Other Crew	Birger Björnell (överspelning) Håkan Strandberg (överspelning) Rune Andreasson (teknisk planering) Magnus Isaksson (teknisk planering) Lars Wicktorin (ateljékamrer) Sven Elmén (teknisk planering) Sven Fahlén (teknisk planering)
Music Mixer	Gert Palmcrantz

Ann-Sofie Kylin	Annika Hellberg, 13 år
Rolf Sohlman	Pär, 15 år
Anita Lindblom	Eva, Annikas moster
Bertil Norström	John Hellberg, Annikas far, kylskåpsförsäljare
Lennart Tellfelt	Lasse, Pärs far, bilverkstadsägare
Margreth Weivers	Elsa Hellberg, Annikas mor
Arne Andersson	Arne, bekant till Pärs familj
Maud Backéus	Gunhild, Pärs mor
Verner Edberg	Verner, Pärs farbror
Elsie Holm	gäst på kräftskivan
Tommy Nilsson	Roger Hellberg, Annikas lillebror
Gunnar Ossiander	Gunnar, Pärs farfar
Gunvor Tännérus	Gunvor, bekant till Pärs familj
Lennart Tollén	Lennart, Evas fästman
Björn Andrésen	Pärs kompis
Birger Carlsson	Birger, anställd på bilverkstan
Christer Hellquist	Pärs kompis
Roger Magnusson	Roger, anställd på bilverkstan
Jan Olsson	en kille
Nils Söderlund	Pärs kompis
Lisbeht Tammeleht	Annikas kompis, den korthåriga
Lotta Wallin	Lotta, Annikas kompis, den mörkhåriga
Helen Andersson	blockflöjtsflickan
Lennart Engquist	Lennart Engquist, talaren på mötet
Erik Hansson	en kille
Harald Jens	en kille
Ingvar Lagergren	Ingvar, anställd i bilverkstan
Dagfin Malm	sångaren på mötet
Rune Svensson
Dagmar Sverák	blockflöjtflickans mor
-	Ej krediterade:
Staffan Stenström	popsångaren
Wiveka Alexandersson	blockflöjtflickans mormor
Raymond Johansson	Landgren
Lars Wiik	Lars, bekant till Pärs familj
Sol-Britt Pilotti	sköterska
Sven Olsén	bekant till Pärs familj
Sten Bergman	popmusiker
Greg Fitzpatrick (as Göran Ahlin)	popmusiker
Björn J:son Lindh	popmusiker
Johnny Mowinckel	popmusiker
Jan Bandel	popmusiker

Production Company	AB Europa Film
Laboratory	FilmTeknik AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Studio 24 Distribution	2003
	AB Europa Film	1970
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	Studio 24 Distribution	2008
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Triart Film AB	2016

Roy Andersson’s masterly debut film depicts the love between two youths, Annika and Per, their tentativeness and strong emotions. In the background is the adult world, dull, stagnant, almost oppressive. With warmth and humour yet also criticism, Roy Andersson depicts 1960s Sweden and the disappointment over the welfare state and the hope for things new.

In A Swedish Love Story, Andersson has not yet found the tableau-style image and narrative form which today are his hallmark. The form is more traditional, but as in his later works the ambiences and emotions are of greater importance than the actual story. 

The Swedish Film Institute has digitally restored all of Roy Andersson’s feature-length films, as well as several shorts and commercials. All of them are available with English subtitles.

Censorship number	139097
Date	2003-01-14
Classification	Allowed from age 7
Original length	3266 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 576-414-517-589-507-527-136 = 3266 m. Distribuerad i 6 akter: 576-414-517-589-507-663 = 3266 m.

Censorship number	109066
Date	1970-04-15
Classification	Allowed from age 11
Original length	3265 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 575, 410, 515, 590, 510, 665.

Aspect ratio	1.66:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Magnetic stereo
Colour type	Colour
Colour system	Eastman Color
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	3265 meters
Length in minutes	120 min
Reels	6 reels
Dialogue	Swedish

				1969-06-16	1969-08-26
AB Europa Studio	Sundbyberg	Sweden
	Stockholm	Sweden
Bellevueparken	Stockholm	Sweden	(fotbollsplansscenen)

Release in Sweden	1970-04-24	Saga	Stockholm	Sweden	119 min
First showing	1970-04-24	Saga	Stockholm	Sweden	119 min
Cinematheque screening	1975-03-22			Sweden
	1978-11-12			Sweden
	1981-04-25			Sweden
	1981-04-26			Sweden
	1983-04-25			Sweden
	1983-04-26			Sweden
TV showing	1986-09-04	TV1		Sweden	112 min
Cinematheque screening	1987-06-06			Sweden
	1987-06-09			Sweden
	1988-05-27			Sweden
	1988-05-31			Sweden
	1989-04-18		Gothenburg	Sweden
	1989-05-02		Gothenburg	Sweden
	1991-04-27		Malmö	Sweden
	1991-04-29		Malmö	Sweden
	1992-10-10			Sweden
	1995-05-26			Sweden
	1995-05-30			Sweden
	1996-10-20		Gothenburg	Sweden
	1997-01-28			Sweden
	1997-01-29			Sweden
	1997-02-15		Malmö	Sweden
	1999-02-16	Draken	Gothenburg	Sweden
	2000-09-02	Spegeln	Malmö	Sweden	119 min
	2000-10-10	Draken	Gothenburg	Sweden	119 min
	2000-10-13	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden	119 min
	2000-10-19	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	119 min
Other showing	2001-12
Cinematheque screening	2001-12-03	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	119 min
	2001-12-11	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden	119 min
Festival showing	2002-01-23
Cinematheque screening	2002-11-16	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden	119 min
	2002-11-23	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	119 min
Other showing	2003-01-17			Sweden	119 min	(nypremiär)
TV showing	2006-03-11	SVT2		Sweden	112 min
Cinematheque screening	2007-02-02	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden
	2007-02-07	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden
TV showing	2007-11-17	SVT2		Sweden	112 min
DVD release	2008-04-11			Sweden
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2008-08-27					Studio 24 har gett ok till visningen.
Censurbeslut	2009-02-20
	2009-02-21					AH.
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2009-08-11					AH.
Censurbeslut	2009-09-10
	2009-09-13					AH.
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2010-05-10
	2010-05-16
Censurbeslut	2013-03
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2013-10-17
	2013-11-18
External cinema, Sweden	2014-01-26					Disk nr. 7. (även disk nr. 5 som inte fungerade).
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2014-01-31
Censurbeslut	2015-02-20
	2015-03-01
Cinematheque screening	2015-03-15	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2015-03-15
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2015-03-25
	2015-04-01
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2015-04-05
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2015-04-10
	2015-04-20
	2015-06-10
	2015-06-14
	2015-06-15
	2015-07-02
	2015-07-10
	2015-07-11
	2015-07-14
	2015-08
Cinematheque screening	2015-12-04	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2016-06-07
	2016-06-19
	2016-07
	2016-08
	2017-02-16
	2017-05-26
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2018-04-19
Censurbeslut	2018-11-09
	2018-11-17
	2018-11-27
	2018-12
	2018-12-23
	2019-02-01
	2019-02-24
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2019-05-02
	2019-05-06
	2019-05-11
External cinema, Sweden	2020-02-06
Inställd visning	2020-03-18			Denmark		Skickas vidare till DFI.
	2020-04-02			Slovenia
	2020-04-09			Denmark
	2020-05-21			Denmark
	2020-06-05			USA
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2020-09			Germany		Länk till Coproduction Office.
Censurbeslut	2020-09-02			Slovenia
	2020-09-13			Denmark
	2020-10-02			Portugal
	2020-10-17			Denmark
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2020-11-01			Germany
	2020-11-10			Switzerland
	2020-11-20			Portugal
	2020-11-23			Switzerland
	2020-11-27			Switzerland
	2020-11-29			Portugal
TV showing	2021-01-04	SVT1		Sweden
Festival showing, abroad	2022-07-30		Motovun	Croatia
TV showing	2023-03-31	SVT1		Sweden
VOD release	2023-03-31	SVT Play		Sweden		Antal dagar på SVT Play 30
Censurbeslut	2023-05-25		Copenhagen	Denmark
Festival showing, abroad	2023-08-26		Pori (Björneborg)	Finland
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2025-01-25	Bio Victor, Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden

Original title	Kungliga Bodens ingenjörskårs marsch
Composer	Viktor Widqvist	(1922)

Original title	Eko-låt
Composer	Björn Isfält	(1970)

Original title	It's a Long Way to Tipperary
Composer	Harry Williams	(1912)
	Jack Judge	(1912)
Lyrics	Harry Williams	(1912)
	Jack Judge	(1912)

Original title	On My Way
Composer	Björn Isfält	(1970)
Lyrics	Björn Isfält	(1970)

Original title	Pierina eller Blå anemonerna
Composer	Evert Taube	(1949)
Lyrics	Evert Taube	(1949)

Original title	Talk to Me
Composer	Björn Isfält	(1970)
Lyrics	Roy Andersson	(1970)
Singer	Staffan Stenström
Performed by	Atlantic Ocean

Original title	Den vackre
Composer	Björn Isfält	(1970)

Original title	Quand j'étais roi de Béotie. Ur Orphée aux enfers
Composer	Jacques Offenbach	(1858)
Lyrics	August Blanche	(svensk bearbetning 1860)
	Ludovic Halévy	(fransk text 1858)
	Ernst Wallmark	(svensk text 1860)
	Hector-Jonathan Crémieux	(fransk text 1858)
	Louise Granberg	(svensk text 1860)

Original title	Would You Like To Be
Composer	Jan Bandel	(1970)
Lyrics	Greg Fitzpatrick	(1970)
Singer	Staffan Stenström
Performed by	Atlantic Ocean

Original title	The Bertil Theme
Composer	Björn Isfält	(1970)

Original title	Oh No
Composer	Björn Isfält	(1970)
Lyrics	Roy Andersson	(1970)
Singer	Staffan Stenström
Performed by	Atlantic Ocean

Original title	Wake Up in the Morning
Composer	Björn Isfält	(1970)
Lyrics	Roy Andersson	(1970)
Singer	Staffan Stenström
Performed by	Atlantic Ocean

Original title	Raj raj
Composer	Björn Isfält	(1970)

Original title	Morgon
Composer	Ejnar Eklöf	(1917)
Lyrics	Karl Gustav Ossiannilsson

Original title	Rigoletto
Composer	Giuseppe Verdi	(1851)
Lyrics	Francesco Maria Piave	(italiensk text 1851)
	Ernst Wallmark	(svensk text 1861)

Original title	Helan går

Original title	Daisy Bell
Composer	Harry Dacre	(1892)
Lyrics	Alma Rek	(svensk text 1906)
	Harry Dacre	(engelsk text 1892)
Musical Arrangement	Sam Rydberg

Original title	Op een zeemansgraf
Composer	Johnny Hoes	(1954)
Lyrics	Johnny Hoes	(holländsk text 1954)
	Falco	(svensk text 1955)
Singer	Anita Lindblom

Original title	I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
Composer	Sammy Lerner	(1934)
Lyrics	Sammy Lerner	(1934)

Original title	Fordvalsen
Composer	Fred Winter	(1930)
	Henry Carson	(1930)
Lyrics	Nils Gustaf Granath	(1930)

Chaplin Magazine Award	Stockholm	1970		Roy Andersson
	Stockholm	1970		Kalle Boman
	Stockholm	1970		Sven Fahlén
International Inter-Church Film Center	Berlin	1970			(rekommendation)
International Writers' Guild	Berlin	1970			(bästa manus; guldplakett)
Kurt Linder Memorial Fund Grant	Stockholm	1970		Roy Andersson
Festival Award	Berlin	1970			(inofficiellt kritikerpris, t.m. 2 andra filmer)
L'Union Internationale de la Critique du Cinéma	Berlin	1970			(t.m. Le temps de mourir)
Filmbewertungsstelle (Wiesbaden)	Wiesbaden				(prädikat: wertvoll)

Minns ni? (1993)	Citation included from	A Swedish Love Story (1970)
Det naturliga ljuset (2010)		A Swedish Love Story (1970)

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Script title	A Swedish love story. Dialogue list.
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Script title	En kärlekshistoria. Svenska dialoglista.
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Black and white print	set
Colour prints	7
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Slides	set
Digital images	Yes

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