A Swedish Love Story (Swedish: En kärlekshistoria, lit. 'A Love Story') is a 1970 Swedish romantic drama directed by Roy Andersson, starring Ann-Sofie Kylin and Rolf Sohlman as two teenagers falling in love. Inspired by the Czechoslovak New Wave, the film was Andersson's feature film debut and was successful in Sweden and abroad.

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A Swedish Love Story
En kärlekshistoria
Directed by	Roy Andersson
Written by	Roy Andersson
Produced by	Ejnar Gunnerholm
Starring	Ann-Sofie Kylin Rolf Sohlman
Cinematography	Jörgen Persson
Edited by	Kalle Boman
Music by	Björn Isfält Jan Bandel
Release date	24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Cast

Production and reception

Roy Andersson had just graduated from film school, having made two promising short films and a 48 minutes examination film, when he was given the opportunity to make A Swedish Love Story. The film was shot between 16 June and 26 August 1969.[1] The Time Out Film Guide 2009 says the film is "strangely touching and wonderfully strange."[2]

Awards

It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] The film was also selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 43rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4] At the 7th Guldbagge Awards the film won the award for Best Film.[5]

See also

• List of submissions to the 43rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• Official website
• A Swedish Love Story at IMDb
• A Swedish Love Story at Rotten Tomatoes
• A Swedish Love Story at the Swedish Film Institute Database
• Trailer (from Solaris Distribution)

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