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My Life as a Dog

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Original title

Mitt liv som hund (My Life as a Dog)

Year

1985

Running time

101 min.

Country

Sweden

Director

Lasse Hallström

Screenwriter

Lasse Hallström. Autobiography: Reidar Jonsson

Cast

Music

Björn Isfält

Cinematography

Jörgen Persson

Producer

Svensk Filmindustri (SF), Film-Teknik

Genre

Drama | Childhood. Based on a true story

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Ingemar (Anton Glanzlius) has a life far too complex for a kid his age. His beloved mother (Anki Liden), once soft and loving, is now an angry invalid. His older brother (Manfred Serner) torments him daily. But there must be worse things in life, and Ingemar does not hesitate to obsess over them: people meeting freak accidents, for one, and Laika, the doomed Soviet space dog, for another. There is also his own pet dog, whose fate, it turns out, is as uncertain as Ingemar's. But when Ingemar is sent away for the summer to stay with his lighthearted Uncle Gunnar (Tomas von Bromssen) and Aunt Ulla (Kicki Rundgren), his world begins to open in a way he could never have imagined. In their little village, Ingemar meets a menage of eccentric, good-hearted people and their interactions with him give him the strength he'll need when things at home get even worse.

Rankings Position

#32 Best Swedish Movies
#73 Best Nordic Countries Films
#115 Best Movies Based on a True Story

Awards: 1987: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Director and Adapted Screenplay

1987: Golden Globes: Best Foreign Language Film

1987: BAFTA: Nominated Best Foreign Language Film

1987: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Foreign Language Film

1987: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

1987: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Foreign Language Film

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37 My Favorite Swedish Movies (11)

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