Lasse Aberg Movies
- 1992
In this Swedish comedy and satire, a gentle and shy man is fired from his job by an obnoxious yuppie. When that same yuppie challenges him to learn golf in a week's time, the beleaguered man seeks the help of a friend, who takes him to Scotland to learn the game in its spiritual homeland. Along the way, he not only picks up the basics but falls in love with the daughter of a Scottish golf pro. Meanwhile, his path crosses that of some of the snobbiest and most class-conscious individuals ever to have teed up for a round of golf. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jon Skolmen
- 1989
This musical comedy is taken from Torbjorn Egner's best-selling novel from 1955. Police Chief Bastian (Brasse Brannstrom) oversees the law and order of his town, an idyllic toyland. Aunt Sophie (Kjersti Dovidgan) is the local sourpuss who won't let her niece attend the annual festival celebration. A trio of benevolent robbers kidnap Aunt Sophie after they have tempting dreams of delicious food. The robbers are eventually rehabilitated and their pet lion finds a job in a circus. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brasse Brannstrom, Kjersti Dovigen, (more)
- 1988
This comedy is the latest in a series featuring the vacation antics of hapless Stig-Helmer (Lasse Aberg) and his pal Ole (Jon Skolen). In this installment the hapless city-dwellers go to an island resort in the north of Sweden and try tio impress the ladies by acting like latterday Viking seamen. Their mishaps are treated with affectionate humor, and there is a good deal of satire at the expense of Sweden and the Swedes. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lasse Aberg, Jon Skolmen, (more)
- 1985
The understated farce of director-writer Lasse Aberg occupies center stage in this take-off on a Swiss ski vacation, with all the usual types on and off the slopes. This time the recalcitrant hero Helmer Ohlsson (Aberg) takes a disparate group along to Verbier, Switzerland for a little skiing. Herded around by the usual dictatorial tour guide, the group still manages to encounter enough fun and games to amuse everyone, while any confrontations inevitably lead to manipulative baddies getting their dues. Even the shy, bumbling Helmer seems to come out ahead in this sequel to the highly successful Package Tour -- he actually gets the woman he wants. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lasse Aberg, Jon Skolmen, (more)
- 1983
This is a visually opulent story -- geared to a young adult level -- of King Charles the XII of Sweden and how he once tried for five years (1709-1714) to convince the Turks to help him conquer Czar Peter the Great of Russia -- and failed. According to this filmed version of history, seen through the eyes of a Swedish lieutenant, the Turks were equally willing to join with the Russians, or just send Charles back to Sweden. The line between tragedy and farce blurs as the king and his lieutenant try to find a way out of their predicament. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gösta Ekman, Jr., Lasse Aberg, (more)
- 1979
Sweden's reputation for military neutrality has been maintained by its civilian army -- an army composed largely of civilians who are required to do several weeks service in the military each year. In this comedy, these civilian-soldiers are as bewildered by military life as the military is by them. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lasse Aberg, Janne Carlsson, (more)
