Lisa Lindgren Movies
- 2005
A young boy's yearly routine of traveling to a Western Sweden island to spend the summer with his grandparents is suddenly shaken up when his schoolyard "blood brother" mistakes a casual comment about the trip as an open invitation to tag along in director Anders Gustafsson's playful tale of peer resentment and familial relations. Ulf looks forward to his yearly trip with the family, but this year is different. After misinterpreting a conversation about the trip with Ulf as an invitation, school chum Percy sets out with the family on their annual holiday unaware that he was never truly wanted there. Though Ulf's parents view Percy as an unsuitable friend for their son, everyone else on the island - including Ulf's curmudgeonly grandfather - seems enchanted by the amiable young charmer. When Ulf's summertime crush Pia also begins to show signs of affection for Percy, the stinging pain of childhood jealousy suddenly threatens to drive a wedge between the two young friends. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Börje Ahlstedt, Daniel Bragderyd, (more)
- 2003
A touching comedy drama addressing such issues as lost love and the pangs of regret, directors Måns Herngren and Hannes Holm's Klassfesten (released stateside as The Reunion) tells the tale of a high school reunion while observing and contrasting one's ever-changing values. As a teenager, Magnus (Björn Kjellman) nearly ran away with his first true love, Hillevi (Inday Ba). Twenty years later, he remains content with his place in the world despite his controlling wife and tedious job. When he receives notice that his high-school reunion is fast approaching, Magnus' 16-year-old son convinces him to attend the reunion on the off chance that he and Hillevi's old romance will trigger the youthful joy that seems so far removed from Magnus' life. Soon realizing that there is more to life than simple contentment, Magnus decides to take his life in a new direction. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Björn Kjellman, Inday Ba, (more)
- 2001
Babies are supposed to bring families together, but the lack of one is doing just the opposite for one hapless couple in this domestic comedy from Sweden. Johan (Jonas Karlsson) is a twenty-something with no particular ambitions in life who is living with his wife Karin (Johanna Sallsstrom) on a farm run by his father Henrik (Ralph Carlsson). Henrik wants Johan to take over the farm some day, but while he's willing to work there until something better happens along, he's not sure he wants to make it his life's work. But John's problems with Henrik are small potatoes compared to his troubles with Karin; the couple has decided they want to have a child, but Karin has been unable to conceive, and as they try one medical treatment after another in hopes of putting Karin on the nest, their marriage starts to fray at the edges. Most of the cast and production staff on Hans och Hennes also worked on the popular Swedish television series The Confession. While the film's English title is Making Babies, the film's original title literally translates as His and Hers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jonas Karlsson, Johanna Sallstrom, (more)
The second feature from Lukas Moodysson, who directed the internationally acclaimed Fucking Åmål, Tillsammans is the tale of life on a Stockholm commune in the mid-'70s. After suffering more than her share of abuse from her husband, Rolf (Michael Nyqvist), Elisabeth (Lisa Lindgren) takes her two children, Stefan (Sam Kessel) and Eva (Emma Samuelsson), to a commune run by her brother Göran (Gustav Hammarsten). Life at the commune is crowded with people with laid-back attitudes towards sex, nudity, and recreational drug use, prompting plenty of political debate. Göran's partner, Lena (Anja Lundkvist), is a particular proponent of free-spirited bed-hopping, something Göran doesn't really like but tolerates. Lena duly gets involved with the rebellious Erik (Olle Sarri) and finds fulfillment in the form of her first orgasm, something that leads her to confess to Göran that she was always faking it with him. Meanwhile, various dramas are at work amongst the other commune members, including the once-married Lasse (Ola Norell) and Anna (Jessica Liedberg) (who split up when Anna announced she was a lesbian) and Klas (Shanti Roney), whose advances to Lasse are continually rebuffed. The goings-on of the commune are observed and commented on by a pair of neighbors, Margit (Therese Brunnander) and Ragner (Claes Hartelius), whose marriage is so lackluster that Ragner masturbates compulsively. Their son, the fat and miserable Fredrik (Henrik Lundström), befriends Elisabeth's daughter, Eva, who longs to have a family again. When Rolf appears on the scene seeking reconciliation, it seems Eva may get her wish. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist, (more)
- 1982
Gail Strickland guest stars as Julia, an old friend of Alice Hyatt (Linda Lavin). Having enjoyed a degree of success as a Broadway actress, Julia is convinced that Alice's son Tommy (Philip McKeon) has a future in show biz. Alice is amused by this prospect--at least until Tommy tries to push the "future" up a few years by dropping out of school! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
In this comedy, a group of randy young interns turn City Hospital upside down with their romantic liaisons and their blunders. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael McKean, Sean Young, (more)
- 1978
The recently widowed Grandma Walton (Ellen Corby) is unexpectedly reunited with Marcus Dane (Arthur Space), who had been her sweetheart some 50 years before. Although Grandma is still loyal to Grandpa's memory, Marcus is quite a charmer, and it looks as if she might capitulate -- much to the dismay of granddaughter Elizabeth (Kami Cotler). Elswehere, Yancy Tucker (Robert Donner) makes a patriotic effort to convert moonshine liquor into automobile fuel...with plenty of the expected collateral damage. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
