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All Things Fair
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1995 Swedish film directed by Bo Widerberg
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All Things Fair is a Swedish drama and romance film directed, written, and edited by Bo Widerberg. Produced by Per Holst, the movie features Johan Widerberg, Marika Lagercrantz, Tomas von Brömssen, and Björn Kjellman in the cast. The narrative is set in Sweden during World War II. It was originally released in 1995, with additional publication dates in 1996. The film runs for approximately 125 to 130 minutes and was shot on 35 mm film.
The production involved companies including Per Holst Filmproduktion, Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Svenska Filminstitutet, and Egmont Film. It was distributed via video on demand. The film received the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8 based on 8,564 votes. The story explores themes of jealousy, alcoholism, and an older woman seducing a younger guy.
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Film · TMDB
6.4In 1943 Malmö, 15-year-old Stig is attracted to his teacher Viola, 22 years his senior, who, drawn to his youth and innocence, believes the lad is a God-sent relief from her miserable marriage to a drunken, unfaithful lout.
Cast
- Johan Widerberg as Stig
- Marika Lagercrantz as Viola
- Tomas von Brömssen as Kjell
- Karin Huldt as Lisbet
- Nina Gunke as Stig's Mother
- Kenneth Milldoff as Stig's Father
Themes
- high school
- jealousy
- world war ii
- older woman seduces younger guy
- alcoholism
- cheat on husband
- teacher
- older woman younger man relationship
- underage sex
- teachers and students
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
8,564 votes
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Rated
- Unrated
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 7 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Original language
- Swedish
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Bo Widerberg
- Screenwriter
- Bo Widerberg
- Producer
- Per Holst
- Narrative location
- Sweden
- Duration
- 130
- FilmAffinity ID
- 734553
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-09-05
- title
- La Beauté des choses
- film editor
- Bo Widerberg
- film format
- 35 mm film
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