Welcome To Verona ( Wellkåmm to Verona ) ( Velkam To Verona )

Welcome To Verona (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Wellkåmm to Verona
Alternate Title: Velkam To Verona
Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Suzanne Osten

Written By:
Suzanne Osten
Erik Uddenberg

Actors:
Jan Malmsjö ..... Walter
Ghita Nørby ..... Virginia
Danilo Bejarano ..... Ahmed
Gösta Bredefeldt ..... Viktor
Malin Cederblad ..... Lotta
Malin Ek ..... Birgit
Niklas Ek ..... Tord
Anne-Lise Gabold ..... Helena
Pjotr Giro ..... Zoran
Inger Heyman ..... Joseph
Erland Josephson ..... Taxi driver
Lars Lind ..... Miguel
Yvonne Lombard ..... Lennart
Renato Benavides Lostaunau ..... Åsa
Simon Norrthon ..... Carlo
Victoria Olmarker ..... Ikea Lady
César Saracho ..... Man on Piano
Nisti Stërk ..... Priest
André Sulocki ..... Gudrun
Graham Tainton

Synopsis:

The spirit of Ingmar Bergman unavoidably looms over Suzanne Osten's 'Wellkamm to Verona,' which not only stars a trio of well-known Bergman actors but also was shot on Gotland, an island just south of the veteran helmer's retreat, Faro. That aside, pic is a surprisingly funny and at times melancholy story about an odd retirement home for the elderly. Domestic box office looks to be fair for what is basically a specialist item; abroad, its future lies in fests and select arthouses.

Walter (Jan Malmsjo, who played the bishop in 'Fanny & Alexander') is picked up by police trying to get into Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theater (another nod to Bergman). The confused old man, who was once a successful legit director, is driven to a retirement home, Verona, out in the country. Among the manse's young staff are Lennart (Simon Norrthon) and Asa (Victoria Olmarker), who has theatrical ambitions. Another newcomer to the home is stage diva Virginia (Danish vet Ghita Norby, one of the leads in Bergman-scripted 'The Best Intentions'). Walter immediately falls in love with her, but his unsubtle passes are shunned. Then, Asa has a suggestion: If Walter stages a performance of 'Romeo & Juliet' at the retirement home, and Virginia can be persuaded to play Juliet, Walter will have a better chance of making her receptive to his charm. Helmer Osten's career has had its ups and downs, with 'The Mozart Brothers' and 'The Guardian Angel' among the more successful. 'Wellkamm to Verona' is her best movie since the early '90s, with its feeling of improvisation and joy in the process of filmmaking, though it's unpredictability makes it occasionally confusing. Pic belongs to the actors. It's a real joy to see Malmsjo, Norby and Josephson play characters at least their own age (or even slightly older). And it's an equal joy to watch a film about septuagenarians falling in love and wanting to have sex.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 20 April, 2007.

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