Everlasting Moments ( Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick ) ( Die ewigen Augenblicke der Maria Larsson )

Everlasting Moments (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
Alternate Title: Die ewigen Augenblicke der Maria Larsson
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Behind the scenes
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Norway ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Jan Troell

Written By:
Niklas Rådström
Jan Troell

Actors:
Maria Heiskanen ..... Maria Larsson
Mikael Persbrandt ..... Sigfrid Larsson
Jesper Christensen ..... Sebastian Pedersen
Callin Öhrvall ..... Maja Larsson (age 15-22)
Nellie Almgren ..... Maja Larsson (age 8-10)
Birte Heribertsson ..... Maja Larsson (narration) / Aunt Tora
Ghita Nørby ..... Miss Fagerdal
Amanda Ooms ..... Matilda
Emil Jensen ..... Englund
Claire Wikholm ..... Grandmother Karna
Ann Petrén ..... Ida
Antti Reini ..... Finnish Sea Captain
Annika Lundgren ..... Miss Öst
Maria Lundqvist ..... Miss Petrén
Hans Henrik Clemensen ..... Mr. Fagerdal

Synopsis:

In a series of remarkable events inspired by a true story, Maria Heiskanen stars as Maria Larsson, a Finnish mother and housewife who devotes all of her attention, care, and consideration to the well-being of her family -- but, like many homemakers, does so at the expense of her own identity and self-awareness. Not that her dockworker husband, Sigge (Mikael Persbrandt), particularly deserves such consideration; a brutish, alcoholic lout, his evenings consist of making life hell for Maria and their daughter with tyrannical, abusive behaviour. Then, as the dockworkers go on strike and the family's economic situation plummets, a ray of hope appears, in the form of a Contessa camera won in a local lottery. Unsurprisingly, Maria at first attempts to pawn it to reel in extra monies, but store owner Sebastian Pedersen convinces her otherwise; he teaches her how to use it, and she begins taking gorgeous, haunting photographs with the unaffected, instinctive perceptions of a young child. As the woman's self-discovery builds and her identity takes on form and definition, Sebastian unofficially takes her on as a protégée and quietly witnesses romantic feelings for her building inside of him. Meanwhile, Sigge's life falls to pieces when the authorities connect him with the catastrophic explosion of a British vessel. Maria's daughter, Maja (Callin Ohrvall), narrates.

Swedish period drama directed by Jan Troell. Married at a young age to the boorish Sigfrid (Mikael Persbrandt) in the southern Swedish city of Malmo in the early 1900s, Maria (Maria Heiskanen) faces a bleak future as a housewife, mother and domestic drudge. After winning a camera in a lottery, she strikes up a friendship with Mr Petersson (Jesper Christensen), owner of the local photography shop, and begins taking her own photographs - a process that affords her a whole new way of seeing and experiencing the world.

Based on the real-life story of director Jan Troell's wife's grandmother, Everlasting Moments takes us through the life of Maria Larsson, a laboured mother of a large family in the early days of the 20th century who finds renewed passion and independence through a Contessa camera she wins in a lottery.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 04 November, 2009.

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