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Format: VHS
Not Rated
Recording Mode: (unknown)
101 min. |
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Movie Description
Twelve-year-old Ingemar (Anton Glanzlius) has a life far too complex for a kid his age. His beloved mother (Anki Liden), once soft and loving, is now an angry invalid. His older brother (Manfred Serner) torments him daily. But there must be worse things in life, and Ingemar does not hesitate to obsess over them: people meeting freak accidents, for one, and Laika, the doomed Soviet space dog, for another. There is also his own pet dog, whose fate, it turns out, is as uncertain as Ingemar's. But when Ingemar is sent away for the summer to stay with his lighthearted Uncle Gunnar (Tomas von Bromssen) and Aunt Ulla (Kicki Rundgren), his world begins to open in a way he could never have imagined. In their little village, Ingemar meets a menage of eccentric, good-hearted people and their interactions with him give him the strength he'll need when things at home get even worse.
MY LIFE AS A DOG, the critically acclaimed film from director Lasse Hallstrom, is sensitive, tragic, and funny. It's a unique, offbeat but realistic coming-of-age story with rich and engaging characters and some truly unforgettable scenes.
Synopsis
Lasse Halstrom directs this heartfelt drama in which a young, troublesome boy is sent off to a rural Swedish village while his ill mother recuperates. Unhappy and confused, he strives to comprehend sexuality and love while looking for acceptance. Young Ingemar's been having a rough time in adolescence--but at least it’s not as bad for him as it is for Laika, the Russian dog that has been sent into space. During his time away from his mother, he finds unexpected adventures with the town's warm-hearted eccentrics., Like any 12-year-old boy, Ingemar is meddlesome and mischievous. And when he isn't in trouble, his pesky little hound is. But lately, Ingemar and his older brother are trying to accommodate their terminally ill mother. Easily irritated, she's prone to violent mood swings and temper tantrums. Ingemar's unruly behavior finally proves too much for her, and he's sent away to live with his eccentric uncle in a rural village populated by offbeat artists and kindly yokels. Once there, Ingemar makes friends and learns about love in a world more accepting of his youthful ways.
Film Notes
Theatrical release (Sweden): December 12, 1985.
The film is available either dubbed in English or with English subtitles.
Industry Reviews
"...[Often] funny and true and moving....Glanzelius gives a firm and wise performance..."
New York Times - p.C24 - Vincent Canby
"...An exquisite look at childhood....It has a smoothly moving narrative flow..."
Variety - Kell.
"...MY LIFE AS A DOG should be cherished..."
Los Angeles Times - p.C1 - Sheila Benson
"...It retains a measured charm..."
Sight and Sound - Danny Leigh (09/01/2001)
"Lasse Hallstrom's affecting memoir of a lonely child retreating into a fantasy life bears comparisons with Francois Truffaut's seminal THE FOUR HUNDRED BLOWS..."
Uncut - Tom Charity (07/01/2005)
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