SummarySweden, early 1900s. In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life. The camera grants Maria new eyes with which to see the world, and brings the charming photographer "Piff Paff Puff" into her life. Trouble ensues when Maria's a... Read More
Directed By:Jan Troell
Written By:Niklas Rådström, Jan Troell, Agneta Ulfsäter-Troell, Maja Öman
Everlasting Moments
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A movie like Everlasting Moments comes along maybe once in a decade.
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Everlasting Moments both is a tribute to Larsson -- a relative of the director's wife, Jan (author of the original story) -- and a love letter to the art of photography.
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Quiet, observant, and intensely moving whenever Heiskanen is on screen, and it has a valedictory sweep that feels like a summing up.
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Artful filmmaking of the old school.
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Heiskanen is a revelation as the put-upon wife, and the cinematography (some by Troell) effortlessly transports us back 100 years.
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There's another satisfying benefit to Everlasting Moments. It's gloriously absent of the hyper-speed anxiety that passes for storytelling on our multiplex screens.
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The movie satisfies for an hour, but never quite persuades that its subject is worth two.
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Production Company:
- Final Cut Productions
- Blind Spot Pictures
- Danmarks Radio (DR)
- Film i Skåne
- Filmpool Nord
- Göta Film
- Motlys
- Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK)
- Sandrew Metronome International
- Schneider & Groos
- Sparbanksstiftelsen Skåne
- Sveriges Television (SVT)
- Yleisradio (YLE)
Release Date:Mar 6, 2009
Duration:2 h 11 m
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Guldbagge Awards
• 5 Wins & 9 Nominations
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
