Swedish for advanced learners
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Swedish for advanced learners |
| Original title | Heartbreak Hotel |
| Country of production | Sweden |
| original language | Swedish |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Colin Nutley |
| script | Colin Nutley |
| production | Colin Nutley |
| music | Per Andréasson |
| camera | Olof Johnson |
| cut | Perry Schaffer |
| occupation | |
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Swedish for advanced learners is a Swedish comedy film from 2006. It shows the lives of two women in their early 40s who have separated from their husbands and become friends.
action
Elisabeth, a lively gynecologist , and Gudrun, a brittle meter maid , meet for the first time in a dispute over a issued by Gudrun nodules , which degenerates into insults. The second time Gudrun comes to Elisabeth's practice to be examined. They meet for the third time in the “Heartbreak Hotel” disco and use this series as an opportunity to become friends. Both are in a similar life situation. Their marriage has ended, they are over 40 and the children are all grown up. But both have completely different temperaments: while Gudrun prefers to sit at home, Elisabeth sets off in search of men.
They go through a few nights of dancing, a botched blind date and Gudrun's first orgasm . Suddenly Gudrun's ex-husband Åke reappears, whom she made Elisabeth believe was dead. Gudrun is torn between her friendship with Elisabeth and the desire to start over with Åke. She tries to hide this conflict from Elisabeth at first. When Elisabeth finds out what's going on through Åke, Gudrun decides against the disco nights together and only talks about remarrying with Åke. To make matters worse, it turns out that Elisabeth's ex-husband is having a child with his young affair, which he had downplayed as meaningless. In the end, however, Gudrun decides to go on vacation with Elisabeth and lets her wedding break.
Reviews
"An enjoyable buddy movie in the first half of the film about a wonderful friendship between women, which in the second half loses its liveliness due to too many clichés, especially in the drawing of the male characters."
“Swedish for beginners is borne by great affection for its characters, who are neither particularly beautiful, particularly clever, or nice - and by great respect for their small, perfectly normal life. Nevertheless, this Feel-Good-Movie [...] can also fall on the alarm clock. Loudly and with all too exposed cheek, the film celebrates its »border violation« - showing women beyond the Clearasil advertising segment dancing, laughing and drinking in public. "
Web links
- Heartbreak Hotel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Approval certificate for Swedish for advanced learners . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2007 (PDF; test number: 110 287 K).
- ↑ Swedish for advanced learners. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ 28/2007, p. 52: Review by Birgit Glombitza