Under the Sun (1998)
Olof lives alone on his family's farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik, who helps him in the afternoons. Once a sailor, Erik brags of having known hundreds of women. Out of the blue, Olof advertises in the local paper for a young lady housekeeper, and Ellen, a middle-class city woman, arrives to take over the house and, as the summer goes on, Olof's heart and Erik's desire as well.
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I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
I saw the movie recently, as I was looking for a new taste of movies outside the French, Spanish, Italian or German ones. I adore European movies very much, and so I deliberately picked it up from the blockbuster store. After watching the brilliant performance of Rolf Lassgård as well as Helena Bergström, I have no doubt that a true romantic movie was nominated for Oscar foreign film category. The camera-work, Celtic music, photography, the location and obviously the acting was simply brilliant. It is really a must see movie and all credits to the director as he has brought up such a nice movie out of a simple story which still possesses the rustiness of a Swedish village. Rarely one can see such a nice romantic presentation of movie based on such a common topic. It could not have been done more better. I am a bit surprised why it was rated "R", there are many Hollywood movies which are much "R" rated and bogus. Isn't a bit of ill-fated skepticism on the Swedish movie? I think it's time to learn for the h'wood "dumbs" how to make romantic movies in a presentable way without explicit scenes and come out of the viscous circle of the sci-fi, thriller, murder, horror plots.Do watch it if you have not, a must see for your family and it reckons 10/10!!
Given that this film has very recently been released on DVD, I am curious as to whether the long-standing rumours regarding Blockbuster's alleged censorship of movies (a la Walmart) are applicable to this release.SPOILER alert (sort of...)The trailers that are included with the DVD show a couple of scenes that "make sense", but that were not in the film. First there is a clip where Olaf's young friend makes a remark to him about him no longer being a virgin, and second, there is a quick clip of Olaf and Ellen making love in the rain, with him pleading, "teach me, teach me". I can assure you that neither scene was in the DVD -- but around the time they would have been applicable, there were several moments that were sort of "herky-jerky", and seemed to skip ahead into the scene. What also seemed strange is that Blockbuster marked the film as "Youth Restricted", but what was shown in the movie was incredibly tame, i.e., there was nary a nipple even shown.So my question is, did anybody else notice this? Or did I just happen to get a DVD that just happened to be "smudged" at the only sexy scenes in the movie?
This is the first Swedish movie I've ever seen. Though I cannot understand the language, I enjoy the music and picture in it. And i like the picture very much. So peaceful, like heaven. Great movie.
One of the best movies I have seen for a long time. The warm humor, makes you feel good. Both Helena and Rolf are charming, and you believe they are Olof and Ellen. A movie I would like to see many times.SEE IT.