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A Swedish Love Story (1970)

A Swedish Love Story poster
Original title
En kärlekshistoria
Directed by
Roy Andersson
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
AL
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 170 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two teenagers fall in love in rural Sweden. The film follows their sweet and uncertain romance as they navigate family and social life around them.

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What happens

A Swedish Love Story (Swedish: En kärlekshistoria, lit. 'A Love Story') is a 1970 Swedish romantic drama directed by Roy Andersson, starring Ann-Sofie Kylin and Rolf Sohlman as two teenagers falling in love. Inspired by the Czechoslovak New Wave, the film was Andersson's feature film debut and was successful in Sweden and abroad. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 43rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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