The Swedish Theory of Love (2015)
- Directed by
- Erik Gandini
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 40 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary examines how Sweden's welfare state promotes individual autonomy and how that ideology has shaped society since the 1960s. It looks at the less visible effects of prioritizing independence, including social isolation and loneliness.
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What happens
The Swedish Theory of Love is a 2015 Swedish documentary film directed by Erik Gandini. The documentary offers a critical look into the ideas and practice of "state individualism". Most benefits of the welfare state are in Sweden connected with the individual and seeks to promote their individual autonomy, whereas in other countries the institutions of the welfare state are more focused on households. In Swedish this ideology is called statist individualism. The film examines how this has affected Swedish society since the 1960s. The movie has been reviewed as "with great rhythm and without losing the audience along the way, Gandini shows us the other, darker side of progress, riches and independence." Another reviewer said that "It doesn’t really add up to much of an argument, jollied along as it is by stylised editing and jaunty ironic music." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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