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Winnerbäck - Ett slags liv (2017)

Winnerbäck - Ett slags liv poster
Original title
Winnerbäck - ett slags liv
Directed by
Øystein Karlsen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
A
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows Swedish musician Lars Winnerbäck over the course of his 20-year career. It combines concert performances with personal footage shot by his wife to capture unguarded moments.

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What happens

Winnerbäck – Ett slags liv (Winnerbäck – A Kind of Life) is a 2017 documentary film about Swedish musician Lars Winnerbäck, directed by Øystein Karlsen, marking 20 years of the singer's career. It includes interviews with the subject and concert footage. To get around Winnerbäck's dislike of interviewers and cameras, his wife Agnes Kittelsen was given a camera to record some of the footage, Karlsen stating "I gave a camera to his wife, so that she could film him when he least expected it". The film was premiered on 6 October, 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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