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Original title En god dag
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Awards
Dialogue

Cast

Roland Hedlund
Gösta Johansson

Lasse Petterson
Nils, pensionerad avdelningschef på Domänverket

Plot summary

In the middle of the tracks Nils pulls on the handbrake and turns off the engine. The train is due in three minutes. Nils leans back in his seat and waits for death, when Gösta happens to turn...

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
International title
Co-production title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Script Supervisor
Legally responsible
Film Commissioner
First Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Key Grip
Music Mixer
Assistant Production Designer
Carpenter
Boom Operator
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Roland Hedlund Gösta Johansson
Lasse Petterson Nils, pensionerad avdelningschef på Domänverket

Companies

Production Company Röde Orm Film AB (i samarbete med)
Co-Production Company Film i Västerbotten (Växthusfilm)
Sveriges Television AB (Dokumentärfilm/Kortfilm)
La Paloma Films Inc.
Advance allocations EU:s strukturfonder Mål 1 i norra och södra skogslänen
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2005
Laboratory Finnlab Oy
Equipment LiteGrip AB (kamera och ljusteknik)
PM Foto & Film (ljusteknik)
Re-recording Mixer Europa Post Production AB (mixstudio)
Other Company The Syndicate Entertainment AB (online)
Digital Film Finland Oy (digital intermediate)
Village SRL (f.d international sales)

Plot summary

In the middle of the tracks Nils pulls on the handbrake and turns off the engine. The train is due in three minutes. Nils leans back in his seat and waits for death, when Gösta happens to turn up in his tractor. Nils lays the blame on a dodgy motor and Gösta helps him to push the car off the track just before the train thunders by. Then Gösta decides that Nils is in shock and recommends a nice cup of coffee. According to the timetable, another train is due in three hours’ time. Before then Nils has to drink a cup of coffee with Gösta, say thanks for the help and return to the track in time to meet his death.

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Stereo Spectral Recording
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Length in metres 465 meter
Length in minutes 17 min
Reels 1 reels


Original work

Original title En god dag (Short story)
Author Jan Sigurd


Production location

Västerbotten Sweden 2004-09 2004-09

Release dates

Festival showing 2005-02-05 Folkan Gothenburg Sweden 17 min (35 mm, Göteborg Film Festival)
Other showing 2005-03-10 Bio Victor, Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden 17 min (35 mm, "Ny svensk kortfilm")
TV showing 2005-08-30 SVT2 Sweden 16 min
Festival showing 2005-09 Umeå Sweden 16 min (35 mm, Umeå Filmfestival)
2013-01-28 Haga 1 Gothenburg Sweden 17 min Göteborg International Film festival, 2013. Startsladden 10 år.
2013-01-30 Haga 1 Gothenburg Sweden 17 min Göteborg International Film festival, 2013. Startsladden 10 år.
2013-02-02 Haga 1 Gothenburg Sweden 17 min Göteborg International Film festival, 2013. Startsladden 10 år.
VOD release 2017-01-31 Filmarkivet.se Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title En god dag
Composer Matti Bye (2005)


Original title Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Composer Lee Pockriss (1960)
Paul J. Vance (1960)
Lyrics Lee Pockriss (engelsk text 1960)
Karl-Lennart (svensk text 1960)
Paul J. Vance (engelsk text 1960)
Singer Roland Hedlund
Henning Axelsson
Evelina Olsén


Awards

Festival Award Padova 2007 (bästa kortfilm/best short, River Music Film Festival, Padova, Italien
Saint-Ouen 2007 (Cinérail d'Or, Cinérail, Saint-Ouen, Frankrike)
Clermont-Ferrand 2006 (juryomnämnande/jury mention - International, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Frankrike)
Gothenburg 2005 (publikens val)
The Synch Leader Award (Sweden) Gothenburg 2005 Per Hanefjord (priset består av 350 000 kr teknikstöd från Bratek och 100 000 kr i grundplåt från Svenska Filminstitutets kortfilmskonsulent)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate positive
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 460


Element type Original picture negative
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 460


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 460


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Extent 5 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 4 s. + för- och eftertext, produktionsuppgifter samt musiklista.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Extent 2 s.
Language English


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 12 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Peripheral material
Extent 2 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Extent 1 s. (regikommentarer ingår).
Language Swedish



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