To Love Someone (2007)

Sweden, 92 min
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Original title Den man älskar
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,22 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Awards
  • The Guldbagge Award
  • Nominated for the Guldbagge Award
  • Festival Award
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • Swedish
Swedish release 2007-09-28

Cast

Sofia Ledarp
Lena

Jonas Karlsson
Hannes

Rolf Lassgård
Alf

Camilla Larsson
Mia

Gustaf Hammarsten
Björn

Mats Blomgren
Hasse

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Plot summary

To love someone is a film about Alf, a fish dealer with his own shop who lives a happy life together with Lena. The only problem is that Alf feels that he is being compared with Lenas...

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Titles

Original title
  • Den man älskar
Swedish release title
  • Den man älskar
International title
  • To Love Someone

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
First Assistant Director
Stunt Coordinator
Script Supervisor
Production Coordinator
Location Manager
Production Assistant
Craft service
Casting
Extras Casting
Location Scout
Assistant Location Scout
Production Accountant
Film Commissioner
Post Production Supervisor
Camera Operator
First Assistant Cameraman
Second Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Steadicam Operator
Best Boy
Color Timer
Lab Coordinator
Scanner
On-line Editing
Digital Grading
Assistant Production Designer
Propman
Assistant Property Master
Costume Designer
Make-up / Hair
Driver
Costume Assistant
Assistant Film Editor
Graphic Design
Legal Advisor
Trailer
Other Crew
Insurance

Cast

Sofia Ledarp Lena
Jonas Karlsson Hannes
Rolf Lassgård Alf
Camilla Larsson Mia
Gustaf Hammarsten Björn
Mats Blomgren Hasse
Lena B. Nilsson Katinka
Roger Storm frivårdstjänsteman
Mårten Klingberg terapeuten
Gunilla Johansson Jeanette
Isa Aouifia Özkan
Jimmy Lindström man i terapi
Sten Elfström man i terapi
Kjell Wilhelmsen man i terapi
Lars Magnus Larsson cateringkock
Evert Lindkvist kyrkogårdsvaktmästare
Karin Holmberg neurolog
Lars G Svensson festlokalsuthyrare
Claudio Salgado vapenhandlare
Jessica Persson flicka i korvkiosk
Victor Lopez gitarrist
Pelle Evertsson liten pojke i fiskaffär
Lars Erlandsson fiskauktionist
Magnus Nilsson fiskauktionist

Companies

Production Company Nordisk Film Production Sverige AB
Co-Production Company Film i Väst AB
Sveriges Television AB
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2006-04-27
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Nordisk Film AB 2007
Laboratory Nordisk Film Lab
Other Company Stuntmakers (stunt)

Plot summary

To love someone is a film about Alf, a fish dealer with his own shop who lives a happy life together with Lena. The only problem is that Alf feels that he is being compared with Lenas previous husband, although he knows that he is making Lena happy and that they live a good life.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 144257
Date 2007-05-11
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 2524 meters
Notes Aktindelning: 498-418-476-401-436-295 = 2524 m - 92 minuter. Aktlängder: 498, 418, 476, 401, 436, 295.
Grounds for decision Inslag av misshandlad kvinna och misshandel.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Length in metres 2524 meter
Length in minutes 92 min
Reels 6 reels


Production location

Sweden 2006-05-22
Uddevalla Sweden

Release dates

Other showing 2007-08 Malmö Sweden (Malmö filmdagar)
Festival showing 2007-09-10 Toronto, Ontario Canada (Toronto Film Festival /sektionen Contemporary World Cinema/)
2007-09-17 Idun Umeå Sweden 92 min Internationella filmfestivalen i Umeå
Release in Sweden 2007-09-28 Sweden 92 min (Premiär i Stockholm, Göteborg, Uppsala, Umeå, Lund, Västerås och Gävle)
TV showing 2010-10-11 SVT1 Sweden 89 min
2012-07-07 SVT2 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Den man älskar
Composer Magnus Jarlbo
Performed by DR Radiosymfoniorkestret


Original title Konsert, violin, stråkorkester (2) RV581, C-dur
Composer Antonio Vivaldi


Original title Konsert, violin, stråkar, continuo, RV270, E-dur
Composer Antonio Vivaldi


Original title L'estero armonico. Nr 3. Largo
Composer Antonio Vivaldi


Original title Nabofest 2
Composer Jonas Struck
Øivind Weingaarde


Original title Faller du så faller jag
Composer Patrik Isaksson
Lyrics Patrik Isaksson
Performed by Patrik Isaksson


Original title Symfoni, RV169, f-moll
Composer Antonio Vivaldi


Original title Konsert, mandolin, stråkorkester, RV425, C-dur
Composer Antonio Vivaldi


Original title Sonat, stråkar, b.c. , RV 130, Ess-dur
Composer Antonio Vivaldi


Original title Sonat, violincell, b.c., RV 40, e-moll
Composer Antonio Vivaldi


Awards

Nominated for the Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2008 Best Actor in a Leading Role Jonas Karlsson
The Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2008 Best Actress in a Leading Role Sofia Ledarp
Festival Award Copenhagen 2007 Sofia Ledarp (bästa skådespelerska/best actress vid Köpenhamns filmfestival)
2007 Kim Fupz Aakeson (bästa manus/best screenplay vid Köpenhamns filmfestival)
Genève 2007 Sofia Ledarp (bästa kvinnliga huvudroll/Tudor Award for the Best Actress' Performance, Cinema Tout Ecran, Genève, Schweiz)
Lûbeck 2007 (Baltiska priset/Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic Feature Film för bästa nordiska film vid Nordiska filmdagarna i Lübeck)
Lûbeck 2007 (Kyrkans pris/Interfilm Church Prize vid Nordiska filmdagarna i Lübeck)

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
Length 2523


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2523


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Low contrast print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2923


Element type Digital intermediate
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den man älskar. Draft 4 / Av Kim Fupz Aakeson efter en idé af Åke Sandgren og Kim Fupz Aakeson.
Extent 91 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den man älskar. Av Im Fupz Aakeson efter en ide af Åke Sandgren og Kim Fupz Aakeson. November 2005.
Extent 89 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den man älskar. Draft 7. 21 Feb-06. / Av Kim Fupz Aakeson efter en idé af Åke Sandgren og Kim Fupz Aakeson.
Extent 95 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den man älskar eller Illusionen. Version #7. 4 April-06. Manusförfattare Kim Fupz AAkeson efter en idåe av Åke Sandgren och Kim Fupz Aakeson.
Extent 97 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Dialoglista. Den man älskar. 21 februari 2007.
Extent 45 s. + 11 s. för- och eftertext och musiklista i pappersformat.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title To love someone. Dialogue list.
Extent 24 s.
Language English


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den man älskar
Extent ca: 600 s. Scriptrapporter ingår + ca: 350 s. enbart scriptrapporter i inspelningsordning i del 2.
Language Swedish


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