Klassfesten

Someone has said that you seldom regret what you have done but often regret what you did not do. The main character, Magnus, might not regret what he did not do but he definitely wonders about what might have happened would he have run away with, Hillevi, when they both were teens.

Magnus, now in his late thirties is having a slight mid-life crisis. He is living a safe and dull life with his wife, their daughter and experience nothing but a suburban life-style lacking excitement and anything at all relating to "carpe diem". When Magnus receives an invitation to a high-school reunion things change.

The directors, Hannes Holm and Måns Herngren, have once again succeeded in making a movie about a particular stage of life. As a viewer you have a great time laughing away to everyday situations that are so familiar but normally will never be brought up for discussion. There are plenty of great scenes which are familiar to anyone having experienced or heard others mention their class-reunions.

All in all Klassfesten is a terrific movie with great actors and a great story.

Hannes and Måns are fantastic in capturing the surrounding and feeling of the time - both back in the eighties and today. Their characters are spot on (perhaps with exception of Inday Ba's Hillevi). One might have to be in the same age-group as Hannes and Måns to really appreciate the movie, but if you are, then memories will return - guaranteed.

Lightwight comedy with some funny observations on roles and relations. Two parallell contexts - one about relations within a marriage that has gone routine, and one about revisited relations within a junior high school class.

If you liked the other Herngren/Holm movies you will most likely enjoy this one.

Well worth seeing.

I liked this movie very much. It captured a great sense of humour, kind of charming more than hilarious. These highschool reunions are very common in Sweden, and are are often connected with a lot of anxiety, agony and social pressure. How did you succeed in life?? But when it comes down to it, things aren't always what they seem. Go see the movie.

How many films about class reunions have you seen? Probably too many. This is one the first Swedish ones concerning the subject. The main character, well played by comedian Björn Kjellman is living a dull life with a dull wife and a dull dog and a daughter. He remembers his time in High School as rather terrible, but also his love for the girl Hillevi.

Well, have you seen reunion films before, you have seen this one too. There are funny situations, rather Swedish funny situations with lots of alcohol involved. The film is standable but not its subject. That genre needs to be renewed.