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Said to be a iconic piece in the genre of Drama and within the productions from Sweden! Yet i havent watched this until now and ive heard so much about it, so i had pretty high expectations.

I got pretty intrigued that it played at Cannes and was the Swedish entery for the Academy Awards as best foreign movie!

First of all, the filming, cinematography and scenery is perfect and very beautiful! Along with the great soundtrack! The environment fits perfectly for the film and the atmosphere!

Storytelling is very good and its directed very well!

Helena Bergström makes a great performence aswell Rikard Wolff

Definitely a Swedish gem! Maybe not for everyone, bur certainly a great and intense, deep drama that i really recommend you to watch! Definitely a big part of Swedish film history! A Swedish classic!

Colin Nutley has a way of finding what truly is Sweden where Swedes themselves would search for such clarity. Fanny and Zak are great characters, come to an isolated village out in the Swedish "landsbygden" and Nutley exposes Sweden through the juxtaposition of two conflicting life styles. There are scenic shots in this movie which make any lover of Sweden sigh with bliss. Those that claim that this is the Englishman's finest movie are probably right - it's a true classic.

In "House of Angels", a staid, bucolic Swedish village is all abuzz when a lovely and vivacious young woman comes to town to claim the estate of her late grandfather. A charming, warmhearted, and fun little romp which is not so much a story as it is a study of human nature, the film seems to delight in evincing the community's eccentricities as it reverberates like jiggling Jello with the disruptive influence of its latest resident. "House...." should be an enjoyable watch for more mature viewers, especially females, into foreign flicks and people watching. (B-)

Colin Nutley's Swedish sleeper, "House of Angels", is a real gem. Set in small town Sweden, it's about a woman who comes from the big city to claim her ancestral home, after the death of her grandfather whom she never met. The townspeople are not welcoming to this city girl. As she pieces together information about her dead mother and grandfather provided by the townspeople, she learns more about herself. The themes of forgiveness and self-knowledge are evident, but not over sentimentalized. The small-mindedness of the Swedish townspeople is captured well by Nutley; anyone who has lived in a small community will recognize some of the characters.

This is a quirky, funny and at times poignant film, crafted by an excellent director and even better actors.

I think it's quite rare for filmmakers to be able to mix humor and drama, but in this one they succeed really well. Still, that's not what makes the film so good, but the characters are absolutely wonderful, the way the director brings out the mentality of the countryside in Sweden. As well as the very beautiful picturesque Swedish countryside.

When I think about it, I didn't particularly like the film when I was younger, it was neither good nor bad, but the older I get the more I love it.

If you're going to see it, make sure to watch it in full length. 127 minutes, I've seen that many streaming services have a shortened version, I saw one of them and they had cut out some of the best scenes, which also made the escalation in the drama feel artificial and unnatural.