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The ambiance and acting is just beautiful. Alex Wulff perfectly captures Cohens melancholy and quirky sense of humour while also looking exactly like him . Thea Sofie Loch Naess does a great job as his nordic muse and partner of nearly ten years. She might be the love of his life,but hopelessly lost in the waters behind a person on his way to legendary stardom. The settings and locations span from picturesque Hydra in Greece to cold and conformed Norway,where Leonard was the stranger,to even more conformed traditional Montreal where Marianne finds herself confronted and confused by the conservative Jewish values that have a tighter hold over Leonard than she previously could grasp back in the neutral free Hydra. I hope Cohen lovers find this.

This is my childhood. I read the book over and over again and ran around in the woods in Sweden pretending to be Ronja. Although I loved Tage Danielssons version from 1986 this is more true to the book, especially from Ilon Wiklands amazing illustrations . The cast is really good and less "overacting" than the old version. Mattis is the powerful but sensitive robberking who's main vulnerability is the undying love for his daughter,balanced by Lovises more pragmatic outlook on life by her husband's side. This is another classic adaptation. I cried big tears watching this. Well done Hans Rosenfeldt. Amazing.

Hopefully the world will never have to face the horrors of another world war. And maybe we should, to find our humanity again. This is more of a letter to a moment in time we must never forget than an exact account of what happened. The cinematography, acting and editing is beyond beautiful.