Ma Vie de Comédien

Original title: En komikers uppväxt

2019
1h 32m

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Johan Rheborg, Elisabet Xie, Alexander Johansson, Teo Dellback, Olle Frelin, and Loke Hellberg in Ma Vie de Comédien (2019)

Novelist Jonas Gardell adapts his own bestseller about growing up in 1970s-era Sweden with its countless perils, heartbreaks, and shifting alliances, in this painfully savvy feature from dir... Read allNovelist Jonas Gardell adapts his own bestseller about growing up in 1970s-era Sweden with its countless perils, heartbreaks, and shifting alliances, in this painfully savvy feature from director Rojda Sekersöz (Beyond Dreams).Novelist Jonas Gardell adapts his own bestseller about growing up in 1970s-era Sweden with its countless perils, heartbreaks, and shifting alliances, in this painfully savvy feature from director Rojda Sekersöz (Beyond Dreams).

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Absolutely fantastic!

I read the book a long time ago, and from my recollection I do not think this has anything to do at all with the book, does it? I remember the book as funny, and let me tell you: This film is anything but funny. It is downright sad.

BUT: It is fantastic in it's sadness. I almost cried. And I recognized so much of my own youth, and so much of myself today. Yeah, I was exactly there in the 70's. Right there. Hurting.

The acting is tremendous, especially from the kids who make up such a big part of it. Rheborg does a superb interpretation of an adult, trapped in himself as a boy.

2isabellf

Poor acting poor script

If they went for the 70s vibe they should have made the dialogue in the timely manner. Otherwise poor script and no flow in the film.

6bandre89

Good and sad

A touching movie about the rough climate at a school and neighbourhood in the 70s where the adult world is failing to see, help or care. Based on the biographical book from a Swedish comedian named Jonas Gardell which gives it depth. It's an energy-taking watch due to the seriousness and discomfort from the story but a good film if you're in that mood!

7humlan16

Good and well acted

I liked the movie and I thought the acting was good. And I'm picky. I read the book when I was growing up and it made a huge impact on me. While the movie doesn't quite reach that level of genious as the book, I liked the adaptation. Johan Rheborg portraits the grown up Juha well and with a fingertip feeling. All actors, even the children, acted well and that's because of a fine new up coming swedish director Rojda Sekersöz. I liked the footage as well. Looking forward to see more of her movies in the future.