La beauté des choses

Original title: Lust och fägring stor

1995
12
2h 10m

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Stig, a 15-year-old student, is attracted to the beauty of Viola, his 37-year-old teacher, and she, drawn to his youth and innocence, feels that he is a God-sent relief for her drunken and m... Read allStig, a 15-year-old student, is attracted to the beauty of Viola, his 37-year-old teacher, and she, drawn to his youth and innocence, feels that he is a God-sent relief for her drunken and miserable husband.Stig, a 15-year-old student, is attracted to the beauty of Viola, his 37-year-old teacher, and she, drawn to his youth and innocence, feels that he is a God-sent relief for her drunken and miserable husband.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

8.1K

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POPULARITY

2,702

2,163

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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good coming-of-age film

"All Things Fair" is a strange kind of film because it is always transforming itself. While it always remains a coming-of-age film it ranges in its focus, touching on many different expressions. Obviously this makes it hard to categorise, hard to follow, hard to analyse, and all this seems to add up to a good thing. It starts out so luridly that I thought I was in for a Swedish version of "Private Lessons" but somehow it manages to continually evolve into something quite else. The changes in pace and locus give the narrative a certain elliptical feel which consolidate the nostalgic representation. Pretty good performances all round and some unexpected twists in the tale make it well worthwhile.

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Trivia
The original title, "Lust och fägring stor" ("Great Lust and Beauty"), is taken from the second verse of Swedish hymn "Den blomstertid nu kommer" ("Now the time of blossoming arrives"), which is traditionally sung in schools before closing for the summer holiday:

"Den blomstertid nu kommer/ med lust och fägring stor. Du nalkas, ljuva sommar, då gräs och gröda gror. Med blid och livlig värma/ till allt som varit dött, sig solens strålar närma, och allt blir återfött."

("The flowering season's here now/ With great lust and beauty. Delightful summer's near now/ When grass and plants deploy. The gentle sun's warmth coaxes/ Fresh growth in what's been dead, As soon as she approaches, Reborn life lies ahead.")

Goofs
RCA Red Seal records are shown playing on the phonograph nearly every time Stig and Kjell are listening to classical music, and when Stig is listening to a classical recording at his home; none of the pieces on the soundtrack were RCA recordings.