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La chorale du bonheur

Original title: Så som i himmelen
  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
19K
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Frida Hallgren and Michael Nyqvist in La chorale du bonheur (2004)
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A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.

  • Director
    • Kay Pollak
  • Writers
    • Anders Nyberg
    • Ola Olsson
    • Carin Pollak
  • Stars
    • Michael Nyqvist
    • Frida Hallgren
    • Helen Sjöholm
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kay Pollak
    • Writers
      • Anders Nyberg
      • Ola Olsson
      • Carin Pollak
    • Stars
      • Michael Nyqvist
      • Frida Hallgren
      • Helen Sjöholm
    • 108User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Michael Nyqvist
    Michael Nyqvist
    • Daniel Daréus
    Frida Hallgren
    Frida Hallgren
    • Lena
    Helen Sjöholm
    • Gabriella
    Lennart Jähkel
    Lennart Jähkel
    • Arne
    Ingela Olsson
    Ingela Olsson
    • Inger
    Niklas Falk
    • Stig
    Per Morberg
    Per Morberg
    • Conny
    Ylva Lööf
    • Siv
    André Sjöberg
    • Tore
    Mikael Rahm
    • Holmfrid
    Barbro Kollberg
    Barbro Kollberg
    • Olga
    Axelle Axell
    • Florence
    Lasse Pettersson
    • Erik
    • (as Lasse Petterson)
    Ulla-Britt Norrman-Olsson
    • Amanda
    • (as Ulla-Britt Norrman)
    Nils-Anders Vallgårda
    • Gordon - Gabriellas son
    Lotten Vallgårda
    • Jennifer - Gabrielles dotter
    Mircea Crisan
    • Agenten
    • (as Mircea Krishan)
    Kristina Törnqvist
    • Mamma
    • Director
      • Kay Pollak
    • Writers
      • Anders Nyberg
      • Ola Olsson
      • Carin Pollak
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    User reviews108

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    8Philby-3

    Not paradise, but heavenly singing

    The line, of course, is from the Lord's Prayer - "Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven". Sweden, especially its far north, is not my idea of heaven -30 degree C winter temperatures are a little on the low side for me, but the good folk who live there no doubt think they are in God's own country.

    The storyline here is a familiar one. Acclaimed international musician Daniel suffers health breakdown in mid-career, goes back to the little village in northern Sweden where he was born. Persuaded by the local pastor to help out with the church choir, he turns some unlikely talent into a class act, and they enter a contest held in Innsbruck Austria. There are echoes (sorry) of the band players of "Brassed Off" the models of "Calendar Girls" and the dancers of "the Full Monty". But of course he causes plenty of emotional upheaval as some of the more downtrodden villagers realise their worth and revolt against their oppressors. He faces hostile husbands and an increasingly dubious pastor, but nothing except death is going to stop him.

    Despite the somewhat corny story, we get to know and like many of the characters, who come across as people rather than caricatures despite many of them being recognisable "types'. I did wonder about the wife-beater being unpunished for so long – Sweden is one country in the world where such violence is pretty strongly discouraged (he was also a bit young to be one of the bullies of Daniel's youth) and the puritanical pastor with a secret passion for girlie magazines was a bit of a stereotype, but marvellously realised by Niklas Falk.

    Michael Nyqvist is simply wonderful as Daniel, the frail but driven musician, and there's some nice music as well. I was rapt for the whole two hours. The ending is what you make of it, I guess, but it's not spoiling it to say Daniel achieves what he set out to do.
    10notquitehonest

    Wonderful, inspiring film that touches important themes

    I really loved this movie and so did the audience that I saw it with in Los Angeles. After the film, lots of people were crying and saying how much the film had affected them. I can see why it was such a huge hit in its homeland, Sweden. The film is masterfully directed and each character brilliantly drawn so that by the end you really know these people and care about them. The music is very natural and the main song in the film quite heartbreaking but inspiring. Would definitely recommend this film for everyone to see - even people who don't normally go to subtitled films. Definitely deserved the Oscar Nomination because of the profound themes of the film reflected without pretension in a small-town community with everyday people. It is a film that unites us in this divided world and shows us the potential of the human spirit. A MUST SEE!
    9claudio_carvalho

    Touching and Sensitive – A Very Beautiful Movie

    The famous international conductor Daniel Daréus (Michael Nyqvist) has a heart attack with his stressed busy professional life and interrupts his successful career with an early retirement. He decides to return to his hometown in the north of Sweden, from where his mother left when he was a seven year-old sensitive boy bullied by Conny and other school mates, to live a low-paced life. He buys an old school and is invited to participate in the church choir by the local Shepherd Stig (Niklas Falk), but the reluctant and shy Daniel refuses in the principle. However, he gets involved with the community and feels attracted by Lena (Frida Hallgren), a local woman with a past with the local doctor. His music opens the hearts of the members of the choir, affecting their daily life: the slow Tore (André Sjöberg) has the chance to participate in the choir; Inger (Ingela Olsson), the wife of Stig, releases her repressed sexuality; Gabriella (Helen Sjöholm) takes an attitude against her abusive and violent husband; the gossiper and frustrated Siv (Ilva Lööf) opens her heart against Lena; the fat Holmfrid (Mikael Rahm) cries enough against the jokes of the businessman Arne (Lennart Jähkel); even Daniel starts loving people and Lena as the love of his life. When they are invited to participate in an important contest in Vienna, Daniel finds his music opening the heart of people making his dream come true.

    "Så Som I Himmelen" is a touching and sensitive movie, with a very beautiful story. It is impressive how director Kay Pollak and the screenplay writers have been able to develop a great number of characters in 132 minutes running time. The performances are top-notch, supported by magnificent music score and at least two awesome moments: when Gabrielle sings her song in the concert, and certainly the last concert in Vienna with the audience, jury and everybody participating in the melody, and Daniel making his dream come true. Like in "Teorema", the stranger changes the lives, not of only a family, but of a conservative community. Further, like many European movies, the open conclusion indicates that Daniel actually died, at least in my interpretation, reaching peace with the success of his music. My eyes became wet in these two scenes. My vote is nine.

    Title (Brazil): "A Vida no Paraíso" ("The Life In the Paradise")
    10alternativ-byn

    A symphony of love

    I am not going to spoil the contents to anyone, who has not yet watched this humble masterpiece by Kay Pollak.

    A world famous conductor brilliantly played by Michael Nyqvist seeks peace from stress by moving back to his childhood village. The villagers, who has followed the genius in silence, are slowly tempting him to share of his greatness.

    Each role in this movie, has a very specific purpose and shows a remarkable potential in each of the actors playing their own chord in short but precise words, a symphony of love.

    Not love in the sense of relationship, but in the tone of the spirit deeply buried within each of the characters, each revealing their own present story, their needs, their skeletons, desires and much more.

    I shall not forget to mention, the two main parts played by Frida Hallgren and Michael Nyqvist, whose dramas are played in unforgettable harmonies of emotional feedback. They touch each other with a pain connected in their own disability to love themselves.

    Michael Nyqvist is really put to the test here in a very difficult setup, in one of those movies that either end up as catastrophic or fantastic. And fantastic it became from start to end, not one second less or more than enough, you are left with a feeling of change and a taste for more.

    To this day, definitely one of the best movies I have had the pleasure of watching.
    10ImDb-9174

    no extras all pure enjoyment

    Back to the roots with "like it is in heaven" - what are the real values of life? These Swedes carve out a message that appeals to every heart. We've seen it twice now in a cinema packed to the last seat: love pure and joy within the music of a choir that's simple, yet full of power once everyone finds his or her inner tone.

    From the glitter of fame to the school of of his youth, now empty and ready to be adapted as his new home after collapsing on stage, Daniel wants to start listening and is drawn into the lives of the simple, warm and rough people of the North.

    He wins the hearts with music and gains the capacity to love and be loved unconditionally.

    Don't go see it if you've been normed to Hollywood. This stuff contains no extras, just your laughter, your compassion, your tears!

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    • Trivia
      In spite of being the most beloved Swedish film for several years it did not receive a single Golden Beetle, the most prestigious Swedish film award.
    • Quotes

      Inger: God doesn't forgive because He has never condemned.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Reihngold
      Written by Richard Wagner

      Performed by the Tiroler Symphonieorchester

      Conducted by Georg Schmöhe

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 2004 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • As It Is in Heaven
    • Filming locations
      • Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Sonet Film
      • GF Studios
      • Lefwander Kapitalförvaltning AB
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    • Budget
      • SEK 25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,236
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,402
      • May 4, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,328,469
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 13m(133 min)
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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