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Gråtvalsen

1983 · 57 min

A slow, suffocating descent into suspicion and hostility within a cramped suburban home, leaving a lingering chill.

Directed by
Jösta Hagelbäck
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Carl-Ivar Nilsson, Thomas Hellberg
Overview
"Crocodile tears" - Fellowship is replaced by suspicion and hatred in a Stockholm suburb. Wheelchair-bound retiree Hugo lives with his wife and his mentally unstable son.

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Directed by
Jösta Hagelbäck
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Carl-Ivar Nilsson, Thomas Hellberg
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • madness
  • betrayal
  • loneliness
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Jösta Hagelbäck
Written by
Jösta Hagelbäck, P.C. Jersild
Starring
Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Carl-Ivar Nilsson, Thomas Hellberg, Bibi Andersson, Maria Granlund, Allan Svensson, Lena Brogren, Tomas Norström
Runtime
57 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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