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Sällskapslek

1963 · 92 min

A quiet, restrained chamber drama of manners, where polite drawing-room conversation slowly exposes awkward romantic rivalry and class friction.

Overview
In a magnificent villa a 25-year-old son of Count lives with his family. He falls in love with an elementary school teacher. So does even his father the Count.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • class
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Torgny Anderberg
Written by
Erland Josephson
Starring
Stig Järrel, Isa Quensel, Edvin Adolphson, Hjördis Petterson, Monica Nielsen, Göran Graffman, Nils Hallberg, Hugo Björne
Runtime
92 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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