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Teatermakaren

1991 · 120 min

A talky, theatrical chamber piece that lets a magnetic actor dominate while the family tension simmers under the staging.

Directed by
Staffan Roos
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Mona Malm, Kristina Törnqvist
Overview
"The Theater-creaters" - About the actor Bruscon, who stops in the small village of Utzbach on tour and tries to successfully bring his play "Das Rad der Geschichte/The Wheel of History" on stage. His whole family - the wife, son and daughter - are involved as actors.

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Directed by
Staffan Roos
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Mona Malm, Kristina Törnqvist
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • family
    • ambition
    • identity
    • power
    Places
    • single country house
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama, tv movie
    Directed by
    Staffan Roos
    Written by
    Susanne Widén
    Starring
    Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Mona Malm, Kristina Törnqvist, Olof Willgren, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Stig Torstensson, Kicki Bramberg
    Runtime
    120 min
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    Swedish

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