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My Life as a Dog

1985 · 102 min

A tender, bittersweet coming-of-age story that balances childhood mischief with quiet heartbreak, leaving a warm ache.

Tagline
It could have been worse. I've actually been lucky. If you compare...
Overview
A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Written by
Per Berglund, Reidar Jönsson, Lasse Hallström, Brasse Brännström
Starring
Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman, Kicki Rundgren, Lennart Hjulström, Ing-Marie Carlsson, Leif Ericson
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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