Under the Sun (Under Solen)
by Colin Nutley
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Actor: Gunilla R??r, Helena Bergstr?m, Johan Widerberg, Jonas Falk, Rolf Lassg?rdDirector: Colin Nutley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Swedish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 118 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Yorker Video
Movie Reviews of Under the Sun (Under Solen)
Movie Review: gorgeous and tender romance
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a lover of sweet, tender, and beautifully photographed love stories, you need look no further. I heard Andy Griffith explain on a late night talk show that "Mayberry RFD" would NEVER be aired on TV today. Andy reminded us that those were tales of a simple people in a tiny town, with Nothing like ballistic males, or femme fatales, cruelly advancing their tokens to Boardwalk and opulent Park Place...like "Dirty Sexy Money". Apparently, our descent into amoral subterfuge and cruel scheming is what we have all come to think of as 'delightful entertainment'. Andy spoke of a scene with He and Barney Fife sitting on the porch- Barney fuming, as usual, and in silence-which went on for 40 seconds or so. This would NEVER happen on TV today. Well here is such a movie about a very simple farmer who places an ad in the paper for a 'housekeeper'-in fact a secret hope to meet a woman and bring an end to his endless lonliness. Enter a mysterious and stunning woman, just as simple and laconic as our farmer. Add one Swedish rock music fan of the fifites, complete with red 57 Ford convertible, who is actually the only 'bad guy' in the movie..and he ain't so very bad...bad enough, though. A whole lot of us have tried just such a ploy to end our own lonliness. For some of us, who took such a nutty chance, we succeeded. I'll let you watch the movie and see for yourself if there is any hope for true love to take place here. There may not be. But there is nothing wrong with hoping and trying. It's worse NOT to try . It would be even worse, if you did not buy this movie.
Summary of Under the Sun (Under Solen)
From the Director of House of Angels and Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Under the Sun is a sensuous, lush and lyrical film, set in 1956 in the sun-drenched summer countryside of Sweden. Sweet but lonesome Olof (Rolf Lassg?rd) lives by himself on his family's farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read or write and therefore forced to take people on trust, Olof must depend upon his womanizing younger friend Erik (Johan Widerberg) to help him with the farmwork. Erik, once a sailor and now a part-time gravedigger, shamelessly uses Olof's money for bets at the racetrack. One day, out of the blue, Olof places an advertisement in the local paper: "Lonely farmer, 39, own car. Seeks young lady housekeeper. Photograph appreciated." It's not long before the ad attracts a surprising candidate: Ellen (Helena Bergstr?m), a beautiful, 34-year-old, well-heeled city woman. As the summer progresses, Ellen effectively takes over both the house and Olof's heart. Erik, also taken by Ellen, is determined to destroy her blossoming romance with Olof by unearthing the secret past he's convinced she's hiding.A perfectly lovely excursion to the Swedish countryside, as love sprouts in an unlikely place. It's 1956, and a 40-year-old bachelor farmer (played by the hefty and likable Rolf Lassgard) places an ad for a housekeeper. The woman that shows up on his doorstep is a city-wise knockout--which pleases the farmer no end, but sets off warning bells for his skeptical buddy. Director Colin Nutley (reuniting with his radiant House of Angels star, Helena Bergstrom) doesn't stint on the lush visual treatment of a golden rural oasis in summer, but the movie isn't just eye candy. Its careful, respectful approach to a gently-growing romance is like the patience of a farmer who knows that a good crop takes time to nurture. Added bonus: the music from Irish musician Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains, another unexpected choice in a movie that simply feels really good. --Robert Horton
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