The read
Scores higher than 95% of the 1,406 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic82/100
299 audience votes
Key crew
- Reidar JönssonScreenplay
- Lasse HallströmDirector
- Brasse BrännströmScreenplay
- Lasse HallströmScreenplay
- Per BerglundScreenplay
- Björn IsfältOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Anton GlanzeliusIngemar Johansson
- Tomas von BrömssenIngemar's Uncle Gunnar
- Anki LidénIngemar's Mother
- Melinda KinnamanSaga
- Kicki RundgrenGunnar's Wife Ulla
- Lennart HjulströmThe Artist
- Ing-Marie CarlssonBerit
- Leif EricsonUncle Sandberg
- Christina CarlwindMrs. Sandberg
- Ralph CarlssonHarry
- Viveca DahlénTvättande Kvinna
- Johan WiderbergBoy in Town
Stills
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Themes
The Best Movies of 1985
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