The read
A Balasaur Score of 66 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, Metacritic 60/100.
Synopsis
Olof lives alone on his family's farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik, who helps him in the afternoons. Once a sailor, Erik brags of having known hundreds of women. Out of the blue, Olof advertises in the local paper for a young lady housekeeper, and Ellen, a middle-class city woman, arrives to take over the house and, as the summer goes on, Olof's heart and Erik's desire as well.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic60/100
40 audience votes
Key crew
- Paddy MoloneyOriginal Music Composer
- Colin NutleyDirector
- Colin NutleyWriter
- Johanna HaldWriter
- David NealWriter
Cast
- Rolf LassgårdOlof
- Helena BergströmEllen Lind
- Johan WiderbergErik Jonsson
- Gunilla RöörNewspaper Receptionist
- Jonas FalkPreacher
- Linda UlvaeusLena
- Bergljót ArnadóttirShop assistant
- Per SandbergUndertaker
- Rikard WolffNarrator (voice)
- Magnus Carlsonsinger
