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  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 11 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 11 m

Summary Sweden, early 1900s. In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life. The camera grants Maria new eyes with which to see the world, and brings the charming photographer "Piff Paff Puff" into her life. Trouble ensues when ...

Directed By: Jan Troell

Written By: Niklas Rådström, Agneta Ulfsäter-Troell, Maja Öman, Jan Troell

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 11 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 11 m

Everlasting Moments

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
80
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary Sweden, early 1900s. In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life. The camera grants Maria new eyes with which to see the world, and brings the charming photographer "Piff Paff Puff" into her life. Trouble ensues when ...

Directed By: Jan Troell

Written By: Niklas Rådström, Agneta Ulfsäter-Troell, Maja Öman, Jan Troell

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Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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A movie like Everlasting Moments comes along maybe once in a decade.
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
91
Everlasting Moments both is a tribute to Larsson -- a relative of the director's wife, Jan (author of the original story) -- and a love letter to the art of photography.
By Bill White FULL REVIEW
88
Quiet, observant, and intensely moving whenever Heiskanen is on screen, and it has a valedictory sweep that feels like a summing up.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
75
Artful filmmaking of the old school.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW
75
Heiskanen is a revelation as the put-upon wife, and the cinematography (some by Troell) effortlessly transports us back 100 years.
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70
There's another satisfying benefit to Everlasting Moments. It's gloriously absent of the hyper-speed anxiety that passes for storytelling on our multiplex screens.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
50
The movie satisfies for an hour, but never quite persuades that its subject is worth two.
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Production Company Final Cut Productions, Blind Spot Pictures, Danmarks Radio (DR), Film i Skåne, Filmpool Nord, Göta Film, Motlys, Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK), Sandrew Metronome International, Schneider & Groos, Sparbanksstiftelsen Skåne, Sveriges Television (SVT), Yleisradio (YLE)
Release Date Mar 6, 2009
Duration 2 h 11 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Guldbagge Awards
• 5 Wins & 9 Nominations
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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