The Last Sentence

Name: The Last Sentence
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: June 20, 2014
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Björn Granath, Jesper Christensen, Pernilla August, Ulla Skoog

2014

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Music Box Films | Release Date: June 20, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Björn Granath, Jesper Christensen, Pernilla August, Ulla Skoog

Summary: With Sweden caught between Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Russia, the country’s elites chose a policy of neutrality and compliance, with few daring to speak up against the evil around them. Among those who did, nobody was as loud and as uncompromising as Segerstedt (Jesper Christensen), a leading Swedish journalist of the 20th century. In theWith Sweden caught between Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Russia, the country’s elites chose a policy of neutrality and compliance, with few daring to speak up against the evil around them. Among those who did, nobody was as loud and as uncompromising as Segerstedt (Jesper Christensen), a leading Swedish journalist of the 20th century. In the eyes of many of his countrymen, his pen was far more dangerous to Sweden than the Nazi sword. Amidst the political turmoil of the times, Segerstedt’s own personal life took a dramatic and scandalous turn as he entered into a very public affair with Maja Forssman, the Jewish wife of his close friend, the newspaper’s publisher. [Music Box Films]… Expand

Director: Jan Troell

Genre(s): Biography, Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 126 min

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RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Jun 20, 2014

A remarkably full-bodied and frank character study that illuminates the old saw about the political being personal in a genuinely unusual way. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Jun 20, 2014

It’s a big movie, but in an emotional, not a historical, sense. Oftentimes it has the hushness of a chamber drama even when the world is its stage. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Jun 19, 2014

Measured and beautifully modulated, the 82-year-old director has the kind of sureness and fluidity that is easy to underestimate. But it's difficult not to be impressed by the results. Read full review

David Lee Dallas

Jun 16, 2014

Though ambitiously busy, the film is also self-sabotaging and stagnant, showcasing its main character's struggles without interpreting them into a cohesive thesis. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Jun 19, 2014

I can't recommend it without reservation, but it's a must-see for those who have followed Mr. Troell's career, and a should-see for those who can look past its oddities to its cumulative power. Read full review

Sam Fragoso

Jun 19, 2014

Troell’s portrait, driven by a desire to excavate the truth, is a refreshing respite from artificial biopics. Read full review

Calum Marsh

Jun 17, 2014

This attention to the personal crises of Segerstedt comes at the expense of a broader and more elusive subject, namely, the war. We know what Segerstedt did, and Troell tries to ask why. What he ignores are the implications. Read full review

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