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  • 2001
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 2 h 10 m
  • 2001
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 2 h 10 m
Under solen

Summary Set in the Swedish countryside in 1956, this is the story of a forty-year-old man living a solitary life on his farm. One day, he places an advertisement searching for a housekeeper, who eventually takes over the household and his heart.

Directed By: Colin Nutley

Written By: H.E. Bates, Johanna Hald, David Neal, Colin Nutley

  • 2001
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 2 h 10 m
  • 2001
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 2 h 10 m

Under solen

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
60
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
6.0
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Summary Set in the Swedish countryside in 1956, this is the story of a forty-year-old man living a solitary life on his farm. One day, he places an advertisement searching for a housekeeper, who eventually takes over the household and his heart.

Directed By: Colin Nutley

Written By: H.E. Bates, Johanna Hald, David Neal, Colin Nutley

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
60
61% Positive
11 Reviews
28% Mixed
5 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
60
61% Positive
11 Reviews
28% Mixed
5 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews

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88
Movies like this are not for everyone, but arrive like private messages for their own particular audiences.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
80
Simple, earnest and workmanlike, it sings of Olof, glad and big, and how he lost his -- well, we can't say what he lost.
By Stephen Hunter FULL REVIEW
75
A charming, finely nuanced romance.
By Edward Guthmann FULL REVIEW
70
Gentle and gorgeous, honoring atmosphere over attitude.
By Gregory Weinkauf FULL REVIEW
60
A celebration of traditional, detailed filmmaking.
FULL REVIEW
50
The kind of quotidian pastoral -- about a simple, honest peasant who finds the greatest love of all -- that the Academy invariably finds irresistible.
By Jessica Winter FULL REVIEW
30
It has the melancholy mildew of both "Marty" and the 1940's weepie "The Enchanted Cottage."
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
6.0
67% Positive
4 Ratings
17% Mixed
1 Rating
17% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
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67% Positive
4 Ratings
17% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Production Company Film i Väst, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Svensk Filmindustri (SF), Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Sveriges Television (SVT), Sweetwater
Release Date Aug 3, 2001
Duration 2 h 10 m
Genres
Tagline Årets stora julfilm!
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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