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Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

Ägget är löst! : En hårdkokt saga Director Hans Alfredson

1 hr. 47 min. · Sweden, 1975 · Drama · Swedish · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

About the film

Hans Alfredson’s film blends absurdist comedy with social satire, allowing everyday reality to tip into the grotesque and the darkly comic. It follows an eccentric family whose fortune rests on a lucrative but environmentally destructive factory producing implements from eggshells. When the tyrannical patriarch throws his son out of the family home following a misunderstanding, the young man seeks refuge in the wilderness. He eventually returns, determined to rebel against his father’s empire. The film unfolds as a fragmented narrative filled with unexpected situations and eccentric characters, exposing the absurdities of bureaucracy and power, as well as the ordinary individual’s helplessness in the face of both. Alfredson uses irony and a playful approach to reveal the illogical workings of society, deliberately dismantling conventional narrative logic along the way. Here, plot takes second place to atmosphere and a sharply critical view of modern life.
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Details

Running time
1 hr. 47 min.
Country, year
Sweden, 1975
Genre
Drama
Language
Swedish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

Director
Hans Alfredson
Screenplay
Hans Alfredson
Cinematography
Lars Swanberg
Music
Alfred Janson
Cast
Gösta Ekman, Max von Sydow, Birgitta Andersson, Anna Godenius
More information
www.imdb.com
Hans Alfredson

Director

Hans Alfredson

Hans Alfredson (1931–2017) was one of the most distinguished and versatile figures in

twentieth-century Swedish culture: a filmmaker, writer and comedian. Born in Malmö, he earned

a degree in literature and art history from Lund University. In the 1960s, together with his

colleague Tage Danielsson, he formed Hasse & Tage, one of Sweden’s best-known creative

partnerships, which had a lasting influence on the country’s tradition of cinematic satire and

comedy.

Alfredson’s films move between absurdist humour, biting satire and a deep social and moral

melancholy. They often explore humanism, the individual’s struggle against systems and the

boundary between good and evil, while their visual language is marked by poetic imagery and

highly inventive camerawork. In recognition of his contribution to Swedish cinema, Alfredson

received several Guldbagge Awards, Sweden’s leading film honours, including an Honorary

Guldbagge in 2013.

Screenings

2 screenings in 1 city.

  1. Sunday, November 8 17:30 Skalvija · Hall 1 Tickets
  2. Wednesday, November 11 18:40 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 9 Tickets