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The Simple-Minded Murderer

The Simple-Minded Murderer

Den enfaldige mördaren Director Hans Alfredson

1 hr. 48 min. · Sweden, 1982 · Drama · Swedish · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

About the film

Adapted from Alfredson’s own novel En ond man (An Evil Man), this epic drama is widely regarded as a landmark of Swedish cinema. Set in Skåne in the 1930s, it follows Sven, a young man with a cleft lip whom those around him dismiss as intellectually disabled. After his mother’s death, he is ruthlessly exploited by Höglund, a local factory owner and Nazi sympathiser. With compassion but without sentimentality, Alfredson explores social exclusion, moral indifference and the violence born of despair. This harrowing story of hatred and revenge brought its leading actor, Stellan Skarsgård, international recognition when he received the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 1982 Berlin International Film Festival.
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Details

Running time
1 hr. 48 min.
Country, year
Sweden, 1982
Genre
Drama
Language
Swedish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

Director
Hans Alfredson
Screenplay
Hans Alfredson
Cinematography
Rolf Lindström, Jörgen Persson
Music
Rolf Sersam
Cast
Stellan Skarsgård, Maria Johansson, Hans Alfredson, Per Myrberg, Lena-Pia Bernhardsson, Nils Ahlroth, Lars Amble, Carl-Åke Eriksson, Cecilia Walton, Wallis Grahn, Else-Marie Brandt, Gösta Ekman, Carl Billquist, Lena Nyman, Björn Andrésen, Daniel Alfredson, Erik Spangenberg, Karin Ekström, Tomas Alfredson, Karl-Edward Jeppsson, Catherine Jeppsson, Ingvar Andersson, Marga Pettersson, Anders Granström
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Actor · Best Actor · OCIC Award - Special Recommendation · 1982
  • Bodil Awards Best European Film · 1983
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 2 cities.

  1. Sunday, November 8 19:20 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 9 Tickets