Four Shades of Brown
| Four Shades of Brown | |
|---|---|
 Original theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tomas Alfredson |
| Written by | Tomas Alfredson Robert Gustafsson Jonas Inde Andres Lokko Martin Luuk Johan Rheborg Henrik Schyffert |
| Produced by | Caisa Westling |
| Starring | Robert Gustafsson Johan Rheborg Henrik Schyffert Jonas Inde Maria Kulle Ulf Brunnberg |
| Cinematography | Leif Benjour |
| Edited by | Louise Brattberg |
| Distributed by | AB Svensk Filmindustri |
Release date | 9 February 2004 |
Running time | 192 min. 210 min. (TV version) |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Four Shades of Brown (Template:Lang-sv) is a Swedish dark comedy film from 2004 directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring the comedy group Killinggänget, including Robert Gustafsson, Johan Rheborg and Henrik Schyffert. The three-hour film is divided into four separate stories about different life tragedies, with settlements related to fatherhood as the common theme.[1] In the spring of 2005 it was also aired as an extended four-episodes miniseries on Swedish Television.
Episodes
In the film version, the stories are presented intertwined, although story-wise completely disconnected. However in the television version, each story makes up one episode and works as an independent television movie, varying in length between 40 and 60 minutes.[2]
Skåne (Landins)
Synopsis
A father in southern Sweden tries to activate his son who is falling behind in school by bringing him to his workplace as a pet cremator. Accidentally, the son turns on the crematory oven just in the wrong moment and the father is severely burned. Life still has to go on, and while the son is feeling guilty, the father goes through rehabilitation where learns to speak again and befriends other local people also suffering from speech disabilities.
Cast
- Robert Gustafsson as Christer Landin
- Maria Kulle as Anna Landin
- Karl Linnertorp as Morgan Landin
- Jonas Inde as Ray
- Johan Rheborg as Kjell Levrén
- Karin Holmberg as Gerd
- Viktor Friberg as Jan
- Eva Ekengren as Mådan
- Tore Persson as Morgan's Teacher
- Tomas Alfredson as Man at SSK Syd
- Thomas Rasmussen as Dane at SSK Syd
Hotell Brunn (En dålig idé)
Synopsis
Richard Brunn is a man with a lifetime subscription to the magazine Wallpaper* who together with his wife is opening a top designed beachside hotel. They are visited by Richard's parents who work as stage magicians. The parents bring an easy-going Dane and a wooden statuette representing a former minister, which Richard finds to be extremely tasteless and somewhat triggers a mental crisis.
Cast
- Henrik Schyffert as Richard Brunn
- Anna Björk as Tove Brunn
- Iwar Wiklander as Jan-Erik, "Kim"
- Karin Ekström as Smulan, "Kelly"
- Finn Nielsen as Perikles
- Fyr Thorwald as Raimo Keskinen
- Martin Luuk as bartender
Dalarna (Min sista vilja)
Synopsis
A bizarre will is left by the deceased Sören H. Lindberg, an equally eccentric as successful harness racing driver and trainer, demanding various acts and arrangements to be performed at his funeral. As his three sons and countless mistresses are gathered the sorrow and confusion is processed, and everybody is curious of who will inherit which part of his wealth. Eventually it turns out that all money has been spent on a hologram of Lindberg telling them that he used the money to create the hologram. Furthermore, his best horse is given away to the National Estonian Trotting Association without any motivation.
Cast
- Jonas Inde as Tony
- Anders Johannisson as Kenneth
- Oskar Thunberg as Mikael
- Elisabet Carlsson as Johanna
- Conny Linnteg as Sören H. Lindberg
- Åsa Widéen as Turid
- Sofia Rönnegård as Stina
- Jan-Erik Emretsson as konferenciern
- Kiran Ahuja as Fröken Bosse
- Henry Castenland as Tarmo Mägi
- Peter Carlsson as Sören' Voice
- Alice Isakson as Guest at Funeral
- Sally Sjöblom as Singing Guest at Funeral
- Fred Lindberg as Kenneth's Son
- Amanda Majetic as Kenneth's Daughter
- Embla Hjulström as Kenneth's Daughter
Göteborg (Pappas lilla tjockis)
Synopsis
A cooking class develops into a therapy session for lost souls. Johan is unable to get really close to anyone, including his wife, and keeps telling lies about his progress to the group. Ernst is dysfunctional and unable to get a job, and shifts between feeling very charismatic and like a total misfit. Jenny feels bad about not being able to keep herself from using irony and sarcasm to hurt people who don't understand when she's serious and when she's not. Olle has a dark past of sexually abusing his own daughter.
Cast
- Robert Gustafsson as Johan
- Johan Rheborg as Ernst
- Ulf Brunnberg as Olle
- Sofia Helin as Jenny
- Anna Ulrica Ericsson as Helen
- Tanja Svedjeström as Olle's Wife
- Angela Widgren as Elin, Olle's daughter as a child
- Lotta Ivert as Johan's Wife
- Sofia Wärngård Lang as Josefin
- Magnus Mark as Bank Clerk
Awards and nominations
Four Shades of Brown won four Guldbagge Awards in 2005: Best Actor (Robert Gustafsson), Best Actress (Maria Kulle), Best Direction (Tomas Alfredson) and Best Supporting Actor (Ulf Brunnberg). It was also nominated for Best Film (Caisa Westling ), Best Actor (Johan Rheborg), Best Cinematography (Leif Benjour) and Best Screenplay (Killinggänget).
References
- ^ Fyra nyanser av brunt - Handling at the Swedish Film Institute (in Swedish)
- ^ Fyra nyanser av brunt - Visningar at the Swedish Film Institute (in Swedish)
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