Golden Beetles 2008 Nominations
The nominations for the 2008 Golden Beetles — Sweden’s version of the Academy Awards — have been announced.
Roy Andersson’s best picture nominee You, the Living (above), a low-key comedy about the day-to-day difficulties of human life, was Sweden’s entry for the 2008 best foreign-language film Academy Award. Late last year, Andersson received a best director nomination at the European Film Awards.
Johan Kling’s Darling, the year’s most nominated film and the Swedish Film Critics’ Association’s best film pick, is a Stockholm-set dark comedy of manners about a young woman whose path crosses that of a 60-year-old man. Darling had its production funding suspended by the Swedish Film Institute and had to be financed independently.
The third best film nominee, Josef [...]
by Andre Soares | January 8, 2008
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Tags: Arn: The Knight Templar, Bibi Andersson, Darling, Film Awards, Golden Beetle, Golden Beetle 2008, Johan Kling, Josef Fares, Roy Andersson, You the Living
