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A Man Called Ove
Based on the worldwide best-seller by Fredrik Backman, the movie centers on Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.
9 March 1986, Täby, Stockholms län, Sweden
16 March 1974, Stockholm, Sweden
24 April 1987
4 November 1956
19 December 1978, Sweden
2 April 1947, Stockholm, Sweden
12 April 1959, Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
25 August 1989
23 February 1981, Sweden
28 March 1979, Shiraz, Iran
April 05, 2017
Ove stands out from the pack because of a beautifully-nuanced performance from veteran Swedish actor Rolf Lassgard. There's nothing obvious about Pars' performance, either.March 24, 2017
As a cautionary tale, A Man Called Ove makes its points with some success and both Lassgard, as the infuriating yet ultimately sympathetic Ove, and Pars as the intelligent and resourceful Parvaneh, give stellar performances.October 13, 2016
Lassgård won't let you off easy: A scene in which Ove weeps hopelessly before the magnitude of his loneliness will bring tears to the eyes of anyone who has suffered a loss.April 17, 2017
Hannes Holm's Swedish comedy drama beautifully explores the life of the neighbourhood's resident old grump.March 22, 2017
It's a dour but likeable combination of humour and pathos, mixed with rage.February 16, 2017
Shamelessly, but also quite movingly, hits all the required notes of the most pandering of feel-good Tinseltown sagas, with its story of a grouchy guy who turns out to have a heart of gold and a past worth sighing over.March 29, 2017
A mighty performance from Lassgard goes close to selling this tricky material to all customers.October 13, 2016
Lassgard manages to keep us from completely hating and giving up on him at the beginning of the film - no small trick - and allows us to care for him without engaging in maudlin sentimentality at the end.October 21, 2016
It starts well, but the deadpan humor quickly runs out of gas.February 17, 2017
A Man Called Ove hits all of the genre's sweet spots, without ever tipping into the saccharine.October 20, 2016
The moving twists and turns of the love story and the bright comedy elevate an otherwise familiar story line. The mix of genres works, too.