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A Man Called Ove

En man som heter Ove

2015

Hannes Holm

Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll ...

6.7

5,384

Drama. Comedy 59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terraced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship.

	Author	Review
United States	Stephanie Merry The Washington Post	"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 (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Alissa Simon Variety	"Irresistible"	POS
United States	G. Allen Johnson SFGATE	"Though our put-upon hero's gradual realization that he has much to live for is obvious from the get-go, it still is a pleasant journey from pawn to king - spiritually speaking"	POS
United States	Odie Henderson rogerebert.com	"[It] is a morbidly funny and moving success (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Tom Long Detroit News	"'A Man Called Ove' starts out gruff and unlikable and more than a bit stereotypical. Then it opens up and becomes something of an epic about ordinary life, touching, funny and engrossing."	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"Good-hearted stuff, to be sure, but mainly of interest to lovers of cinematic comfort food."	NEU
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"While writer-director Hannes Holm (...) orchestrates some fine chords blending humor and pathos, he finally doesn’t trust viewers to draw their own conclusions."	NEU
United Kingdom	David Hughes Empire	"Holm’s well-judged adaptation of the bestseller keeps the maudlin to a minimum and plays the black comedy just right. A strong contender for feel-good film of the year (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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