Så vit som en snö (2001)

Director:

Jan Troell

Writers:

Jimmy Karlsson (writer)
Karl-Erik Olsson-Snogerod (writer)

Release Date:

16 February 2001 (Sweden)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dreams of getting away from the farm and becoming an aviatrix. |

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Aviator | Skåne | 1920s | Airplane

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Amanda Ooms	...	Elsa Andersson
Rikard Wolff	...	Robert Friedman
Björn Granath	...	Sven Andersson
Björn Kjellman	...	Erik Magnusson
Stina Ekblad	...	Stine
Shanti Roney	...	Lars Andersson
Hans Pålsson	...	Felix Hansson
Antti Reini	...	Koivunen
Reine Brynolfsson	...	Enoch Thulin
Maria Heiskanen	...	Merja
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Becker	...	Hermann Vogel
Alexander Bergman	...	Lars (7 Years)
Håkan Berlin	...	Photographer
Julia Calvo-Andreasson	...	Elsa (8 years)
Ulf Clarén	...	County Police Commissioner
Anders Göransson	...	Per's Father
Ingela Hinas	...	Polish Artist
Bo Jönsson	...	Birger Sjöberg
Magnus Krepper	...	Polish Artist
Per Lasson	...	Second Officer
Jan Lerning	...	Wholesaler
Rolf Lydahl	...	Nils
Berto Marklund	...	Persson
Anneli Martini	...	Matron
Tine Miehe-Renard	...	Lise Bamberg
Nils-Johan Myrbratt	...	Waiter
Kalle Nilsson	...	Per
Georg Oddner	...	A photographer
Greta Olsson	...	Erik's Mother
Sixten Olsson	...	Erik's Father
Sanna Persson	...	Edith
Peter Schreck	...	German
Åsa Söderling	...	Vera
Johanna Troell	...	Frida

Also Known As:

As White as in Snow (International: English title)
Så hvid som sne (Denmark)

Runtime:

154 min

Country:

Sweden | Denmark

Language:

Swedish

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Singapore:R21 | Norway:11 | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Svenska Biografteaterns ateljé, Kristianstad, Skåne län, Sweden

Company:

Film i Skåne

Trivia:

The character Felix Hansson was named Pål Hansson in the novel. The name was inspired by Hans Pålsson, a famous pianist and friend of Jacques Werup. When Pålsson got cast in the movie, the character's name was changed.

Good one by the Orson Welles of Sweden

A very interesting movie, dealing with "womens lib" in the early twenties, a young womans desire and fear for love, and simultaneously providing you with a historically interesting picture of the early Swedish aviators. Terrific acting almost on all hands, the only exception as always Richard Wolff, who as usual plays himself. Even the dialects are well done, with some understandable exceptions; sometimes Roney is back in Stockholm but it's hard to blame him.

The only problem from my point of view is that Troell is Swedens Orson Welles! Just like Welles, he made the movie of his life on his first try. Troells "Här har du ditt liv" (1966) is such an amazing accomplishment that it is simply impossible for him to beat, and you always get the feeling that he is trying! Well, he didn't pull it of this time either, but possibly this should be higher than my 7/10.