Sista leken
5.4
In this somber, psychological drama about the conflict between a man's innermost feelings and a society that puts these feelings in a strait jacket, the mood is ruminative and depressing throughout. Alone, Viktor (Sven Wolter) heads off for his usual summer vacation to some islands where he can ostensibly look for antiques for his wife's shop in Stockholm. His marriage is a failure or worse -- he raped his wife before he left home, and he is obsessed by erotic imaginings. Once on the islands, he makes friends with a little girl whose mother is mentally disturbed and is kept by her husband in a locked room. The islanders are as tight-lipped as Viktor, and any communication is stiff and artificial. Viktor's own alienation begins to slip as he takes surprising, violent action to turn around the imprisoned mother's life -- but it does not work, nothing seems to work -- and his last actions indicate that he may not be willing to simply give up.
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Sven Wollter
Viktor
Known for
The Sacrifice
The 13th Warrior
Karolina Korpioja
Agneta
No other roles listed
Jon Lindström
Bert Sundberg
Walentin Chorell
Aino Seppo
Agnetas mor
Known for
Crime and Punishment
The Man Without a Past
Rita Holst
Also in
Hemåt i natten
Soli Labbart
Agnetas mormor
Also in
The Nightmare
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Tomas Laustiola
Agnetas far
Also in
Intergirl
Tre kronor
Mats Olof Olsson
Bibi Andersson
Viktors hustru
Known for
Persona
Wild Strawberries
Jacob Hirdwall
Viktors son
Also in
År av drömmar
Jon Lindström Director · Rita Holst Writer Mats Olof Olsson Writer
First release March 18, 1984 · Produced in Finland, Sweden · Production Svenska Filminstitutet, Jörn Donner Productions
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Svenska Filminstitutet
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Jörn Donner Productions
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Finnish Film Foundation
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Finland · Sweden
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Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · March 18, 1984
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
August 24, 1984 · Theatrical
France
May 1, 1984 · Cannes Film Festival
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