My Life as a Dog
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A young Swedish boy copes with his mother's illness by comparing his troubles to those less fortunate — like the Soviet space dog Laika — while spending a transformative summer with relatives.
Why watch: Won the Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film. Launched Hallström's Hollywood career.
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Cast
Anton Glanzelius as Ingemar Johansson
Tomas von Brömssen as Ingemar's Uncle Gunnar
Anki Lidén as Ingemar's Mother
Melinda Kinnaman as Saga
Kicki Rundgren as Gunnar's Wife Ulla
Lennart Hjulström as The Artist
Ing-Marie Carlsson as Berit
Leif Ericson as Uncle Sandberg
Christina Carlwind as Mrs. Sandberg
Ralph Carlsson as Harry
Viveca Dahlén as Tvättande Kvinna
Johan Widerberg as Boy in Town
Manfred Serner as Ingemar's Older Brother Erik
Jan-Philip Hollström as Manne the Boy with Green Hair
Arnold Alfredsson as Manne's Grandfather
Crew
Lasse Hallström — Director
Lasse Hallström — Screenplay
Reidar Jönsson — Screenplay
Per Berglund — Screenplay
Reidar Jönsson — Novel
Brasse Brännström — Screenplay
Waldemar Bergendahl — Producer
Jörgen Persson — Director of Photography
Christer Furubrand — Editor
Susanne Linnman — Editor
Susanne Falck — Costume Design
Inger Pehrsson — Costume Design
Björn Isfält — Original Music Composer
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