About this release
Under solen är en svensk film regisserad av Colin Nutley, med Rolf Lassgård, Helena Bergström, Johan Widerberg och Gunilla Röör i centrala roller. Filmen utspelar sig på den svenska landsbygden under 1950-talet och följer bonden Olof som söker en hushållerska genom kontaktannonser. När Ellen flyttar in på gården förändras relationerna mellan människorna omkring honom, samtidigt som kärlek, ensamhet och längtan får allt större betydelse. Filmen nominerades till Oscar för Bästa utländska film och kretsar kring relationer, landsbygdsliv och mänsklig närhet.
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Disc 1
DVD
Under the Sun (1998)
130 min
DramaRomance
Olof lives alone on his family's farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik, who helps him in the afternoons. Once a sailor, Erik brags of having known hundreds of women. Out of the blue, Olof advertises in the local paper for a young lady housekeeper, and Ellen, a middle-class city woman, arrives to take over the house and, as the summer goes on, Olof's heart and Erik's desire as well.
Credits
Director
Colin Nutley
Writer
Colin Nutley
Johanna Hald
David Neal
Cast
Rolf Lassgårdas Olof
Helena Bergströmas Ellen Lind
Johan Widerbergas Erik Jonsson
Gunilla Rööras Newspaper Receptionist
Jonas Falkas Preacher
Linda Ulvaeusas Lena
Bergljót Arnadóttiras Shop assistant
Per Sandbergas Undertaker
Rikard Wolffas Narrator (voice)
Magnus Carlsonas singer
Cinematographer
Jens Fischer
Composer
Paddy Moloney
Editor
Perry Schaffer
Producer
Colin Nutley
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 6, 2026