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A Respectable Life

Original title: Ett anständigt liv
  • 1979
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
1.3K
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A Respectable Life (1979)
Documentary

The follow-up to "They call us misfits". More then 10 years later, we still follow the ups and increasing downs of vagabonds Kenta and Stoffe.The follow-up to "They call us misfits". More then 10 years later, we still follow the ups and increasing downs of vagabonds Kenta and Stoffe.The follow-up to "They call us misfits". More then 10 years later, we still follow the ups and increasing downs of vagabonds Kenta and Stoffe.

  • Director
    • Stefan Jarl
  • Writer
    • Stefan Jarl
  • Stars
    • Kenneth 'Kenta' Gustafsson
    • Gustav 'Stoffe' Svensson
    • Eva Blondin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stefan Jarl
    • Writer
      • Stefan Jarl
    • Stars
      • Kenneth 'Kenta' Gustafsson
      • Gustav 'Stoffe' Svensson
      • Eva Blondin
    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Kenneth 'Kenta' Gustafsson
    Gustav 'Stoffe' Svensson
    Eva Blondin
    Patric Gustafsson
    Majken Gustafsson
    Lena Löfgren
      Jan Löfgren
        Elisabeth 'Bettan' Backe
        Kenneth 'Kenta' Bergqvist
        Sven-Åke 'Skåning' Dyhlen
        Helena Höglund
        Jan 'Jajje' Klingryd
        Bo 'Bosse' Landegren
        Erik 'Jerka' Rosen
        Björn Granath
        Björn Granath
          Lis Nilheim
          Lis Nilheim
            • Director
              • Stefan Jarl
            • Writer
              • Stefan Jarl
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            10grisell

            Great!

            This movie was rated 8th in a ballot of the best Swedish films ever made, and I can understand it. Although nowadays a little aged, the intensity and nearness to the ones involved is universal and panchronical. The film bears a witness of how the society is unable to cope with the less well-off. The humanity is overwhelming. As assassinated Olof Palme said: "An incredibly human document". 10/10.
            10anton-6

            Could possibly be the most frightening film of all times!!!

            This anti-drug film is the second in the "Mods trilogy" the first is "They call us Mods".It´s the same persons as in the first film: The very young people has now grown up but now they take drugs and many of them dies.Kenta and Stoffe(they meet one time in the film and plays bowling) is no longer best friends.Stoffe dies in this film because of drugs.The last film in the trilogy is about Kenta´s and Stoffe´s children.

            It´s really a unique Documentary and I think that you should show this films in schools.The music is also fantastic.Could possibly be the most frightening film of all times,it left me speechless.

            *****/*****

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            • Trivia
              Several lines from the dialogue, most by Stoffe, were sampled by the Swedish Depressive Black Metal band Shining in their song "Total utfrysning" from the album VI - Klagopsalmer (2009).
            • Connections
              Featured in Misfits to Yuppies (1993)
            • Soundtracks
              Tillbaka till livet
              Performed by Kenneth 'Kenta' Gustafsson (as 'Kenta') and Eva Blondin (as Eva Gustafsson)

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            Details

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            • Release date
              • March 26, 1979 (Sweden)
            • Country of origin
              • Sweden
            • Language
              • Swedish
            • Also known as
              • A Decent Life
            • Filming locations
              • Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
            • Production companies
              • Jarl & Lindqvist Filmproduktion
              • Stefan Jarl Filmproduktion
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            • Runtime
              1 hour 42 minutes
            • Color
              • Black and White
            • Sound mix
              • Mono
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.66 : 1

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