“Voluntary-compulsory” ( Swede. De ofrivilliga ) - a drama by the Swedish director Ruben Estlund, released in 2008. Ruben himself describes it as a "tragic comedy or comic tragedy ." The film consists of five stories related to the group behavior of people [1] . The film is distinguished by long scenes shot without editing glues. This is a reference to the beginning of Estlund's film career, when he was the director of films about skiers, where a frame change meant failure. The longest scene lasts 7 minutes [2] .
| Voluntarily Forced | |
|---|---|
| De ofrivilliga | |
 | |
| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Ruben Estlund |
| Producer | Eric Hemmendorf |
| Author script | Eric Hemmendorf, Ruben Estlund |
| In the main cast | Maria Lundquist Leif Edlund Olle liyas |
| Operator | Marius Dibvad Brandrud |
| Composer | |
| Duration | 98 minutes |
| A country |  Sweden |
| Tongue | Swedish |
| Year | 2008 |
| Previous movie | Autobiographical scene number 6882 |
| Next movie | Bank incident |
| IMDb | ID 1232826 |
The film received a large number of positive reviews, won several awards at international film festivals, and was also nominated for 5 Golden Beetle awards, including as the best film, but did not win a single one. He was also nominated by Sweden for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film [3] .
Content
Creation History
Work on the script began in the fall of 2004, when Ruben and Eric began recording short scenes taken from or inspired by their lives [4] .
Filming began in the summer of 2006. Most scenes were shot in a day and required about 20 takes, but some scenes required much more [5] . The stories were shot one at a time, so many actors first met only at the premiere [6] .
The film premiered on May 19, 2008 at the Cannes Film Festival in the program Special Look [7] .
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Willmar Bjorkman | Willmar |
| Linnea Cart Lamy | Linnea |
| Leif Edlund | Leif |
| Sarah Ericsson | Sarah |
| Lola Eferlund | Lola |
| Olle liyas | Olle |
| Maria Lundquist | Maria |
| Cecilia Milocco | Cecilia |
| Semeon Nordius | Sonen |
| Henrik Wickman | Henric |
Criticism Reviews
In general, the film was received positively by the Swedish press. On July 14, 2009, it had an average rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on 24 reviews of the Swedish site Kritiker.se, making it the highest-rated film since 2008 [8] [9] . Only Jan-Olov Andersson from Aftonbladet rated the film 2 out of 5 and called it “low fat Roy Andersson .” [10]
Awards and nominations
| Reward | Nomination | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels European Film Festival [11] | Golden iris | Ruben Estlund | Victory |
| Geneva Cinéma Tout Ecran [12] | Best directing | Ruben Estlund | Victory |
| Golden Beetle [13] | Best movie | Eric Hemmendorf | Nomination |
| Best directing | Ruben Estlund | Nomination | |
| Best screenplay | Ruben Estlund and Eric Hemmendorf | Nomination | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Cecilia Milocco | Nomination | |
| Best Cinematography | Marius Dibvad Brandrud | Nomination | |
| Mar del Plata Film Festival [14] | Special jury award | Ruben Estlund | Victory |
| Miami International Film Festival [15] | FIPRESCI Award | Victory | |
| Milan Film Festival [16] | Special attention | Ruben Estlund | Victory |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival [17] | FIPRESCI Award | Victory | |
| Stockholm International Film Festival [18] | Audience award | Ruben Estlund | Victory |
| Best screenplay | Ruben Estlund and Eric Hemmendorf | Victory |
Notes
- ↑ Involuntary at the Swedish Film Institute . Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ↑ Carlberg, Ingrid (2009-01-18). Folkfilmaren Ruben Östlund (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter . Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ↑ Rehlin, Gunnar (2009-09-15). " Swedes send 'Involuntary' to Oscars ." Variety Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ↑ Pham, Annika (2008-10-30). " Interview with Ruben Östlund ." Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ Pallas, Hynek (2007-01-05) “ Sökandet efter rätt ögonblick ” (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet . Retrieved on 2009-02-15.
- ↑ Holmberg, Jonas. Den nya våren (PDF) (in Swedish). Flm . Autumn 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ↑ Page on Festival-cannes.com
- ↑ “ De ofrivilliga (unreachable link) ” (Swedish) . Kritiker.se. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ↑ “ Top films 2008 Archival copy of December 28, 2008 on the Wayback Machine ” (in Swedish). Kritiker.se. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ↑ Andersson, Jan-Olov. (2008-11-28) “ Roy Andersson i light-version ” (in Swedish). Aftonbladet . Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ↑ AWARDS 2008 at fffb.be (link not available) (PDF)
- ↑ Palmarès de la 14e édition Cinéma Tous Ecrans
- ↑ " 2008 års Guldbaggenomineringar " (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute .
- ↑ Awards at Mardelplatafilmfest.com (DOC)
- ↑ " And the winner is ... (inaccessible link) ." Miami International Film Festival
- ↑ 2008 Premi at Milanofilmfestival.it Archived January 1, 2009 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ McDonald, Kathy A. (2010-01-17). " Palm Springs fest hands out prizes ." Variety Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ↑ Vinnare 2008 at Stockholmfilmfestival.se Archived December 7, 2008 on Wayback Machine
Links
- involuntarymovie.co.uk (English) - the official site of Voluntary-Forced
- " Voluntary Forced ” on the Internet Movie Database
- Voluntary-compulsory (Swedish) on the Swedish Film Database website
- Video Interview with Ruben Estlund
See also
- Mongoloid Guitar