''Father to Be'' ( sv, Jag är med barn) is a 1979 Swedish

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film directed by

Lasse Hallström Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director. He first became known for directing almost all the music videos by the pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director. He was nominated for an Academ ...

Plot

Bosse (Magnus Härenstam) is a young ad man, fascinated with cinema, with secret dreams of being an author. He meets Lena (Anki Lidén) at a diner, and after a period of dating, she becomes pregnant. Bosse tries to deal with the situation through an

imaginary friend Imaginary friends (also known as pretend friends, invisible friends or made-up friends) are a psychological and social phenomenon where a friendship or other interpersonal relationship takes place in the imagination rather than physical reality. ...

(Micha Gabay), an English-speaking American inspired by various tough guys from American genre films, with a knack for impulsive action but little respect for or understanding of fatherhood.

Cast

* Magnus Härenstam as Bosse - De unga älskande *

Anki Lidén Anna Catarina Lidén (born 5 April 1947) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1971. She was the mother of the musician and DJ, Tim Bergling, who was better known as Avicii.- Selected filmograph ...

as Lena - De unga älskande * Micha Gabay as Den avskyvärde kompisen *

Lis Nilheim Karen Lis Nilheim (born 5 June 1944) is a Swedish actress. She won the award for Best Actress at the 11th Guldbagge Awards for her role in ''Maria''. She has appeared in more than 45 films and television shows since 1964. Selected filmography * ...

as Sekreterare * Gösta Engström as Kalle * Ulf Brunnberg as Björn *

Lars Amble Lars Anders Amble-Næss (10 August 1939 – 20 August 2015) was a Swedish actor and director. Amble was the son of Leif Amble-Næss and Maritta Marke. After finishing theater school in Stockholm, which he attended from 1962 to 1965, he was ...

as Åke, reklambyråchef *

Lars Göran Carlsson Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was bor ...

as Reklamman *

Barbro Hiort af Ornäs Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (28 August 1921 – 27 November 2015) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, the daughter of Alma (née Ärnström) and Erik Hiort af Ornäs. She had a brother, Torbjorn. ...

as Greta, sjuksyster *

Stig Ossian Ericson Stig Ossian Ericson (7 September 1923 - 30 July 2012) was a Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter. Ericson was born in 1923 in Härnösand, but grew up in Nyköping. Graduating at the University of Uppsala where he had been involved in vario ...

as Reklamfilmsregissör * Gunilla Thunberg as Expedit i bokhandel * Lillemor Ohlsson as Reklamfilmstjej *

Mats Arehn Mats Arehn is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. At the 16th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Film for ''To Be a Millionaire''. Selected filmography * '' Maria'' (1975) * '' The Assignment'' (1977) * '' Father to Be'' (1979) * ...

as Reklamfilmskund *

Lars Lennartsson Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was bor ...

as Äldre herre på restaurang * Torbjörn Ehrnvall as Reklamman * Hans Harnesk as Kille i Victoria-kön *

Jan Halldoff Jan "Janne" Harry Halldoff (4 September 1939 – 23 July 2010) was a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1966 and 1982. His 1967 film titled '' Life's Just Great'' was entered into the 17th Berlin Internatio ...

as Kändis som går före i Victoria-kön * Kerstin Bagge as Tjej i Victoria-kön * Rune Söderqvist as Reklamman * Billy Gustavsson as Reklamman * Tomas Löfdahl as Reklamman *Arne Andersson as Reklamman

References

External links

* * 1979 films Swedish comedy-drama films 1970s Swedish-language films Films directed by Lasse Hallström 1970s Swedish films {{1970s-Sweden-film-stub