''A Serious Game'' ( sv, Den allvarsamma leken) is a 2016 Swedish

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drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

film directed by

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson; 13 February 1958) is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the Best Actress A ...

, based on the novel '' The Serious Game'' by

Hjalmar Söderberg Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg (2 July 1869 – 14 October 1941) was a Swedish novelist, short story writer, playwright and journalist. His works often deal with melancholy and lovelorn characters, and offer a rich portrayal of contemporary Sto ...

Plot

Arvid Stjärnblom, an aspiring journalist from

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, working as a proofreader for a daily newspaper in Stockholm, falls head over heels in love with Lydia Stille, a painter's daughter. With his low income, he doesn't think he could provide Lydia with an appropriate lifestyle. Rather than waiting for him, she chooses to marry the wealthy but much older landowner Markus Roslin. Years later, Arvid is married as well, and both couples have a daughter. When Arvid and Lydia see each other again, neither can overcome their mutual attraction. They begin a passionate affair, which greatly afflicts their loved ones, leading to dramatic events.

Cast

Sverrir Gudnason Sverrir Gudnason (born 12 September 1978; in Icelandic: ''Sverrir Páll Guðnason'') is a Swedish actor of Icelandic origin. Gudnason was born in Lund, Sweden, and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. He moved with his family to Tyresö, Sweden, in ...

as Arvid Stjärnblom * Karin Franz Körlof as Lydia Stille *

Michael Nyqvist Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role ...

as chief editor Markel * Mikkel Følsgaard as Carl Lidner * Liv Mjönes as Dagmar Stjärnblom, née Randel *

Göran Ragnerstam Göran Axel Ragnerstam (born 7 November 1957 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor. Ragnerstam grew up in Södermalm and later in Vällingby. His father was interested in theatre and acted out for his children. He encouraged Ragnerstam to move on ...

as Anders Stille *

Sven Nordin Sven Audun Nordin (born 6 February 1957 in Oslo) is a Norwegian actor. He was hired by Oslo Nye Teater in the autumn of 1981 and had his debut in the play "Vikinger" by Johan Borgen. He is best known for his roles as Nils in the situation comedy ...

as Markus Roslin *

Staffan Göthe Lars ''Staffan'' Göthe (born 20 December 1944, in Luleå), is a Swedish playwright, actor and director.DramaDirectory He is also a professor at Malmö Theatre Academy (Teaterhögskolan i Malmö) at Lund University. He graduated from the Goth ...

as Arvid's father * Alva Hellenius as Marianne * Liva Östervall as Anne Marie

References

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* * 2010s historical drama films 2010s historical romance films 2016 romantic drama films 2016 films Adultery in films Films based on Swedish novels Films set in the 1910s Films shot in Budapest Swedish historical drama films 2010s Swedish-language films Swedish romantic drama films 2010s Swedish films {{2010s-romantic-drama-film-stub