''The Mozart Brothers'' () is a 1986 Swedish
comedy film
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directed by
Suzanne Osten
Carlota Suzanne Osten (20 June 1944 – 28 October 2024) was a Swedish film director, stage director, and screenwriter. She won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards for the film ''The Mozart ...
. Osten won the award for
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* Academy Award for Best Director
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at the
22nd Guldbagge Awards
The 22nd Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1986, and took place on 2 February 1987. '' The Sacrifice'' directed by Andrei Tarkovsky was presented with the award for Best Film.
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.
Plot
The film depicts an unconventional opera director, Walter (Etienne Glaser), who is directing a production of Mozart's ''
Don Giovanni
''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; full title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanish legen ...
'' at the
Royal Swedish Opera
Royal Swedish Opera () is an opera and ballet company based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Location and environment
The building is located in the centre of Sweden's capital, Stockholm, in the borough of Norrmalm (borough), Norrmalm, on the eastern si ...
. He attempts to overthrow many of the conventions of opera; he gives certain solo numbers to the opera chorus, he involves the orchestra in the acting, and he wants to fill the stage with damp earth to simulate a graveyard. The singers, the members of the orchestra, and the staff at the opera house are initially very antagonistic to his plans, especially his appeal to their eroticism as individuals. However, they reluctantly agree to do things Walter's way, and gradually come over to his point of view. Throughout the film, Mozart's ghost is glimpsed more and more frequently, at one point seen weeping with joy at the effect his work has had. The film ends with the premiere of the production being a resounding success, and the performers taking the credit for this, with the director largely forgotten.
Cast
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Etienne Glaser as Walter
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Philip Zandén
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as Flemming
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Henry Bronett as Fritz
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Loa Falkman
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After studying ...
as Eskil / Don Juan
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Agneta Ekmanner
Agneta Ekmanner (born 4 December 1938) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1965.
Selected filmography
* ''Love 65'' (1965)
* ''Hugs and Kisses (film), Hugs and Kisses'' (1967)
* ''The Corrido ...
as Marian / Donna Elvira
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Lena T. Hansson as Ia / Donna Anna
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Helge Skoog as Olof / Don Ottavio
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Grith Fjeldmose as Therés / Zerlina
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Rune Zetterström
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as Lennart / Leporello
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Niklas Ek as Georg / Donna Anna's Father
*
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*Krister Bringéus (born 1954), Swedish diplomat
*Krister Classon (born 1955), Swedish comedian, actor, director and screenwriter
*Krister Dreyer (born 1974 ...
as Ulf / Mazzetto
Trivia
Although it has become an obscure film, some remember it in association with
the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was returning home from the cinema after a screening on 28 February 1986.
See also
* ''
Our American Cousin
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'' — the play
Abraham Lincoln
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was watching when he was
assassinated
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1986 films
1986 comedy films
Swedish comedy films
1980s Swedish-language films
Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award
Films directed by Suzanne Osten
1980s Swedish films
Films scored by Björn J:son Lindh
Swedish-language comedy films
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