''As White as in Snow'' ( Swedish title: ''Så vit som en snö'') is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 16 February 2001, directed by

Jan Troell Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish writer-director and cinematographer. His realistic films, with a lyrical photography in which nature is prominent, have placed him in the first rank of modern Swedish film directors along with I ...

. It won three

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards (, ) is an official and annual Sweden, Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a Cetonia aurata, rose chafer, better known by the name Guldbagg ...

s, for best film, best direction and best cinematography, and was nominated for best screenplay. The screenplay is based on the novel '' Den ofullbordade himlen'' by Jacques Werup, which in turn is very loosely inspired by the life of

Elsa Andersson Elsa Teresia Andersson (27 April 1897 in Strövelstorp, Sweden – 22 January 1922) was Sweden's first female aviator and stunt parachutist. She was the daughter of a poor farmer in Strövelstorp in the Scanian countryside. Her mother died when ...

, the first woman

aviator An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators because they a ...

in Sweden. She is portrayed by Amanda Ooms in the movie. Other key characters are played by

Björn Granath Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath (5 April 1946 – 5 February 2017) was a Swedish actor who appeared in over 100 films and television shows. Life and career Granath was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden. He starred in a broad range of roles fr ...

, Stina Ekblad, Shanti Roney,

Björn Kjellman John Björn Sture Kjellman (born 4 June 1963) is a Swedish actor and singer. Kjellman was born in Östra Grevie, Scania. He played roles in Swedish movies like '' Klassfesten'' and '' Livet är en schlager'', in which he plays a Melodifestiva ...

, Reine Brynolfsson and Rikard Wolff. The grammatically awkward title (literally translated ''"As white as a snow"'') is a quote from a poem/song (''" Lejonbruden"''), which is performed in the movie.

Cast

* Amanda Ooms -

* Rikard Wolff - Robert Friedman *

- Sven Andersson *

- Erik Magnusson * Stina Ekblad - Stine * Shanti Roney - Lars Andersson * Hans Pålsson - Felix Hansson *

Antti Reini Antti Reini (born 27 August 1964) is a Finnish film actor. At the 27th Guldbagge Awards he was nominated for the award for Best Actor for his role in '' Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem''. Seven films (2011–2015) made from the '' Vares'' novels ...

- Koivunen * Reine Brynolfsson - Enoch Thulin * Maria Heiskanen - Merja

References

External links

* * 2001 films 2000s Swedish-language films Films based on Swedish novels Films directed by Jan Troell Swedish aviation films Best Film Guldbagge Award winners Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award Biographical films about aviators 2000s Swedish films {{2000s-Sweden-film-stub