Criterion Collection: My Life As a Dog [DVD] [1985] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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  • Actor : Anton Glanzelius
  • Actor : Stig Engström
  • Actor : Anita Ekström
  • Actor : Göran Stangertz
  • Actor : Lena Lindgren
  • Aspect Ratio : 16:9 - 1.66:1
  • Binding : DVD
  • Creator : Anton Glanzelius
  • Creator : Stig Engström
  • Creator : Jörgen Persson
  • Creator : Lasse Hallström
  • Creator : Lasse Hallström
  • Creator : Waldemar Bergendahl
  • Creator : Brasse Brännström
  • Creator : Per Berglund
  • Creator : Reidar Jönsson
  • Director : Lasse Hallström
  • EAN : 9780780026216
  • Format : Anamorphic
  • Format : Colour
  • Format : DVD-Video
  • Format : Subtitled
  • Format : Widescreen
  • Format : NTSC
  • Is Adult Product? : No
  • ISBN : 0780026217
  • Label : Criterion
  • Languages : Subtitled: English, Original Language: Swedish
  • Manufacturer : Criterion
  • MPN : PMIDMYL010D
  • Number Of Discs : 1
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Package Dimensions : 0.58 inches (Height) x 7.10 inches (Length) x 0.18 pounds (Weight) x 5.42 inches (Width)
  • Package Quantity : 1
  • Part Number : PMIDMYL010D
  • Product Group : DVD
  • Publisher : Criterion
  • Region Code : 1
  • Release Date : 2003-03-11
  • Running Time : 101
  • SKU : ~:`0ER2ZRd!4025@ejkR_2003_unk2
  • Studio : Criterion
  • UPC : 037429173527

Simultaneously elegiac and raw, My Life as a Dog is an uneven--but unforgettable--tearjerker which tells the story of Ingemar, a 12-year-old working-class Swedish boy sent to live with his childless aunt and uncle in a country village when his mother falls ill. Beginning with several representations of the most savage, unsentimental domestic intensity imaginable (interplay between a sick parent and loving child has never looked anywhere near as explosive), My Life as a Dog wisely doesn't attempt to maintain that level of danger; rather, the change in locale to rural Sweden is accompanied by a slackening of pace and a whimsical breeziness. Nevertheless, the tragic condition of Ingemar's mother (and later, the indeterminate fate of Sickan, his beloved dog, consigned to a kennel) hovers over the narrative with a gripping portentousness. At times, director Lasse Hallström misplaces the rhythm, and the film threatens to degenerate into a series of rustic vignettes; luckily, Ingemar's relationship with Gunnar, the jocular yet somewhat sinister uncle who essentially adopts him, carries a fascinating charge. This was later rewritten, whether intentionally or not, by Spike Lee, who changed the gender of the child, set the story in New York City, added a 1970s soul soundtrack, and called it Crooklyn. Swedish, with subtitles --Miles Bethany, Amazon.com

- Amazon.co.uk Review

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