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A UN soldier comes home to find his village rotting from prosperity. No explosions, just quiet despair.

Blomstrande tider (1980)

Nordic gloomSmall-town suffocationSeventies malaise

Overview

Drama

"Prosperous Times" - It is in the mid 70s. UN soldier Jussi, returns to his native village after a few years of absence, looks at the resort boredom and injustice with new eyes, but is not able to do anything.

Flag of SESESwedish
Content warning
Moral paralysisGenerational decayThe impossibility of returning homeSilent complicity

Standout Aspects

Acting

Krister Henriksson's eyes do more than most scripts.

Cinematography

Bleached Swedish summer that looks like regret.

Best for:Solo: Rainy Sunday when you want to feel something complicated.·Rewatch: Second viewing catches every defeated glance Jussi gives.
Heads up:Emotional: Hope dies slowly, in scene after scene.
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Director

John Olsson

ReleasedJan 28, 1980
Runtime1h 46m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Svenska Filminstitutet
Treklövern

Top Cast

Krister Henriksson

Krister Henriksson

Jussi

Margreth Weivers

Margreth Weivers

Jussi's Mother

Åke Lindström

Åke Lindström

Jussi's Father

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt

Göte Larsson

Keve Hjelm

Keve Hjelm

Henry

Essy Persson

Essy Persson

Doris

Siv Ericks

Siv Ericks

Gurli

Jan Waldekranz

Jan Waldekranz

Cyklist

Halvar Björk

Halvar Björk

Dallas

Sven Lindberg

Sven Lindberg

Blomkvist

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Cultural

Captures Sweden's post-welfare-state hangover, when prosperity revealed spiritual bankruptcy.

Trivia

Director John Olsson quit filmmaking after this; his only feature remains stubbornly unavailable.

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