Who wrote the 1985 novel which was turned into a film by the same name, and starred a Swedish model?
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Simon and the Oaks Simon and the Oaks (Swedish: Simon och ekarna) is a 1985 novel by Marianne Fredriksson. The book is set predominantly during the 1940s and uses the persecution of Jewish people during World War II as a backdrop. The book was later adapted into a Guldbagge Award-winning feature film by the same name starring Bill Skarsgård. After its release "Simon and the Oaks" became a bestseller and has since been translated into 25 languages.
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Bill Skarsgård Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor and model, known for his roles in "Simple Simon", "Hemlock Grove", "Atomic Blonde" and Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 2017 film "It".
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A Portrait of Dorian Gray A Portrait of Dorian Gray (2005) is the fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld's rendition of Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1891) in photography. The models, Larry Scott and Eva Herzigová, star as Mr. and Mrs. Dorian Gray.
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Miss Sweden (film) Miss Sweden, originally titled Fröken Sverige, is a 2004 Swedish film directed by Tova Magnusson-Norling. The film tells the story of Moa (Alexandra Dahlström), who lives by herself in a cottage in the forest, and has a dead-end job in a toilet paper factory. She is trying to find herself; she has a dead-end job, yet has a talent for computer layouts and photography; she is an activist on causes such as veganism and anti-capitalism, accompanying her friends on demonstrations, but it seems that she may be doing this just to fit in. When at home, by herself, she listens to commercial pop music and uses make-up. As the story progresses, it transpires that she lacks self-esteem, and is used and abused by what she takes to be her friends. Boys are happy to have sex with her, but dump her soon afterwards. She begins to gain self-confidence as she comes into contact with Jens (Leo Hallerstam), a troubled teenager whom the local authorities have entrusted to Moa's parents, perennial foster parents and do-gooders, to look after.
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Men Can't Be Raped Men Can't Be Raped (Swedish: "Män kan inte våldtas" ) is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed by Jörn Donner, based on the novel "Manrape" by Märta Tikkanen.
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Nils Karlsson Pyssling Nils Karlsson Pyssling is a 1990 Swedish family film based on the novel with the same name by Astrid Lindgren.
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Kymmendö Kymmendö is an island in the south of Stockholm archipelago. Kymmendö is the model for the fictional island Hemsö in August Strindberg's novel "The People of Hemsö".
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Kari Berg Kari Berg is a Swedish singer-songwriter, actress, model and author. She was born in Östersund, Jämtland in Sweden. She was the female singer of Ashbury Heights and is now part of the EBM-band Chaos All Stars and doing a solo career. She has starred in a film and has modelled for designers in several genres.
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Alexandra Dahlström Lena Marina Alexandra Dahlström (born 12 February 1984) is a Swedish actress.
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The Women on the Roof The Women on the Roof (Swedish: Kvinnorna på taket ) is a 1989 Swedish film written and directed by Carl-Gustav Nykvist. It stars Amanda Ooms and Helena Bergström. It was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. At the 25th Guldbagge Awards, Stellan Skarsgård won the award for Best Actor. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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The Hour of the Star The Hour of the Star ("A hora da estrela") is a novel by Clarice Lispector published in 1977, shortly after the author's death. In 1985, the novel was adapted by Suzana Amaral into a film of the same name, which won the Silver Bear for Best Actress in the 36th Berlin International Film Festival of 1986. It has been translated into English twice by New Directions Publishing with Giovanni Pontiero's 1992 translation followed by Benjamin Moser's version in 2011.
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List of Swedish-language novels translated into English List of Swedish-language novels translated into English
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Maud Hansson Maud Hansson (born 5 December 1937) is a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1956 and 1986.
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Déjà Vu (1985 film) Déjà Vu is a motion picture released in 1985, produced by Cannon Films. The film, an adaptation of the novel "Always", by Trevor Meldal-Johnsen, is a reincarnation love story, directed by Anthony B. Richmond, and written by Richmond, Ezra D. Rappaport, and Arnold Anthony Schmidt. The film stars Jaclyn Smith, Claire Bloom, Nigel Terry and Shelley Winters.
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Sofie (film) Sofie is a 1992 Danish drama film based on the novel "Mendel Philipsen and Son" by Henri Nathansen. It was Denmark's submission for the 1992 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
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Jenny Skavlan Jenny Ebbing Skavlan (born 3 June 1986) is a Norwegian model, actress, television presenter, and author. She started her career by appearing in a television commercial for Pizza Grandiosa in 2007. She has since appeared in such films as "Fatso", "Dead Snow", "Børning", and "Tomme Tønner". In 2008 Skavlan participated as a celebrity dancer on "Skal vi danse?" on Norway's TV2. In 2012 she wrote a book, "Sy om", about her passion for sewing.
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Don't Look Back (novel) Don't Look Back (Norwegian: "Se deg ikke tilbake!" , 1996) is a novel by Norwegian writer Karin Fossum, the second to feature Inspector Konrad Sejer. The novel is the first book of Fossum which was translated into English. It won the Glass Key Award in 1997. It was filmed in 2007 as "La ragazza del lago" (aka "The Girl by the Lake").
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Maj Sjöwall Maj Sjöwall (born September 25, 1935 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for the collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö on a series of ten novels about the exploits of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm. They also wrote novels separately. In 1971, the fourth of the Beck books, "The Laughing Policeman" (a translation of "Den skrattande polisen", originally published in 1968) won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel and was adapted into the film "The Laughing Policeman" starring Walter Matthau.
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Nina Gunke Nina Gunke (born 12 July 1955) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1975.
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Åshöjdens BK (TV series) En ettas dagbok is a 1985 TV series, based on the Max Lundgren books with the same name about fictional Swedish sports club Åshöjdens BK's soccer team in Skåne.
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In Your Veins In Your Veins is a 2009 Swedish/Norwegian drama film. It is based on the autobiographical novel by Lotta Thell. The film adaption was produced by Anna Croneman and directed by Beata Gårdeler, with the screenplay written by Karin Arrhenius. Its Swedish language title is "I skuggan av värmen", which approximately translates to "In the shadow of the warmth".
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Joakim Zander Joakim Zander (born 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish author and lawyer. His debut novel "Simmaren" (English title "The Swimmer") was published by Wahlström & Widstrand in September 2013.