Kejsaren

1979
1h 37m

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Elje, a mentally handicapped and bullied young man, is longing for his mother. He acquaints the local whore, a polish woman, who resembles his mother.Elje, a mentally handicapped and bullied young man, is longing for his mother. He acquaints the local whore, a polish woman, who resembles his mother.Elje, a mentally handicapped and bullied young man, is longing for his mother. He acquaints the local whore, a polish woman, who resembles his mother.

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- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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The main character, Elje Jesaja Ström (1914-1947), incapacitated, farm-hand from Skurup, Skåne, Sweden, is "he who comes in the name of the Lord". The son of farm-hand Albin Ström and a Galician guest worker who left Elje when he was six months old.

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Music by Sam Fonteyn

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8/10

See and behold

Painter and poet Jösta Hagelbäck takes on Birgitta Trotzigs novel "Sjukdomen" (The Disease). A true challenge. This is Jöstas debut as a filmmaker. "Kejsaren" is a minor masterpiece of kleinkunst, a fresco brought to life by a dynamic and hardworking ensemble and production team. Anders Åberg's interpretation of Elje "Jesaja" Ström, is remarkable, bold and unforgettable. "Kejsaren" tells the story of a mentally handicapped and bullied young man. Loved by his father. Longing for his mother. Living in the south of Sweden. Farm country. Working the fields. I find this unique fresco of film related in spirit and passion to the works of Herzog, Fassbinder, Bergman and Pasolini. Perhaps even Conrad Rooks "Chappaqua". Jösta Hagelbäck never came close to this cornerstone of Swedish cinema.