Grabben i graven bredvid

2002
1h 34m

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Modern, urban librarian meets simple, traditional farmer and falls in love.Modern, urban librarian meets simple, traditional farmer and falls in love.Modern, urban librarian meets simple, traditional farmer and falls in love.

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5.6/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

Trivia
Desirée keeps the book upon which the movie is based in her bookshelf, in the slot to the left of the picture of Örjan.

Goofs
At the end of the film when Benny overtakes the hauling van with Desirée, he is doing it finally when driving to the very end of the bridge. After he stopped in front of the van, his car is just in the middle of the bridge.

Connections
References Kurt Olssons television (1987)

Soundtracks
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Lyrics and music written by Dante Holmberg
Performed by Joyride

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7/10

Quite a few laughs!

When Desirée, intellectual librarian with a mania for cleaning, meets and reluctantly falls for Benny, busy farmer with 24 milk cows and a 95-hour working week, everything is set up for a huge cultural clash. But what can they do when the sparks between them feels like "leaning against an electric fence"?

I thought that this dilemma was well illustrated, though sometimes a bit exaggerated - I don't believe that talking with your mouth full is typical "farmer behavior" - and the differences in life style between the two contracting parties gave rise to quite a few laughs in the movie theater. This movie also clearly illustrates how our opinion about someone is always colored by our prejudice, even if it's just unconsciously.

I recommend this film to everyone who likes Swedish movies, and also to those of you who, like me, are more sceptical to our nations film industry - this is a good one!