Cornelis

2010
1h 41m

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Biographical account of singer and composer Cornelis Vreeswijk including his breakthrough and his marital problems.Biographical account of singer and composer Cornelis Vreeswijk including his breakthrough and his marital problems.Biographical account of singer and composer Cornelis Vreeswijk including his breakthrough and his marital problems.

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6.3/10

2.7K

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
The microphone used by Cornelis in the studio-scenes when recording the album "Poem, ballader och lite blues" is the actual microphone that was used in the real-life recording of the album.

Goofs
Cornelis Vreeswijk was born in the Netherlands and moved to Sweden at the age of 12. Part of his character was a distinct Stockholm accent. The actor and singer Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby tried his best to imitate Cornelis Vreeswijk but his own Norwegian accent is obvious throughout the feature.

Connections
Features Black Palm Trees (1968)

Soundtracks
Tänk Om Jag Hade En Sabel
Written by Cornelis Vreeswijk (as C. Vreeswijk)
Warner / Chappell Music Scand AB
Performed by Cornelis Vreeswijk
Warner Music Sweden AB

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Fine homage to the swedish trubadeur

Cornelis Vreeswijk is without a doubt one of the more recognizable names in swedish music history, and a personal favorite of mine from the 1960s, combining polticial leftist messages with lots of satire and just clever humour.

This biographical film about the man himself is very much deserving of all the praise it has gotten. The actors all do an incredible job and it feels so autnehtic to his legacy, really conveying his music and hardships beautifully.

Definitely one of the stronger biographical films about a celebrity, rivaled perhaps by the also great Monica Z about the musician Monica Zetterlund.

Overall, an incredible film that I would recommend for any lover of film and fan of Cornelis!