{"id":1249,"date":"2017-09-06T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/2017\/09\/a-man-called-ove-2\/"},"modified":"2018-09-18T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T15:04:11","slug":"a-man-called-ove-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2017\/09\/a-man-called-ove-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Man Called Ove"},"content":{"rendered":"

2016, Sweden, 116 min.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, a film about an unemployed, 59-year-old widower (the title character, played by Rolf Lassg\u00e5rd) who attempts suicide multiple times is immensely touching. This Swedish box-office smash, based on the best-selling novel, reveals the man behind the growling countenance, who patrols his condominium complex for imaginary violations. During each attempt to end his life, Ove recounts the highs and lows\u2014from meeting his wife to surviving a series of unfathomable tragedies\u2014and what brought him to this precipice. The film reveals the genesis of the bitter-old-person archetype: it emerges through life\u2019s relentless onslaught. Understanding is integral\u2014from everyone. In an ironic development that goes from absurd to touching, younger people keep interrupting Ove\u2019s attempts, reminding him that people need other people. The story frames aging as a mutual act: young and old must make a commitment to appreciate what each offers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, a film about an unemployed, 59-year-old widower (the title character, played by Rolf Lassg\u00e5rd) who attempts suicide multiple times is immensely touching.<\/p>\n

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