1939 (1989)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 193 minuten
Country:
Sweden
Directed by: Göran Carmback
Stars: Helene Egelund, Helena Bergström and Per Morberg
IMDb score:
6,1 (1.142)
Releasedate: 23 December 1989
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
1939 plot
Annika is a young woman who moves in 1939 on the eve of the Second World War from the central part of neutral Sweden to the eastern capital Stockholm, where she starts working as a waitress. She falls in love with the apparently charming man Bengt Hall and the two soon tie the knot. As the Germans in Europe begin to lash out, and Annika and Bengt's marriage continues, it slowly becomes clear to her that the man she married is not quite who he said he was when they met. met for the first time.
Actors and actresses
Annika
Berit
Bengt Hall
Annika's father
Annika's mother
Isak
Annika's brother
Harald Persson
Hans Zetterberg
Alfred Hall
Reviews & comments
Luudje10
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- 255 messages
- 273 votes
Saw this movie last night and it was a reasonable movie that was actually excellently portrayed during the war years in neutral Sweden. A farmer's daughter who goes to the big city and as a waitress she punches a young man with a real Kraut head 
. This young man was a rich louse son of a director who has economic ties with Nazi Germany. The movie is quite captivating and you keep watching until the end. At the end the husband turns out to be a big jerk. The ending is poorly finished compared to the rest of the movie
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Brandt
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- 364 messages
- 293 votes
Three hours seems like a long time, but not for a film like this. The story is told calmly and with an eye for detail and gives a beautiful picture of the Swedish countryside, interspersed with life in Stockholm. The story begins when Hitler invades Poland and ends with the German capitulation. We follow the life of Annika, a farmer's daughter who tries her luck in the big city. She hooks a handsome young man of good descent and seems to start a comfortable life. In the underlying layer, questions are asked about Sweden's role in WWII; it is of course nice to remain neutral, but at what price? The ending feels a bit abrupt and could have been worked out better in my opinion.
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Moviestar1979
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- 1758 messages
- 1020 votes
The feature film debut of Helene Egelund and Per Morberg.
The film may have a slow pace, but at the same time, it suits the story being told. The Swedish population was invited to submit short descriptions of their own experiences during the war. The events in the film are based on these stories.
3.0 *
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