Together (2000 film)

Infobox_Film
name = Tillsammans

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writer = Lukas Moodysson
starring = Lisa Lindgren,
Michael Nyqvist,
Emma Samuelsson,
Sam Kessel
director = Lukas Moodysson
producer = Lars Jönsson
distributor = Sonet Film
released = August 25, 2000
runtime = 106 minutes
country = flagicon|Sweden Sweden
flagicon|Denmark Denmark
flagicon|Italy Italy
language = Swedish
budget = 17,000,000 SEK
amg_id = 1:212234
imdb_id = 0203166

"Together" ("Tillsammans") is a 2000 comedy drama film. It is Swedish director Lukas Moodysson's second full length film. Set in a Stockholm commune called Tillsammans (Swedish for "Together") in 1975, it is a satirical look at liberal values and a bittersweet comedy.

Plot summary

"Together" is set in one of the communes that sprang up around Stockholm in the 1970s. Vaguely led by the sweet-natured Göran, who will do anything to avoid a conflict, the group spend their time arguing about left-wing politics and other questions such as whether doing the washing up is bourgeois. The commune's dynamics are significantly shaken when Göran's sister leaves her violent husband Rolf and moves in with her two children, Eva and Stefan.

Self-declared lesbian Anna lives in the commune with her ex-husband Lasse and their son Tet (named after the Tet offensive) who befriends Stefan playing games such as "torture the Pinochet victim" where, in the spirit of equality, they take turns at being Pinochet. Eva meanwhile befriends a lonely boy across the street, whose own family whilst being as conventional as possible on the surface, proves to be even more dysfunctional than the commune of whom they so openly disapprove. The children are portrayed as sidelined by everyone in the film, from the new school where they are bullied to the parents who, whilst genuinely loving, are too busy experimenting with their own freedom to show it.

Elisabeth's husband Rolf makes a concerted effort to clean up his act, although not before getting drunk and abandoning his children on a roadside after a disastrous meal in a Chinese restaurant. Further relationship problems are found with Klas who is desperately in love with Lasse and between Göran and his selfish and immature girlfriend who wants the benefits of an open relationship but not the responsibilities.

The film ends on a feel good note played out to ABBA where (almost) all of the characters find the love they need amongst each other.

Cast

* Lisa Lindgren - Elisabeth
* Michael Nyqvist - Rolf
* Emma Samuelsson - Eva
* Sam Kessel - Stefan
* Gustaf Hammarsten - Göran
* Jessica Liedberg - Anna
* Ola Norell - Lasse
* Axel Zuber - Tet
* Shanti Roney - Klas
* Olle Sarri - Erik
* Anja Lundqvist - Lena

External links

*Imdb title|id=0203166|title=Tillsammans