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Audio Format: DD 2.0 Surround Video Format: Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) Languages: Swedish Subtitles: English, Spanish Region Code: 1 Year Made: 2000 Running Time: 107
The second feature from Lukas Moodysson, who directed the internationally acclaimed Fucking Amal, Tilsammans is the tale of life on a Stockholm commune in the mid-'70s. After suffering more than her share of abuse from her husband Rolf (Mikael Nykvist), Elisabeth (Lisa Lindgren) takes her two children Stefan (Sam Kessel) and Eva (Emma Samuelsson) to a commune run by her brother Goran (Gustaf Hammarsten). Life at the commune is crowded with people and with laid-back attitudes towards sex, nudity, and recreational drug use, prompting plenty of political debate. Goran's partner Lena (Anja Lundqvist) is a particular proponent of free-spirited bed-hopping, something Goran doesn't really like but tolerates. Lena duly gets involved with the rebellious Erik (Olle Sarri) and finds fulfillment in the form of her first orgasm, something that leads her to confess to Goran that she was always faking it with him. Meanwhile, various dramas are at work amongst the other commune members, including the once-married Lasse (Ola Norell) and Anna (Jessica Liedberg) (who split up when Anna announced she was a lesbian) and Klas (Shanti Roney), whose advances to Lasse are continually rebuffed. The goings-on of the commune are observed and commented on by a pair of neighbors, Margit (Therese Brunnander) and Ragner (Claes Hartelius), whose marriage is so lackluster that Ragner masturbates compulsively. Their son, the fat and miserable Fredrik (Henrik Lundstrom), befriends Elisabeth's daughter Eva, who longs to have a family again. When Rolf appears on the scene seeking reconciliation, it seems she may get her wish.
Lukas Moodysson's Together opens in 1975, with a radio announcement that Generalissimo Francisco Franco is dead. At the Tillsammans (Together) commune, an impromptu celebration erupts, which includes two small children jumping up and down excitedly, shouting, "Franco is dead! Franco is dead!" Thus, Moodysson cunningly opens his film by showing us the infectious energy and idealism of the commune members, and gently mocking them for their knee-jerk response. Moodysson, director of the similarly complex, funny, and thoughtful Fucking Amal (released in the U.S. as Show Me Love), maintains this affectionately mocking tone throughout the film. Though the subject matter and behavior depicted is often crude, Together is a subtle film full of small gestures that convey a range of powerful emotions, and half-spoken thoughts that reverberate into decisive action. Much of what the characters say and do is worthy of ridicule, but Moodysson's film is richly observant and he never loses sight of their essential humanity. Rolf, the estranged husband, well played by Michael Nyqvist, is a prime example. First seen as Elisabeth (Lisa Lindgren) angrily leaves him to join Tillsammans, he seems to be little more than an abusive drunken clod. As his efforts to get Elisabeth back and maintain his relationship with his two children continually backfire, he sinks into an even more pathetic state. But in the end, his utter desolation and his unremitting determination to make amends and regain his family's love endear him to the audience. He's still a mess, but his basic humanity can be appreciated. Moodysson perfectly, truthfully captures the milieu of this commune, in 1975, but his greatest strength as a filmmaker is that, like the legendary Jean Renoir, he recognizes that "everyone has his motives."
Features:
Original Theatrical Trailer
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