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Sllskapsresan
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Wikipedia article
'Sllskapsresan eller Finns det svenskt kaffe p grisfesten?' is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 22 August 1980, and the first in a franchise directed by Lasse berg. The film has reached cult status in Sweden and a vast number of the Swedish people have seen it, and many of the lines in the movie are known and referenced frequently by many Swedes. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
Plot
The plot follows an old-fashioned, nerdy Swede, Stig-Helmer Olsson (Lasse berg), who travels to the fictional town of 'Nueva Estocolmo' in Gran Canaria. Before the trip, he meets with a psychiatrist, Dr. B. A:son Levander (Magnus Hrenstam), for treatment of his fear of flying. Levander then cons him into smuggling money for another tourist, Gsta Angerud (Roland Janson), by asking Stig-Helmer to deliver a Christmas present to Levander's aunt in Nueva Estocolmo. At the airport in Sweden, Stig-Helmer meets and befriends a man from Norway, Ole Bramserud (Jon Skolmen). Among the other tourists are Angerud, the single sisters Maj-Britt (Lottie Ejebrant) and Siv (Kim Anderzon), the heavy drinkers Berra (Sven Melander) and Robban (Weiron Holmberg), who throughout the movie search for a liquor store named Pepe's Bodega; and the newlywed and camera-enthusiastic Storch couple.
Cast
*Lasse berg Stig-Helmer Olsson
*Jon Skolmen Ole Bramserud
*Lottie Ejebrant Maj-Britt Lindberg
*Kim Anderzon Siv man
*Ted strm Lasse Lundberg
*Weiron Holmberg Robban Sderberg
*Sven Melander Berra Ohlsson
*Svante Grundberg Herr Storch
*Eva rn Fru Storch
*Roland Janson Gsta Angerud
*Magnus Hrenstam Dr B. A:son Levander
*Gsta Ekman (uncredited) Hotel Maid
Reception
The film has become a classic in Sweden, though it was not well received by Swedish critics at the time of release. Jan Aghed from 'Sydsvenska Dagbladet' wrote "There are many funny gags in the beginning, and the film is very funny until the travellers have reached their destination. The film then goes on very slowly in poor humor and boredom." The film became a box-office success with over 2 million people watching the film, making it the most watched Swedish cinema-film in Sweden to this day.
The success of the film spawned a series of films about the character Stig-Helmer, mostly making fun of Swedish vacation activities:
*1985 'Sllskapsresan 2 - Snowroller' (skiing)
*1988 'S.O.S. - En segelsllskapsresa' (sailing)
*1991 'Den ofrivillige golfaren' (golfing)
*1999 'Hlsoresan - En smal film av stor vikt' (health spas)
*2011 'The Stig-Helmer Story' (chronicles the life of young Stig-Helmer)
The film was adapted into a musical, also named 'Sllskapsresan', in 2015. Sven Melander reprised his role from 1980.
References
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