Lasse Hallström

My Life as a Dog

My Life as a Dog

My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) tells the story of Ingemar, a twelve-year-old from a working-class family sent to live with his uncle in a country village when his mother falls ill. There, with the help of the warmhearted eccentrics who populate the town, the boy finds both refuge from his misfortunes and unexpected adventure. Featuring an incredibly mature and unaffected performance by the young Anton Glanzelius, this film is a beloved and bittersweet evocation of the struggles and joys of childhood from Oscar-nominated director Lasse Hallström.

Film Info

  • Sweden
  • 1985
  • 101 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.66:1
  • Swedish
  • Spine #178

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Lasse Hallström, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • Shall We Go to Your or My Place or Each Go Home Alone? (1973), a fifty-two-minute film by Hallström, with a video introduction by the director
  • New video interview with Hallström
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • New English subtitle translation
  • PLUS: A new essay by film critic Michael Atkinson and an appreciation by author Kurt Vonnegut

New cover by Fred Davis

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DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Lasse Hallström, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • Shall We Go to Your or My Place or Each Go Home Alone? (1973), a fifty-two-minute film by Hallström, with a video introduction by the director
  • New video interview with Hallström
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • New English subtitle translation
  • PLUS: A new essay by film critic Michael Atkinson and an appreciation by author Kurt Vonnegut

New cover by Fred Davis

My Life as a Dog
Cast
Anton Glanzelius
Ingemar Johansson
Tomas von Brömssen
Uncle
Anki Liden
Mother
Melinda Kinnaman
Saga
Kicki Rundgren
Ulla
Manfred Serner
Erik
Lennart Hjulström
Konstnören, the sculptor
Ing-Marie Carlsson
Berit
Leif Ericsson
Mr. Sandberg
Christina Carlwind
Mrs. Sandberg
Ralph Carlsson
Harry
Didrik Gustavsson
Mr. Arvidsson
Vivi Johansson
Mrs. Arvidsson
Jan-Philip Hollström
Manne
Arnold Alfredson
Manne's grandfather
Per Ottosson
Tommy
Johanna Udehn
Lilia Grodan
Susanna Wetterholm
Karin
Magnus Rask
Fransson
Klimpen
Sickan
Credits
Director
Lasse Hallström
Producer
Waldemar Bergendahl
Screenplay
Lasse Hallström
Screenplay
Reidar Jönsson
Screenplay
Brasse Brännström
Screenplay
Per Berglund
From the novel by
Reidar Jönsson
Photography
Jörgen Persson
Editing
Christer Furubrand
Editing
Susanne Linnman
Music
Björn Isfält
Sound
Eddie Axberg
Sound
Göran Carmback

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