A man called Ove = En man som heter Ove
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Contributors
Bellander Rune, Annica, film producer.
Wikström Nicastro, Nicklas, film producer.
Holm, Hannes, screenwriter
Lassgård, Rolf, 1955- actor.
Pars, Bahar, 1979- actor.
Published
Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2016]
ISBN
9786316540317
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Friendship -- Drama.
Intergenerational relations -- Drama.
Loss (Psychology) -- Drama.
Negativism -- Drama.
Neighbors -- Drama.
Older men -- Drama.
Sweden -- Drama.
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Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Swedish
UPC
751778950775
Notes
Other Title
Man som heter Ove
Other Title
Ove
Other Title
En man som heter Ove
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
General Note
Based on the novel by Fredrik Backman.
General Note
Widescreen (2.35:1).
General Note
Special features: The Ove in us all : a talk with Hannes Holm, Rolf Lassgård, and Bahar Pars; director and cast Q&A at Scandinavia House NYC; makeup gallery; makeup time-lapse; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Göran Hallberg ; composer, Gaute Storaas ; editor, Fredrik Morheden.
Participants/Performers
Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Chatarina Larsson, Börje Lundberg, Tobias Almborg, Klas Wiljergård, Poyan Karimi, Simon Edenroth, Johan Widerberg, Stefan Gödicke, Zozan Akgün.
Description
Ove, a grumpy, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, decides to give up on life until an unlikely friendship develops with a boisterous young family that moves in next door.
Target Audience
Rating: PG-13; for thematic content, some disturbing images, and language.
System Details
DVD; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0.
Language
Swedish and Persian dialogue; with optional English and Swedish subtitles.
Local note
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Bellander Rune, A., Wikström Nicastro, N., Holm, H., Lassgård, R., Pars, B., Berg, F., Engvoll, I., Larsson, C., Lundberg, B., Almborg, T., Wiljergård, K., Karimi, P., Edenroth, S., Widerberg, J., Gödicke, S., Akgün, Z., Hallberg, G., Storaas, G., Morheden, F., & Backman, F. (2016). A man called Ove =: En man som heter Ove. (Widescreen). Music Box Films.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Annica, Bellander Rune et al.. 2016. A Man Called Ove =: En Man Som Heter Ove. Music Box Films.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Annica, Bellander Rune et al.. A Man Called Ove =: En Man Som Heter Ove. Music Box Films, 2016.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Bellander Rune, A., Wikström Nicastro, N., Holm, H., Lassgård, R., Pars, B., Berg, F. and Engvoll, I. et al (2016). A man called ove =: en man som heter ove. Widescreen Chicago, IL: Music Box Films.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Bellander Rune, Annica,, et al. A Man Called Ove =: En Man Som Heter Ove. Widescreen, Music Box Films, 2016.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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