A Man Called Ove is a great lesson for film student who wish to know the perfect use of a flashback.Īs mentioned above, the direction of this film by Hannes Holm is incredibly sincere and some of the best I have seen from any independent production in 2016. Also, the ending to this film is absolutely stunning in my opinion, and that wouldn't have been possible without the flashbacks. It keeps you engaged throughout the entire duration, due to the fact that the present day material is great and the material in the past constantly reveals new things about certain characters, giving more meaning to the present day. Their relationship in the past was a joy to see, because it added the much-needed levity to an otherwise somber film.
One about an elderly man living alone and the other a love story about a very unlikely couple. At its core, there really are two stories happening here. Periodically, the film flashes back to explore the relationship that Ove had with his wife Sonja. That is as much as I can say without giving away the incredible conclusion this film has. Making friends with new neighbours that move in, the film begins to balance some happy and sad flashbacks, revealing he and his wife's past. Every time he is about to commit suicide, something prevents it from happening. Never a hit in making friends, this lonely man named Ove finds himself wanting to commit suicide in order to be with his wife. The basic premise is that a man has lost his wife from an unknown cause and finds himself in constant mourning. For that reason, I'm only going to touch on a few things that stood out to me. That's really all you need to know in my opinion, due to the fact the plot details reveal themselves slowly throughout the film. Whether or not you can speak the Swedish dialect, A Man Called Ove is a must-see film. Here is why I believe you should run (not walk) to check out this film.
From all of its subtleties, to all of its ambitious plot points, A Man Called Ove is not just a great Swedish film, but one of the best films I was able to see in all of 2016. Not to say that the camerawork feels like a documentary, but director Hannes Holm creates an atmosphere of characters that seems as though they exist out in the world somewhere. I've always been a fan of self-contained films that don't require too many locations in order to tell the story at hand, but this is one of the most impressive films I have ever seen accomplish that. We've seen films about grumpy, widowed old men before, but never quite like this.
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