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Charming Centenarian by Linh
The 100 Year-old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is a film adaptation of the book by Swedish author Jonas Jonasson and directed by Felix Herngren. The film is narrated in English with the majority of the film in Swedish and English with English subtitles. The film spans the main character’s life from childhood to the present, with the narration running cleverly in chronological order as the present day action takes place. The past and present versions of Allan Karlsson reveals how his parents’ influences and advice have shaped him as an individual who has discovered life is full of richness and beauty if you are not afraid to take risks.
The 100 Year-old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is an adventure comedy about a senior named Allan Karlsson (Robert Gustafsson) who is still mentally alert and physically fit despite his age. When Allan is soon to turn 100 years old, he ends up in a retirement home. While his carers plan a party to celebrate his 100th birthday, Allan shows no interest in the party so he steps out the window and disappears. Allan then finds himself at a bus stop where he unwittingly takes possession of a suitcase filled with money from a criminal gang who chase him across Sweden. The police are also chasing the criminals and suspect Allan’s disappearance might be linked to the criminals’ drug-running. Allan embarks on a Forrest Gump-like adventure through flashbacks and in the present day he befriends a train station master named Julius (Iwar Wiklander), Benny the mature age university student (David Wiberg), Gunilla (Mia Skäringer) and her elephant. Through flashbacks, the audience is shown how Allan has always been having adventures throughout his life, as he meets some of history’s most notable and notorious world leaders including Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill.
This film is upbeat and has some unexpected surprises yet is dark and thought-provoking. Gustafsson is excellent in the role of Allan, and audiences will find him endearing and affable as the fearless and unassuming centenarian who likes to blow things up. This film won a Guldbagge Award (Swedish equivalent to an Oscar) in the Audience Award category, and was nominated for Best Actor, Best Make-up and Best Music.
Director: Felix Herngren
Writers: Felix Herngren (screenplay), Hans Ingemansson (screenplay), Jonas Jonasson (book)
Cast: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg, Mia Skäringer, Jens Hultén, Bianca Cruzeiro, Alan Ford, Sven Lönn, David Shackleton, Georg Nikoloff, Sibylle Bernardin, Simon Säppenen, Manuel Dubra, Kerry Shale, Philip Rosch
Producers: Maria Dahlin, Sigurjon Sighvastsson, Pontus Edgren, Felix Herngren, Patrick Nebout, Malte Forssell, Henrik Jansson-Schweizer, Joshua Mehr, Anna Knochenhauer, Eiffel Mattsson, Hans Lönnerheden
Cinematographer: Göran Hallberg (director of photography)
Original Music Composer: Matti Bye
Film Editor: Henrik Källberg
Production: Mikael Varhelyi (production designer), Christian Olander (art director), Piroska Szabady (art director)
Costume Designer: Madeleine Thor
Languages: Swedish, English with English subtitles
Running Time: 1 hour and 54 minutes
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