A Serious Game
{{Expand Swedish|Den allvarsamma leken (film, 2016)|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = A Serious Game
| image = Den allvarsamma leken.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Pernilla August
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Patrik Andersson
- Frida Bargo
- Fredrik Heinig
}}
| screenplay = Lone Scherfig
| based_on = {{based on|The Serious Game|Hjalmar Söderberg}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| music = Matti Bye
| cinematography = Erik Molberg Hansen
| editing = {{Plainlist|
- Liv Lynge
- Åsa Mossberg
- Rasmus Nyholm
}}
| studio = B-Reel Films
| distributor = Nordisk Film
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2016|2|16|BIFF|2016|9|9|Sweden}}
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
}}
A Serious Game ({{langx|sv|Den allvarsamma leken}}) is a 2016 Swedish romantic drama film directed by Pernilla August, based on the novel The Serious Game by Hjalmar Söderberg.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/a-serious-game-film-review-1201716128/|title=Berlin Film Review: 'A Serious Game'|date=26 February 2016}}
Plot
Arvid Stjärnblom, an aspiring journalist from Värmland, working as a proofreader for a daily newspaper in Stockholm, falls head over heels in love with Lydia Stille, a painter's daughter. With his low income, he doesn't think he could provide Lydia with an appropriate lifestyle. Rather than waiting for him, she chooses to marry the wealthy but much older landowner Markus Roslin. Years later, Arvid is married as well, and both couples have a daughter. When Arvid and Lydia see each other again, neither can overcome their mutual attraction. They begin a passionate affair, which greatly afflicts their loved ones, leading to dramatic events.
Cast
- Sverrir Gudnason as Arvid Stjärnblom
- Karin Franz Körlof as Lydia Stille
- Michael Nyqvist as chief editor Markel
- Mikkel Følsgaard as Carl Lidner
- Liv Mjönes as Dagmar Stjärnblom, née Randel
- Göran Ragnerstam as Anders Stille
- Sven Nordin as Markus Roslin
- Staffan Göthe as Arvid's father
- Alva Hellenius as Marianne
- Liva Östervall as Anne Marie
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2787570}}
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Category:Films based on Swedish novels
Category:Films set in the 1910s
Category:Films shot in Budapest
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Category:Swedish romantic drama films
Category:Films based on works by Hjalmar Söderberg
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