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Here Is Your Life
Here Is Your Life (Swedish: Här har du ditt liv) is a Swedish coming-of-age film directed by Jan Troell. It was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 December 1966. The film is based on a novel of the same name, the second of Eyvind Johnson's semi-autobiographical series of four novels Romanen om Olof, about a working-class boy growing up in the northern parts of Sweden.
The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
When the father of the young Olof Persson becomes ill, he starts taking jobs as a working class Swede. His first job is log driving, where he meets a man named August. August tells Olof about death, and a flashback tale with August's wife chasing their twin sons, all of whom are now deceased, is played. Olof change jobs. He finds a dead moth while working and picks it up, flying it through the air.
During the funeral of Olof's father, his father's old friend Smålands-Pelle speaks fondly of the old memories of his father, and has a private conversation with Olof afterwards. Olof takes a job at a sawmill. The sawmill workers were sitting around telling stories about women, and then some of the workers harass Olof. Olof primarily works outside of the mill, transporting logs with a boy named Oskar. Oskar gets injured when a log falls on him, and he later dies in the hospital. After this incident, Olof asks for a higher position at the mill, but he is denied. He starts to read a lot of novels and books about philosophy.
Later on, he quits the sawmill job and applies for a job at a cinema selling candy. In the job interview he encounters the eccentric owner, who informs him the duties of job and possible promotion to a projectionist in the future. He becomes interested in a girl named Maria, who he later sees with another boy. He makes friends with a boy named Fredrik. They talk about books and philosophy, and explore together. Olof visits home and his mother asks questions about the security of his new job. After an accident while selling candy, Olof asks for a new job and starts working for a touring projectionist named Mr. Larsson. They travel to participate in the circus. Mr. Larsson introduces Olof to Olivia, the "queen" of a travelling shooting gallery.
Olof stays with a blacksmith's family on a vacation between touring and the cinema. He meets Maja, the blacksmith's daughter; they have sex in the field. Afterward, she cries. Olof starts going to meetings concerning communism and its place working-class Sweden, and writing poetry. When he goes back to the cinema, Olof's boss gets mad that he was handing out "socialist rags". Olof quits. He goes back on tour and works for Olivia. They enter into a relationship and then break up. Olof continues visiting home and going to communist meetings.
Later on, Olof starts working for the railroad company. He works with a man named Niklas, and they have similar opinions about capitalism. Niklas shouts, "Damn capitalist rot!” They both proclaim their pro-socialist opinions to their boss, Byberg. They prank Byberg as well. Olof spares food for hobos on the train, and starts leading communist meetings. At a party, Olof gets very drunk, throws up, and falls down. Back with the circus, Olivia gives Olof a final speech of sorts about giving up and how hard life can be. A scene with a bird flying that was shown at the beginning, with characteristic music, is repeated.
Olof goes back to his foster mother before travelling on. He finally buys a hat he had been admiring earlier in the film. In the final scene, Olof walks along railroad tracks in heavy snow, onto whatever is next.
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Here Is Your Life
Here Is Your Life (Swedish: Här har du ditt liv) is a Swedish coming-of-age film directed by Jan Troell. It was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 December 1966. The film is based on a novel of the same name, the second of Eyvind Johnson's semi-autobiographical series of four novels Romanen om Olof, about a working-class boy growing up in the northern parts of Sweden.
The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
When the father of the young Olof Persson becomes ill, he starts taking jobs as a working class Swede. His first job is log driving, where he meets a man named August. August tells Olof about death, and a flashback tale with August's wife chasing their twin sons, all of whom are now deceased, is played. Olof change jobs. He finds a dead moth while working and picks it up, flying it through the air.
During the funeral of Olof's father, his father's old friend Smålands-Pelle speaks fondly of the old memories of his father, and has a private conversation with Olof afterwards. Olof takes a job at a sawmill. The sawmill workers were sitting around telling stories about women, and then some of the workers harass Olof. Olof primarily works outside of the mill, transporting logs with a boy named Oskar. Oskar gets injured when a log falls on him, and he later dies in the hospital. After this incident, Olof asks for a higher position at the mill, but he is denied. He starts to read a lot of novels and books about philosophy.
Later on, he quits the sawmill job and applies for a job at a cinema selling candy. In the job interview he encounters the eccentric owner, who informs him the duties of job and possible promotion to a projectionist in the future. He becomes interested in a girl named Maria, who he later sees with another boy. He makes friends with a boy named Fredrik. They talk about books and philosophy, and explore together. Olof visits home and his mother asks questions about the security of his new job. After an accident while selling candy, Olof asks for a new job and starts working for a touring projectionist named Mr. Larsson. They travel to participate in the circus. Mr. Larsson introduces Olof to Olivia, the "queen" of a travelling shooting gallery.
Olof stays with a blacksmith's family on a vacation between touring and the cinema. He meets Maja, the blacksmith's daughter; they have sex in the field. Afterward, she cries. Olof starts going to meetings concerning communism and its place working-class Sweden, and writing poetry. When he goes back to the cinema, Olof's boss gets mad that he was handing out "socialist rags". Olof quits. He goes back on tour and works for Olivia. They enter into a relationship and then break up. Olof continues visiting home and going to communist meetings.
Later on, Olof starts working for the railroad company. He works with a man named Niklas, and they have similar opinions about capitalism. Niklas shouts, "Damn capitalist rot!” They both proclaim their pro-socialist opinions to their boss, Byberg. They prank Byberg as well. Olof spares food for hobos on the train, and starts leading communist meetings. At a party, Olof gets very drunk, throws up, and falls down. Back with the circus, Olivia gives Olof a final speech of sorts about giving up and how hard life can be. A scene with a bird flying that was shown at the beginning, with characteristic music, is repeated.
Olof goes back to his foster mother before travelling on. He finally buys a hat he had been admiring earlier in the film. In the final scene, Olof walks along railroad tracks in heavy snow, onto whatever is next.