My Life as a Dog (1985)

My Life as a Dog (1985)
a.k.a Mitt liv som hund
Director: Lasse Hallström
== Plot Synopsis ==
In the late '50s, young Ingemar (Anton Glanzelius) is sent away from his sick mother (Anki Lidén) to live with his aunt (Kicki Rundgren) and uncle (Tomas von Brömssen). There he meets a town of eccentrics, and learns about love, sexual desire - and himself.
== Male Deaths ==
* Didrik Gustafsson [Mr. Arvidsson]
== Female Deaths ==
* Anki Lidén [Ingemar's mother]
== Animal Deaths ==
* Klimpen [Sickan, Ingemar's dog]
== Trivia ==
# Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s favorite film, as he writes in his book, Timequake.
# In an interview Richard Harris listed this movie as his favorite film.
# The only film that year to be Oscar nominated for Best Director, but not Best Picture.
# There are lots of references to dogs in the film. Ingemar keeps thinking about the tragic fate of Laika, the space dog. He claims he doesn't know why that is. He also periodically barks like a dog and run around on all fours. This is a subtle reference to the similarity between his own situation and that of a dog. Dogs are subject to the whims of adults. They are moved around without any say in their own fate. Similarly, Ingemar was also moved around without any say in where he was going. This is why he started barking and referencing Laika more often.
# Michael Jackson loved this movie. He made contact with its child star Anton Glanzelius, and took him to an amusement park in Sweden to get to know him. Glanzelius also got to visit Michael in America.
# This film has a 100% rating based on 31 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
# This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #178.
# Melinda Kinnaman's debut.
# Theatrical film debut of Anton Glanzelius.
Category:1985 Films
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