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Lovisa & Carl Michael

December 25, 2005 · SVT · 115 minutes
Directed by: Leif Magnusson · Written by: Sverker Hällen, Leif Magnusson · Cinematography: Dirk Brüel · Editing: Nicolaj Monberg · Costume Design: Karin Erskine · Production Design: Annelie Wemstad, Åsa Persson · Music: Conny Malmqvist
A personal account of Sweden's national poet Carl Michael Bellman and his family in the 1790s Stockholm. Carl Michael Bellman (Tomas von Brömssen) is a sensitive artist who lives in a society of decay. He acts as a "stand-up artist, often without payment. Wine and spirits are always free and it pulls hard on him. Bellman and his wife Louise (Tanja Lorentzon) live in a loving marriage, but in extreme poverty.
Cast & Characters
Tomas von Brömssen (Carl Michael Bellman), Tanja Lorentzon (Lovisa Bellman), Bisse Unger (Gustav Bellman), Mikael Persbrandt (Westman), Noomi Rapace (Anna Rella)