My Life As a Dog Movie Review 1985

A troublesome boy is separated from his brother and is sent to live with relatives in the country when his mother is taken ill. Unhappy and confused, he struggles to understand sexuality and love and tries to find security and acceptance. Remarkable Swedish film available with English subtitles or dubbed.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from Swedish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Childhood Visions, Coming of Age, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Lasse Hallstrom, Per (Pelle) Berglund, Brasse Brannstrom

Cast

Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Bromssen, Anki Liden, Melinda Kinnaman, Kicki Rundgren, Ing-mari Carlsson

Cinematography

Jorgen Persson, Rolf Lindstrom

Director

Lasse Hallstrom

Music

Bjorn Isfalt

Producer

Skouras Pictures

Awards

Golden Globes 1988: Foreign Film; Ind. Spirit 1988: Foreign Film; N.Y. Film Critics 1987: Foreign Film.