He’s the kind of man who points at people he doesn’t like the look of, as if they were burglars and his forefinger a policeman’s flashlight. American readers may be confused by some cultural references, such as the unit of currency (the knonor, pronounced “crown”) and the power that the council has over Ove’s neighborhood. A Man Called Ove's winsome sincerity -- and Rolf Lassgard's affectingly flinty Cast. (Question from The novel was published in English in 2014 and reached the New York Times Best Seller list 18 months after its publication and stayed on the list for 42 weeks.. Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, and Anxious People, as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction. Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best-selling novel, Ove is the quintessential grumpy old man next door, with strictly enforced principles and a short fuse. Oves pappa (Ove's father) Johan Widerberg ... Vitskjortan: Anna-Lena Brundin ... Journalisten Lena (as Anna-Lena Bergelin) Nelly Jamarani ... Sepideh: Zozan Akgün ... Nasanin: Viktor Baagøe ... Ove 7 år (7 … Official Sites The movie strikes a perfect tone between the darkness of suicide and the lighthearted wit of the quirky supporting characters. Connect with him on Facebook and … 59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. A MAN CALLED OVE shines with charm and heartwarming performances by a talented cast. The book is bittersweet, tender, often wickedly humorous and almost certain to elicit tears. With Tom Hanks. How does the eclectic cast of posers, suits, deadbeats, and teens each help Ove in their own way? He drives a Saab. | Cast/Crew Hannes Holm Director. It's well written and replete with universal concerns. Comedy. Company Credits Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor, boom operator: spain (as Xim Terrassa Mattsson), special effects: spain (as Andreas Faltín), special effects supervisor / special effects: spain, visual effects supervisor (as Torbjörn Olsson), sparks/electric: spain (as Miguel Ángel Gelabert), composer: additional music (as Sarkis Kouyoumdjian) ("Forever and Ever"), composer: additional music ("Din skugga stannar kvar"), composer: additional music ("Forever and Ever"). Based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Swedish novelist Fredrik Backman. FACEBOOK A Man Called Ove - IMDb. Subscribe for Roundtables, Box Office Reports, & More! mit Tom Hanks besetzte US-Remake der 2015 erschienenen schwedischen Erfolgskomödie Ein … Filming & Production The way the author describes him and his actions are hilarious, as I have known a few Oves myself. 198. The kind that believes rules and regulations are of utmost importance, that see the world filled with stupid people, and is always right. A Man Called Ove and a Lanky One Who Can't Open a Window Without Falling Off a Ladder ...fetches a plastic tube out of his shed and heads towards his garage. A Man Called Ove 1 A MAN CALLED OVE BUYS A COMPUTER THAT IS NOT A COMPUTER Ove is fifty-nine. Rolf Lassgård Bahar ... A Man Called Ove is a wonderful tale of love, loss, friendship and... cars. A Man Called Ove transcended the language barrier to touch readers and audiences in ways we long for." A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. 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