Darling (2007 Swedish film)

Darling
Darling
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Johan Kling
Written by	Johan Kling
Produced by	Fredrik Heinig
Starring	Michelle Meadows; Michael Segerström;
Cinematography	Geir Hartly Andreassen
Edited by	Markus Lindkvist
Music by	Ulf Engström; Robert Östlund;
Production; companies	Spader Knekt; Svensk Filmindustri; Sveriges Television; Station to Station;
Distributed by	Svensk Filmindustri
Release dates	28 January 2007 (Gothenburg); 9 February 2007 (Sweden);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Darling is a 2007 Swedish drama film written and directed by Johan Kling, about an irresponsible young woman in central Stockholm who befriends an older man. It stars Michelle Meadows and Michael Segerström. The film was generally well received by critics.^[1]

Synopsis

Eva is a twenty-something woman from an upper-class family, with divorced parents. She lives a carefree, self-indulgent life in an upscale part of Stockholm. She works as an assistant in a clothing store, goes out with the handsome Micke, and is seen in all the right places. Emotionally, she is running on empty. After a casual one-night-stand, she finds herself ignored by her friends, and on top of this, she loses her job, which leads to financial struggles, since her mother wants her to make do on her own.

Electrical engineer Bernard is divorced since a year ago, alone in a house that is too big and too expensive. Aged 61, he is desperate for money and goes on a string of hopeless job interviews, taking whatever short-term jobs he can get. Despite various adversities, he remains a sympathetic, optimistic, and gentle man, albeit too easily bossed around. After losing a door-to-door sales job, he is employed at a McDonald's. A month later, Eva starts working at the same restaurant, set on only remaining for a few weeks to qualify for her welfare payments. The two start talking and find that they get along well, recognizing a mutual kinship.

Cast

Michelle Meadows [sv] as Eva
Michael Segerström as Bernard
Richard Ulfsäter as Micke
Michael Lindgren as Nico
Marko Ivkovich as McDonald's chef
Erica Silfverhielm as Martina
Henrik Lundström as Mickes friend
Tanja Lorentzon as Maja

Awards and nominations

The film was awarded the Nordic Film Prize at the Gothenburg Film Festival^[2] as well as Best Actor (Michael Segerström) and Best Cinematography at the 43rd Guldbagge Awards. It was also nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (Michelle Meadows), and Best Screenplay.

References

^ "Darling". Kritiker.se (in Swedish).
^ "Red Road takes new Bergman prize at Goteborg". screendaily.com. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

External links

Darling at IMDb
Darling at AllMovie
Darling at the Swedish Film Institute Database

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[1] "Darling". Kritiker.se (in Swedish).

[2] "Red Road takes new Bergman prize at Goteborg". screendaily.com. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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