A Piece of My Heart
Swedish Release Poster
SwedishEn del av mitt hjärta
Directed byEdward af Sillén
Written byLars "Vasa" Johansson [sv]
Produced by
  • Suzanne Glansborg
  • Lone Korslund
  • Peter Possne
  • Patrick Ryborn
  • Poa Strömberg
  • Malin Söderlund
Starring
CinematographyTuomo Hutri
Music byTomas Ledin, Björn Ulvaeus and Andreas Carlsson
Production
company
Unlimited Stories
Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri (Sweden)
Picture Tree International (International)
Release date
  • 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25) (Sweden)
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

A Piece of My Heart (Swedish: En del av mitt hjärta) is a Swedish jukebox musical film directed by Edward af Sillén and written by Lars "Vasa" Johansson [sv] based on music by Tomas Ledin. The title is taken from Ledin's Grammis award-winning song "En del av mitt hjärta". The lead role is played by Malin Åkerman, starring in her first Swedish film, with an ensemble cast featuring Christian Hillborg, Jonas Karlsson, Per Andersson, Shima Niavarani, Johan Ulveson, Johan Rheborg, and Marie Richardson.[1] The film was produced and filmed in Sweden by Unlimited Stories. It was released on 25 December 2019.[2] When interviewed about the film, Ledin expressed how amazed he was by the quality of the script and how happy he was to be part of something like this.[3] He also suggested that three or four of the songs are much better than his original.[4] Af Sillén described the film as an "all in-musical comedy" with a great ensemble and big, lavish shownumbers.[5]

Plot

The plot follows Isabella, a successful business woman in the financial district of Stockholm, who returns to her small-town home to celebrate her father's birthday, only to find her teenage crush is marrying her childhood best friend.[6] She also realises that her successful dealings in Stockholm will cause the closing of an important local industry.

Cast

Release

A Piece of My Heart was released on 25 December 2019 in Sweden.[7] Nordisk Film will look after the Scandinavia roll-out, with the release in Finland set for 3 January 2020.[7]

On 25 October 2019, it was announced that Björn Ulvaeus has arranged an English dub of the film.[7] He worked with Swedish songwriter Andreas Carlsson to produce English versions of Ledin's songs, recorded by the original Swedish cast.[8] In November 2019, private previews of the English version were screened for invited guests in the hope of establishing a further international release. Ledin asked Ulvaeus if he would be interested in writing English lyrics for his songs as they are long time friends.[8] The film's release in Israel, Taiwan and Poland is already confirmed.[7]

Reception

Accolades

Award Category Recipient(s) Result
Guldbaggens Award Best Costume Design Anna Hagert and Anna Karlsson Nominated
Guldbaggens Award Best Makeup and Hair Jenny Fred Nominated
Guldbaggens Award Guldbaggens publikpris (Audience Award) Edward af Sillén Nominated

References

  1. ^ Nordevik, Alice. "Malin Åkerman om metoo: "En väldigt känslig grej"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ Demirian, Natalie. "Tomas Ledins låtar blir biofilm: "Jag blev väldigt, väldigt berörd"". Metro.
  3. ^ Peterson, Jens. "Tomas Ledins låtar blir musikalfilm". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ Andersson, Jan-Olov. "Tomas Ledin lyrisk över sin egen jukeboxmusikalfilm". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. ^ Albinsson, Mathilde. "Första bilderna ur storfilmen med Tomas Ledins låtar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. ^ Barraclough, Leo (3 November 2018). "Picture Tree Picks Up Malin Åkerman's 'A Piece of My Heart' (EXCLUSIVE)".
  7. ^ a b c d Grater, Tom (25 October 2019). "Swedish Musical 'A Piece Of My Heart' Goes International With English Dub From ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus". Deadline. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b PHAM, ANNIKA. "ABBA touch to musical comedy A Piece of My Heart". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

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