Scenes from a Celebrity Life

2009 1h 30m SV

Comedy

Synopsis

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A mockumentary about the actor Linus Wahlgren, the youngest member of the Swedish celebrity family Wahlgren. Linus reputation in Sweden is a little like Paris Hiltons, but without the money. A well acclaimed TV-reporter, Görhan Hellström, get's the worst job in his life. Spend the next month with Linus Wahlgren and film everything he does. Linus hates his reputation and is desperate to earn some respect as an actor. His new goal. Become an actor at the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre. We follow Linus struggle throughout the movie as he attends castings, enlists in a Polish theater class, backstabs friends and denies his Celebrity family origin.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Linus Wahlgren
Linus Wahlgren
Örjan Ramberg
Örjan Ramberg
Jonas Malmsjö
Jonas Malmsjö
Göran Hellström
Göran Hellström
Ola Forssmed
Ola Forssmed
Måns Nathanaelson
Måns Nathanaelson
Mårten Klingberg
Mårten Klingberg
Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Wahlgren

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christopher Panov
Writers: Christopher Panov, Christian Eklöw
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 5

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Linus Wahlgren and Örjan Ramberg and Jonas Malmsjö carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1450669 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Christopher Panov directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Linus Wahlgren and Örjan Ramberg and Jonas Malmsjö carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1450669 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.