Roses, Kisses and Death

2013 1h 30m SV

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★6.1TMDB · 19

Crime

Synopsis

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The country estate of Rödbergshyttan is surrounded by heavily fragrant roses in every color. There lives the beautiful Gabriella, who Christer loves, and an invitation to their engagement party is the reason for Puck and Einar to travel there. But the rose-scented idyll soon turn into a stifling background when Puck finds Gabriella's grandfather poisoned in his bed. Little by little we learn that the relations between the people living at the estate is everything but uncomplicated, and that there is a sexual frustration behind every well polished marriage. The question is to what extent beautiful Gabriella is involved in the intrigues and how much of a coincidence it is that her grandfather is killed just when Christer is in the house.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tuva Novotny
Puck Ekstedt
Linus Wahlgren
Einar Bure
Ola Rapace
Christer Wijk
Anita Wall
Fanny
Måns Westfelt
Fredrik
Lisa Henni
Gabriella
Anders Ekborg
Jan-Axel
Andreas Nilsson
Otto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel di Grado
Writers: Alexander Onofri, Kerstin Gezelius
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 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Crimes of Passion: The Maria Lang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel di Grado, shot by Jan Jonaeus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Karl Frid. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Thomas Täng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tuva Novotny and Linus Wahlgren and Ola Rapace carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2511776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel di Grado directs. Jan Jonaeus behind the camera. Karl Frid scores. Thomas Täng cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Part of the "Crimes of Passion: The Maria Lang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Daniel di Grado, shot by Jan Jonaeus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Karl Frid. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Thomas Täng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tuva Novotny and Linus Wahlgren and Ola Rapace carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2511776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jan Jonaeus
Original score: Karl Frid
Editing: Thomas Täng
Production design: Annelie Wemstad
Costume design: Ingrid Sjögren
Makeup / hair: Helene Norberg
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: SV
Certification (US): K-16
IMDB: Roses, Kisses and Death (2013)

Part of

Crimes of Passion: The Maria Lang Collection

Based on early novels by the prolific Swedish crime novelist Maria Lang, written in the late 1940s and early 1950s about an ordinary couple working with a detective to investigate murders and mysteries.