Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

2007 1h 30m SV

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★5.5TMDB · 31

DramaCrimeThrillerMystery

Synopsis

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After a woman buys a Japanese shunga painting from an auction and later is found murdered in a hotel in Stockholm, the police gets dragged into a murder investigation where they meet the dark side of the art world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Peter Haber
Martin Beck
Mikael Persbrandt
Gunvald Larsson
Dieter Pfaff
Kommissar Sperling
Marie Göranzon
Margareta Oberg
Ing-Marie Carlsson
Bodil Lettermark
Stina Rautelin
Lena Klingström
Jeff Ranara
Sun
Måns Nathanaelson
Oskar Bergman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kjell Sundvall
Writers: Cecilia Börjlind, Rolf Börjlind
Languages: German, Swedish, English
Countries: Finland, Germany, Norway, 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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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Swedish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Beck Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kjell Sundvall, shot by Rolf Lindström. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kjell Sundvall directs. Rolf Lindström behind the camera. Anders Bagge scores. Thomas Täng cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in German, Swedish, English.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Swedish, English.
4International production across 4 countries: Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden.
5Part of the "Beck Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Kjell Sundvall, shot by Rolf Lindström. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Anders Bagge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Thomas Täng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Peter Haber and Mikael Persbrandt and Dieter Pfaff carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt0963215 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.