“The secret behind the success”
“Soon 1.4 million moviegoers. Over a hundred million in revenue. The soundtrack is high up on the charts.”
“And the night of Monday, may Kay Pollaks ”as it is in heaven” become the first Swedish film wins an Oscar then ”Fanny and Alexander” in 1984.”
“today tells Aftonbladet the whole story about how the film came into being, why it became such a success – and that there may be a sequel.”
“it All began one Saturday evening in February 1987. Kay Pollak was at your place Stampen in the Old town – and in the two dances he was helplessly in love with his future wife Carin.”
“the Filming he had put behind itself. A year earlier, ”Love me” had its premiere, a year and a half late and with a hefty budgetöverdrag. Only 80 000 saw the ”Love me”. A fiasco compared with the guldbagge awarded ”Bar-”
“union island” (1980), which had attracted nearly half a million visitors.”
“– I felt that now I close the door and do something else in life. Film is too hard, ” says Kay of the time after the ”Love me”.”
“But by Carin came also the desire back – albeit gradually.”
“a Few weeks after that Saturday night started Kay download Carin each other Thursday night when she sang with her choir.”
” I was jättekär. Sat there and looked at the rehearsals. Then it hit me that there were men and women, young and old, thick and thin, to get them together to make a harmony – what a metaphor for humanity. That evening, when we put us, I said to Carin: what if I were to make a movie about a run.”
“– a Long time I kept it to myself. Sniffed at the topic of the church choir. Interviewed the choir director. Read a book about the Eric Ericson, who came from the perfect righteousness of the environment.”
“in 1994, Kay contact with Anders Birkeland. He and Göran Lindström had finished the struliga the project ”Love me”. Two veterans in the film industry with both hit movies and a flop behind.”
” We lost a couple of million on the ”Love me”. But we had sorted out the problems, we liked each other as people. I liked Her idea, and we got the money”
“to develop an initial script. A”
“general weakness is that most projects are started too quickly. We said it here had to take his time.”
“But many were reluctant. Several Swedish filmkonsulenter nobbade förhandsstöd to a final film. It took a Danish, Per Nielsen, was a Swedish film commissioner for the movie would get the refund.”
” He was a redeemer. Then it became seriously. He knew nothing about any troubles about Kay Pollak, he had just liked my previous films, ” says Kay.”
“However, the country’s largest film company Svensk Filmindustri, SF, nobbade to become co-producers of the story was ”too old fashioned and predictable”. Instead ended up the movie at Sonet Film.”
“Filmpool Nord’s ceo Per-Erik Svensson was as enthusiastic as Sonets ceo Peter Possne.”
“the shooting of the film has given jobs to people in seven different municipalities. The film’s Ljusåker is actually in the north, but there was no scenes. Daniel (Michael Nyqvist) the residence is located in Akkavaara outside of Arvidsjaur.”
“Scenes from the parish hall where the choir practice is located in Högsön outside Luleå.”
“When a church stands in the centre, is the music important. Anders Birkeland told Pollak about Stefan Nilsson, a famous composer of film music. The director heard his compilation cd with music from, among others, ”Skärgårdsdoktorn”.”
“– It was music that went with the feet in the soil. No electronic plingplongjox, ” he says.”
“Then it was to get to a song that Gabriella (Helen Sjöholm) would sing. And there they put Kay Pollak the bar high.”
“– I love ”Titanic”, it is huge to make a movie with such strong emotions. It is well possible that Stefan Nilsson began to tremble a little when I said I wanted a theme that was as good as it is in the movie.”
“Yes, Stefan Nilsson admits that he got rebuffed quite a few times before he found the right. Py Bäckman, who wrote the lyrics, also. She emanated from the two A4 paper on which Kay had written.”
“But now, ”Gabriella’s song” is already a place in the Swedish music history. Almost six months on the Swedish chart. The disc with the soundtrack has sold over 30 000 copies.”
” I am proud that the song is living a private life, outside of the film. I understand that it is now available in many kyrkokörers repertoire, ” says Py Bäckman.”
“Kay Pollak believe that, ”Gabriella’s song” is a major reason for the success:”
“– lines of Text on to live happy for who they are, it is, of course, want every single one of us. It can be the secret to people’s strong emotions.”
“On 3 september of last year, 17 years later, it was time for the premiere. The first appearance took place a week earlier during the cannes film festival in Malmö. For the film’s star Michael Nyqvist was it a horror experience.”
“– perhaps There is a skådisgrej or is about to have a poor self-image, but?? I led me through the screening. Low or ordered around on the floor in the salon, when I’m not sat by Helen Sjöholm in the hand. She consoled me. I thought I looked like a fucking doormat. And so was a lot of scenes we had done.”
“For Michael Nyqvist film has been a journey. Something more intense and difficult, he has never been with. First he had to lose weight ten kilograms before recording. Then learn to play the violin and conducting, something that gave him the ”golf-elbow” and constant pain in half a year. And so an extremely demanding director.”
“– Kay couldn’t cheat. He demanded a workload that was incredible. Now, afterwards, I am struck by the pressure in the pictures. But people didn’t liked the movie, I had been pissed, after all the hard work.”
“Kay Pollak calls the recording ”wonderful” rather than ”tough”. But admits that he set high standards and to skådisarna was in on it.”
“– When it comes to expression, you should go right up to the edge. And then the human mentally feel like it is life and death, ” he says.”
“With the benefit of hindsight – box office success and oscar Nomination – it is the bright memories that remain from the sometimes harsh recording. Kay Pollak has received letters, e-mails and phone calls from thousands of people.”
“And very many would like to have a sequel.”
“– Many have asked for it. But right now it is blank in the skull, I have no new story. Although there are the two human destinies is very strong, as people want to know more about the roles that Frida Hallgren and Helen Sjöholm plays, ” he says.”
“Frida Hallgren says that Kay has talked about this with several of the ensemble, and that she herself is ”absolutely interested”.”
“– But then you have to find a new angle. Not to make a similar movie to the. That script will be good, ” she says.”
“Many swedes are keeping our fingers crossed. Both the Oscars and a sequel.”
