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Seen it?2003 | 100 min | Comedy, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Christmas 1945. In a train from Stockholm to Berlin are a motley collection. It is the failure of the author Gunnar who wants to leave his old life and make a contribution in Berlin; physician Henry who plan to marry Marie and likewise Henry's current wife Karin, who he plans to kill during the journey, the middle-aged gay couple Pompe and Sixten, a soldier going to Uppsala but is on the wrong train: the cheerful and cynical old Margaret, and a dressed elf and a surly conductor. With the train are also a number of Baltic refugees accompanied by two nuns to be sent to Germany.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 690 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Dalle
- Gustaf HammarstenGunnar Wern
- Magnus RoosmannHenry Schmalensee
- Anna BjörkMarie (Henry's Lover)
- Kristina TörnqvistKarin (Henry's Wife)
- Robert GustafssonThe Soldier
- Peter DalleThe Conductor
- Lena NymanMärit
- Gösta EkmanTheodor Bäckström (Pompe)
- Lars AmbleSixten Kvarnström
- Jakob Stefansson