2001 film by Jan Troell
As White as in Snow Swedish title: Så vit som en snö ) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 16 February 2001,[ 1] Jan Troell . It won three Guldbagge Awards , for best film , best direction and best cinematography, and was nominated for best screenplay [citation needed .
The screenplay is based on the novel Den ofullbordade himlen Jacques Werup , which in turn is very loosely inspired by the life of Elsa Andersson , the first woman aviator in Sweden. She is portrayed by Amanda Ooms in the movie. Other key characters are played by Björn Granath , Stina Ekblad , Shanti Roney , Björn Kjellman , Reine Brynolfsson and Rikard Wolff .
The grammatically awkward title (literally translated "As white as a snow" ) is a quote from a poem/song ("Lejonbruden " ), which is performed in the movie.
Cast
References
^ "Så vit som en snö" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 16 February 2001. Retrieved 30 September 2016 .
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