Father to Be
Directed byLasse Hallström
Written byLasse Hallström
Brasse Brännström
Olle Hellbom
StarringMagnus Härenstam
CinematographyRoland Lundin
Edited byLasse Hallström
Music byBengt Palmers
Production
company
Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 1 December 1979 (1979-12-01)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguagesSwedish, English.

Father to Be (Swedish: Jag är med barn) is a 1979 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström.[1]

Plot

Bosse (Magnus Härenstam) is a young ad man, fascinated with cinema, with secret dreams of being an author. He meets Lena (Anki Lidén) at a diner, and after a period of dating, she becomes pregnant. Bosse tries to deal with the situation through an imaginary friend (Micha Gabay), an English-speaking American inspired by various tough guys from American genre films, with a knack for impulsive action but little respect for or understanding of fatherhood.

Cast

  • Magnus Härenstam as Bosse - De unga älskande
  • Anki Lidén as Lena - De unga älskande
  • Micha Gabay as Den avskyvärde kompisen
  • Lis Nilheim as Sekreterare
  • Gösta Engström as Kalle
  • Ulf Brunnberg as Björn
  • Lars Amble as Åke, reklambyråchef
  • Lars Göran Carlsson as Reklamman
  • Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Greta, sjuksyster
  • Stig Ossian Ericson as Reklamfilmsregissör
  • Gunilla Thunberg as Expedit i bokhandel
  • Lillemor Ohlsson as Reklamfilmstjej
  • Mats Arehn as Reklamfilmskund
  • Lars Lennartsson as Äldre herre på restaurang
  • Torbjörn Ehrnvall as Reklamman
  • Hans Harnesk as Kille i Victoria-kön
  • Jan Halldoff as Kändis som går före i Victoria-kön
  • Kerstin Bagge as Tjej i Victoria-kön
  • Rune Söderqvist as Reklamman
  • Billy Gustavsson as Reklamman
  • Tomas Löfdahl as Reklamman
  • Arne Andersson as Reklamman

References

  1. ↑ "Jag är med barn (1979)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 19 October 2016.


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