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IMDb rating 6.4
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Critic rating 6.5

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Critic Wanda Bendjelloul
rated 6

...en vacker men konventionell melodram.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Ditte Fiil Ravn
rated 7

Man mærker tørsten efter de elskendes romance, koste hvad det vil, og Körlof og Gudnason er sublimt castet. Deres kemi bærer dem gennem alle Arvid og Lydias apatiske forseelser.

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Critic Daniel Skov Madsen
rated 5

...lader de blidt farvede billeder komme helt tæt på vores to hovedpersoner og antyder samtidig den klaustrofobi de føler i hver deres ægteskab.

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Critic Peter Schepelern
rated 7

Den alvorlige leg fortæller en bittersød historie om kærlighedens ødelæggende kraft og om de valg, vi tager i vores liv. Især Lydias figur er interessant i sin flertydighed.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko
Critic Victoria Machmudov
rated 8

…Pernilla August visar prov på elegant filmskapande…

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Critic Eric Diedrichs
rated 6

Sverrir Gudnason och Karin Franz Körlof känns som bra rollval och de lyckas skänka sina karaktärers lidande trovärdighet.

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Cast & Crew

Pernilla August
Director
Michael Nyqvist
As Markel
Sven Nordin
As Markus Roslin
Sverrir Gudnason
As Arvid Stjärnblom
Göran Ragnerstam
As Anders Stille
Ia Langhammer
As Mrs Randel
Liv Mjönes
As Dagmar Randel

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A Serious Game is a historical drama set in Sweden in the early 20th century. The movie follows the story of Arvid Stjärnblom, a young journalist, and Lydia Stille, a painter's daughter, who fall in love but are forced to part ways due to social conventions. They meet again years later, now married to different people, but their mutual attraction remains strong. They start an affair, but their love comes at a great cost to their families and themselves. The movie explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the consequences of one's choices.

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