Let the Right One In

[bullets]

i'm going to pick up the blu ray march 10 th.

 

[Galactus]

5 awards for the movie in the Swedish "Guldbagge awards":

2008 Guldbagge Award Winners
The 2008 jury comprised of Katinka Faragó, Maaret Koskinen, Nils Petter Sundgren, Vinca Wiedemann, Jonas Åkerlund, Josef Fares, Pia Johansson and the Guldbaggejury chairman Eva Swartz (not voting) – has chosen the following as Guldbagge winners 2008, at a meeting held Friday January 9th 2009.
Best Picture
Everlasting Moments/Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
Producer: Thomas Stenderup

Best Director
Tomas Alfredson
for Let the Right One In/Låt den rätte komma in

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Maria Heiskanen
for her role as Maria Larsson in Everlasting Moments/Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Mikael Persbrandt
for his role as Sigfrid Larsson in Everlasting Moments/Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Lundqvist
for her role as Ann in Heaven’s Heart/Himlens hjärta

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jesper Christensen
for his role as Sebastian Pedersen in Everlasting Moments/Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick

Best Screenplay
John Ajvide Lindqvist
for his script for Let the Right One In/Låt den rätte komma in

Best Cinematography
Including the George Eastman Award of 50.000 Swedish kronor.
Hoyte van Hoytema
for his cinematography in Let the Right One In/Låt den rätte komma in

Best Foreign Language Film
Lust, Caution
Director: Ang Lee

Best Short Film
Lies/Lögner
Director: Jonas Odell

Best Documentary Film
Maggie in Wonderland/Maggie vaknar på balkongen
Directors: Mark Hammarberg, Ester Martin Bergsmark, Beatrice Maggie Andersson


At a meeting held on December 15th 2008, a special jury of 6 members decided to give three Guldbagge Awards for Best Achievement among film professions not already recognized with a Guldbagge.

Best Achievement
Composer Matti Bye
The jury’s motivation:
For congenial contribution to historical accuracy in the film
Everlasting Moments/Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick

Production designer Eva Norén
The jury’s motivation:
With artistic width from the alleys of LasseMaja to the room of horror in Let the Right One In/Låt den rätte komma in

Per Sundström and his sound crew Jonas Jansson and Patrik Strömdahl
The jury’s motivation:
For nightmarishly great sound in the film
Let the Right One In/Låt den rätte komma in


The Board of the Swedish Film Institute has also made the following awards:

Lifetime Achievement Award
Actress Harriet Andersson

The Gullspira Award 2008
(for extraordinary contributions in films for children)
Georg Riedel
For numerous tunes deepening film experiences, with a special place in the soul of Sweden.


The Audience Award
Arn - Riket vid vägens ****
Director: Peter Flinth

 

[Rac]

Wow. I'm especially happy for the cinematography award. It deserved it.

 

[Boom]

I tried doing a search for this topic, but I failed because the words in the title are too common. So if this has been made before, I apologize, and a mod should feel free to merge.

But I really want to discuss this film. It comes dangerously close to topping The Dark Knight for my favorite film of the year, and this comes from someone with an established fanbase behind Batman. Even still, this is easily my favorite vampire movie to date.

So please, feel free to discuss this movie. What did you like? What did you dislike? What are your opinions on Eli's gender? Whatever comes to mind.

Great ****ing movie.


And for those who don't know much about this movie, I've included a link to it's IMDb page, and to it's trailer.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/
http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/lettherightonein/

 

[Galactus]

Bumping this thread since another thread was started.

 

[Red Mask]

I need to remember to order the DVD. I'll be really busy next month.

 

[Nivek]

I seen this at a friends place a while back. It was cool for what it was, but I don't see what was so innovative about it to the vampire genre, other than having the characters be pre-teens. But it resembled a couple different things already done. I even think I seen a Tales from the Darkside or Tales from the Crypt type TV show a while ago that had a very similar plot line.

I am just not a fan of "Near dark" style normal looking Vampires. I like my Monsters to look monstrous. I did like the swimming pool shot at the end.

 

[Red Mask]

In the vein of gore, I think the Hellsing anime made the new benchmark. 30 Days of Night was good, but send over Blade and they're all dead Euro trash.

 

[PWN3R]

OH GOD. This is how vampires should be portrayed. Exceptional film, they literally do everything right.

This flick doesn't beat us over the head like so many other Vampire movies tend to do. It just gives enough to make your mind go wild. The director is a god-like being. The movie is so reserved and intimate, which is refreshing because its subject matter is crazy twisted, brutal, and even perverse at times.

If you stop and think about why they chose to show Eli's crotch, it's pretty f***ed up. They handled Eli's "gender" delicately, most people don't even realize it's an issue.

I love this movie! It does the mythology of the vampire justice. Sweet child romance tale, with a hell of a violent approach. 5/5
Oh yes, and the scene near the end, at the pool? One of the coolest, slickest moments I've ever seen in a movie.

 

[Red Mask]

That's why this film is the Vampire Sleeper Hit of 2008!

 

[Red Mask]

The American remake will be retitled as "Let Me In".

How about "Go Get Bent" instead?

I'm ordering the original DVD before Easter.

 

[Rac]

The American remake will be retitled as "Let Me In".

Sounds hostile. :/

 

[Red Mask]

Sounds hostile. :/

'Not by the hair of little chin chin'.

The title of the film was originally from the song "Let the Right One Slip In". Not it's "Let Me In". Totally missed the mark there.

 

[gwynplaine]

Just saw it last night. Fantastic film. Just one quick question for people who have seen it or read the book.

Spoiler

Is the old man taking care of Eli really also a vampire ?

At first, I thought he was but then he is shown eating an apple (and his hospital room has no shutters or curtains) and vampires can't eat human food (as shown in the scene where Eli throws up the chocolate that the little boy gives her.) So maybe he is just her handler ?

Spoiler

role that is apparently now assumed by the little boy at the end of the film

Thank you.

 

[Heffer Wolf]

Just one quick question for people who have seen it or read the book.

Spoiler

Is the old man taking care of Eli really also a vampire ?

I just saw this movie yesterday and loved it. My friend asked me what its about and isaid "It's what i think twilight would be like if it was swedish, and not written for pre teen girls." I havn't (or won't) see twilight, so i have no idea if that description is acurate.

Anywho, I assumed the guy was like a grown up version of Oskar. He fell in love with her when he was a kid, but he got older, and she didn't.

I bought the book today, and its supposed to have more of his back story in it. So, we'll see.

 

[gwynplaine]

I just saw this movie yesterday and loved it. My friend asked me what its about and isaid "It's what i think twilight would be like if it was swedish, and not written for pre teen girls." I havn't (or won't) see twilight, so i have no idea if that description is acurate.

Anywho, I assumed the guy was like a grown up version of Oskar. He fell in love with her when he was a kid, but he got older, and she didn't.

I bought the book today, and its supposed to have more of his back story in it. So, we'll see.

That's what I thought too. Thanks for answering my question.

 

[Eggyman]

Similar, but not really. He was a teacher before he met her, with paedophile tendencies. He left his old life to be her guardian.

 

[gwynplaine]

Similar, but not really. He was a teacher before he met her, with paedophile tendencies. He left his old life to be her guardian.

Thanks.

Spoiler

Do you know why he asks her not to see Oskar on the night he gets caught. And also what's up with Eli's scarred genitalia ?

 

[Heffer Wolf]

Similar, but not really. He was a teacher before he met her, with paedophile tendencies. He left his old life to be her guardian.

wow, I was way off.

 

[CrimsonMist]

Thanks.

Spoiler

Do you know why he asks her not to see Oskar on the night he gets caught. And also what's up with Eli's scarred genitalia ?

Spoiler

i believe in the book, it's explained that Eli was actually a castrated boy. The film eludes to this, rather ambiguously. I actually interpreted her line "I'm not a girl" as Eli denying herself the label of "human", rather than assuming Eli was actually a boy.

By the way, the book as released in America is called "Let Me In". Apparently the American publishers thought the title was too long. But i believe the movie-tie in uses the original title.

 

[gwynplaine]

Spoiler

i believe in the book, it's explained that Eli was actually a castrated boy. The film eludes to this, rather ambiguously. I actually interpreted her line "I'm not a girl" as Eli denying herself the label of "human", rather than assuming Eli was actually a boy.

By the way, the book as released in America is called "Let Me In". Apparently the American publishers thought the title was too long. But i believe the movie-tie in uses the original title.

Interesting. Thank you. I am going to look for the book.
Instead of an american remake, I'd like to see a sequel by the same swedish team (what happens to Oskar and Eli), even though a gem like the original one is probably best left alone.

 

[Red Mask]

The studios had corrected the title announcement. It will remain "Let the Right One In".

 

[Galactus]

Interesting. Thank you. I am going to look for the book.
Instead of an american remake, I'd like to see a sequel by the same swedish team (what happens to Oskar and Eli), even though a gem like the original one is probably best left alone.

While not a sequel to Let the Right One In the director and writer of that movie/novel is planning to adapt another one of the writers novels

 

[Eggyman]

Handling the Undead?

Just picked the book up.

 

[Galactus]

Handling the Undead?

Just picked the book up.

No, it's not Handling the Undead. This one is called Människohamn in Swedish (I made a thread about it). It hasn't been translated to English yet.