As It Is in Heaven

– A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 13 Minutes
Release Year:
2004
Original Name:
Så som i himmelen
As It Is in Heaven (2004) - Also known as Så som i himmelen

A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.

Release Date:

03 Sep 2004

Language:

Swedish, English, Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Kay Pollak

Writer:

Anders Nyberg, Ola Olsson, Carin Pollak, Kay Pollak, Margaretha Pollak

Main Actors:

Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Helen Sjöholm, Lennart Jähkel

Plot:

A successful international conductor suddenly interrupts his career and returns alone to his childhood village in Norrland, in the far north of Sweden. It doesn't take long before he is asked to come and listen to the fragment of a church choir, which practises every Thursday in the parish hall. Just come along and give a little bit of good advice. He can't say no, and from that moment, nothing in the village is the same again. The choir develops and grows. He makes both friends and enemies. And he finds love.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations.

Production:

Kino Lorber

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%