Cornelis (film)
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Cornelis is a 2010 Swedish biographical drama film directed by Amir Chamdin
, about the life of the musician Cornelis Vreeswijk
.
Vreeswijk is portrayed by Hans Erik Dyvik Husby
, also known as Hank Von Helvete, lead singer in the now disbanded Norwegian rock band Turbonegro
. The film centres on Vreeswijk's refuge to Sweden when he was a child and his radical political views, alcoholism and taste for women in his adulthood. The film's premiere in Sweden was 12 November 2010. David Dencik
was nominated for a Guldbagge Award
for his portrayal of the folk musician Fred Åkerström
.
stated that the film was made with a "tremendous attention to detail" and that the actors "significantly portrayed" their characters. Aftonbladet
stated that Chamdin is "a poetic film narrator who delivers a touching picture of an unusual man", but that the film "tries to show too much, a whole life, at the same time as it shows too little".
Amir Chamdin
Amir Juan Chamdin, born 4 June 1974, is a Swedish director and rapper.Chamdin has been one of the front figures in the Swedish hip hop group Infinite Mass since their formation in 1991; but nowadays, he is more focused on his work as a director and has directed feature films, commercials and music...
, about the life of the musician Cornelis Vreeswijk
Cornelis Vreeswijk
Cornelis Vreeswijk , was a singer-songwriter, poet and actor born in IJmuiden in the Netherlands.He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. He was educated as a social worker and hoped to become a journalist, but became increasingly involved in music, performing at...
.
Vreeswijk is portrayed by Hans Erik Dyvik Husby
Hank Von Helvete
Hans Erik Dyvik Husby , also known as Hank von Helvete, Hertugen and Hærtis, most famous for being the former lead vocalist of the Norwegian death-punk band Turbonegro. While not explicitly addressed to date, the name Helvete was adopted due to its meaning "hell" or "a place of suffering" in...
, also known as Hank Von Helvete, lead singer in the now disbanded Norwegian rock band Turbonegro
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....
. The film centres on Vreeswijk's refuge to Sweden when he was a child and his radical political views, alcoholism and taste for women in his adulthood. The film's premiere in Sweden was 12 November 2010. David Dencik
David Dencik
David Dencik is a Swedish actor.After having had minor roles in different films, David Dencik became an established actor in Sweden for his role as the killer John Ausonius in the three-part TV mini-series Lasermannen in 2005...
was nominated for a Guldbagge Award
Guldbagge Award
The Guldbagge Award is an official Swedish film award awarded annually since 1964 by the Swedish Film Institute.-Etymology:Guldbagge is the Swedish name for Cetonia aurata, a beetle also known as rose chafer. The name of the award could also be interpreted as a play on the Swedish word skalbagge,...
for his portrayal of the folk musician Fred Åkerström
Fred Åkerström
Fred Åkerström was a Swedish folk guitarist and singer particularly noted for his interpretations of Bellman's music, and his own work of the typically Swedish song segment named visa. These songs, visor, are traditionally very narrative and the performance is "acted" to some degree. The singer is...
.
Cast
- Hans Erik Dyvik Husby as Cornelis Vreeswijk
- Malin Crépin as Ingalill Rehnberg
- Helena af Sandeberg as Bim Warne
- David Dencik as Fred Åkerström
- Johan GlansJohan GlansJohan Magnus Glans is a Swedish stand up comedian and TV actor. He started doing stand up comedy in 1994 and has worked on Swedish TV with David Batra. He is often featured in SVT's Stockholm Live and TV4's Parlamentet. He has at numerous times been called "Sveriges Roligaste Man", in English...
as Anders Burman - Frida Sjögren as Anita Strandell
- Vera Vitali as Ann-Christin Wennerström
- Pernilla Andersson as Ann-Louise HansonAnn-Louise HansonAnn-Louise Hanson is a Swedish singer and has been involved in the music industry for over 40 years.Many of her solo recordings from the 1960s feature Bruno Glenmarks Orkester and, following their marriage, Ann-Louise and Bruno Glenmark formed the group Glenmarks with Bruno's niece Karin and...
- Louis Fellbom as Jack Vreeswijk
- Adrian Munoz Nordqvist as young Cornelis Vreeswijk
- Fabian Fourén as 6 years old Jack Vreeswijk
Reception
The film was generally well received. Svenska DagbladetSvenska Dagbladet
Svenska Dagbladet is a daily newspaper in Sweden. The first issue appeared on 18 December 1884. Svenska Dagbladet is published in Stockholm and provides coverage of national and international news as well as local coverage of the Greater Stockholm region...
stated that the film was made with a "tremendous attention to detail" and that the actors "significantly portrayed" their characters. Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
stated that Chamdin is "a poetic film narrator who delivers a touching picture of an unusual man", but that the film "tries to show too much, a whole life, at the same time as it shows too little".