A Serious Game

A Serious Game (Swedish: Den allvarsamma leken) is a 2016 Swedish romantic drama film directed by Pernilla August, based on the novel The Serious Game by Hjalmar Söderberg.^[1]

A Serious Game
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pernilla August
Screenplay by	Lone Scherfig
Based on	The Serious Game by Hjalmar Söderberg
Produced by	Patrik Andersson Frida Bargo Fredrik Heinig
Starring	Karin Franz Körlof Sverrir Gudnason Liv Mjönes Michael Nyqvist Göran Ragnerstam Mikkel Følsgaard
Cinematography	Erik Molberg Hansen
Edited by	Liv Lynge Åsa Mossberg Rasmus Nyholm
Music by	Matti Bye
Production company	B-Reel Films
Distributed by	Nordisk Film
Release dates	16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) (BIFF) 9 September 2016 (2016-09-09) (Sweden)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Plot

Arvid Stjärnblom, an aspiring journalist from Värmland, working as a proofreader for a daily newspaper in Stockholm, falls head over heels in love with Lydia Stille, a painter's daughter. With his low income, he doesn't think he could provide Lydia with an appropriate lifestyle. Rather than waiting for him, she chooses to marry the wealthy but much older landowner Markus Roslin. Years later, Arvid is married as well, and both couples have a daughter. When Arvid and Lydia see each other again, neither can overcome their mutual attraction. They begin a passionate affair, which greatly afflicts their loved ones, leading to dramatic events.

Cast

• Sverrir Gudnason as Arvid Stjärnblom
• Karin Franz Körlof as Lydia Stille
• Michael Nyqvist as chief editor Markel
• Mikkel Følsgaard as Carl Lidner
• Liv Mjönes as Dagmar Stjärnblom, née Randel
• Göran Ragnerstam as Anders Stille
• Sven Nordin as Markus Roslin
• Staffan Göthe as Arvid's father
• Alva Hellenius as Marianne
• Liva Östervall as Anne Marie