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1972 Swedish film
The Man Who Quit Smoking
(
Swedish
:
Mannen som slutade roka
) is a 1972 Swedish
comedy film
directed by
Tage Danielsson
, starring
Gosta Ekman
,
Grynet Molvig
,
Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt
and
Gunn Wallgren
. The film is known as a
Hasse & Tage
film and is a great cult classic in Sweden.
Plot
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The plot focuses on Dante Alighieri, a young man who loves smoking. When his father dies Dante inherits 17 million
kr
on one special condition: He must give up smoking in 14 days and then stay smoke-free for an entire year. If he fails, his uncle inherits the 17 million instead. Dante has a living hell while trying to quit, and hires a
private detective
agency called
Little Secret Service
who he gives free hands to stop him from smoking. At the same time, his uncle (who has taken up smoking himself) does everything he can to make Dante smoke again.
Production
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Tage Danielsson originally came up with the idea for this movie when he himself decided to quit smoking. If he made a movie about the subject he thought it would be too embarrassing if he ever started again. Another inspiration was
Dante Alighieri
's
Divine Comedy
. The main character is named Dante and his loved one is called Beatrice, just as in The Divine Comedy. The plot is also divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso.
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Reception
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The film was the fourth highest-grossing film released in Sweden in 1972.
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Awards
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At the
9th Guldbagge Awards
in 1973
Gosta Ekman
won the award for
Best Actor
.
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