[42], Despite being an internationally successful film, Let the Right One In was not submitted by Sweden for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Jimmy forces Oskar under the water, threatening to stab his eye out if he does not hold his breath for three minutes. For the emotional scenes between Oskar and Eli, van Hoytema consistently diffused the lighting. Eli is prompted to waylay and kill a local man, Jocke, making his way home after having said goodnight to his best friend, Lacke. [29] Both men and women up to the age of forty auditioned for the role. Advertisement: For tropes on the Swedish film, see Let the Right One In. Eli realizes that it is not safe to stay and leaves that night. Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary. Let the Right One In reinvigorates the seemingly tired vampire genre by effectively mixing scares with intelligent storytelling. Feedback. This study guide uses the 2004 Thomas Dunne Books/St. [57] Expressen and Göteborgs-Posten were less impressed and gave the film 3 out of 5. Do you have a suggestion? The film is his creative process", he said. [51] The UK release retains the theatrical subtitles. SS 1 EPS 8 TV. Leandersson's role in the film was dubbed by Elif Caylan. Right. The film tells the story of a bullied 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a vampire child in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm, in the early 1980s. [32], Swedish composer Johan Söderqvist wrote the score. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Let the Right One In [70] When the Swedish Film Institute on 16 September announced that Jan Troell's Everlasting Moments had been selected instead of Let the Right One In, the Luleå screenings were cancelled. [43], The Swedish premiere was originally planned for 18 April 2008, but following the positive response from the festival screenings, the producers decided to postpone the release until autumn, to allow for a longer theatrical run. After the release of Let the Right One In took place, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves signed on to write and direct an English-language version for Overture Films and Hammer Films. [61] Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, calling it a vampire movie that takes vampires seriously, drawing comparisons to Nosferatu and to Nosferatu the Vampyre. It is deadly grim. 2015 79m Movie. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend. 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