Product Details

• Actors: Jarl Kulle, Christina Schollin, Helena Nilsson, Erik Hell, Emy Storm
• Directors: Lars-Magnus Lindgren
• Producers: Dear John ( Käre John ), Dear John, Käre John
• Format: Import, PAL, Subtitled
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Sandrew Metronome
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0018UU01K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,107 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Sweden released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Swedish ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: John (Jarl Kulle) is a sea captain whose wife left him years ago in this sentimental romantic drama. One weekend, he meets and falls for Anita (Christina Schollin), the pretty single mother of six-year-old Helent (Helene Nilsson). The film opens with John and Anita in bed together, sharing their life stories with each other. John begins to hope his relationship with Anita will grow into something permanent, but Anita is not convinced that his intentions are altogether honorable. The feature was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Foreign Film" in 1965. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Oscar Academy Awards, ...Dear John ( Käre John )

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Gem From The Past, September 15, 2009

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lord vadr "vadr45" (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dear John ( Käre John ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Sweden ] (DVD)

There is a reason this film won an Academy Award when it came out in the US: Yes, it was mundane; yes, it was a simple love story about unsophisticated people; yes, once yuh clean it - there ain't much to it; but...I remember vividly seeing this film when it came out and the emotions it evoked.

The film itself was sophisticated and the story line was anything but linear. What distinguished this pretty gem, was the way the story was told, not just with flash backs, but with flash-forwards: each scene was shown several times, sometimes shot from a different perspective, sometimes exactly the same. But each time you saw the scene, you had a different perspective because you knew more about the back-story or about the characters. The film builds its climax on the memory of the viewer, so that by the end, you understand how these two people have evolved into love and why.

I can't think of a film-maker of the period who understood the value of repetition in advancing his story, except perhaps, Ophuls. This film deserves to come out in US/Canadian format.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a special love story, November 3, 2008

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L rodolfo molina B (GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA Guatemala) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear John ( Käre John ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Sweden ] (DVD)

It is sad taht this great love story is not for region 1 dvd. The film is a slow telling of a love story with no great surprises: it is a human and very real story about 2 people falling in love.