A Serious Game

A Serious Game
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 (BIFF); 9 September 2016 (Sweden);
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

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]

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.