Double 8 / Dubbel-8

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Title: Dubbel-8 (Double-8)
Director: Daniel Fridell
Year: 2001 (Video Premiere)

Cast: Jenny Ulving, Francisco Jacob, Victor Källander, Nadine Kirschon et al.

To a small village in Dalarna comes Sofia (Jenny Ulving), arriving like a bombshell—or more accurately, like a Brigitte Bardot lookalike! It is the 1960s, and 15-year-old best friends Anders (Francisco Jacob) and Börje (Victor Källander) immediately begin dreaming of seeing Sofia naked. But how on earth can they make that happen?

Anders finds a "Double-8" camera and decides to make a movie starring Sofia. She agrees, unaware that the final scene involves her swimming in the nude. Meanwhile, Anders' childhood friend Angelica (Nadine Kirschon) is fiercely jealous and tries everything to get his attention. Since the boys lack a script, Angelica steps in and develops a screenplay that they accept.

Director Daniel Fridell previously gave us the multi-award-winning *Under ytan* (Under the Surface), which I found to be a very good film. *Dubbel-8* is a departure from his earlier, tougher works like *Sökarna* and *30 november*. Here, we find a tribute to love—and to the love of filmmaking itself. It is a dual message that is hard to resist.

Editor’s Note (2026): It is fascinating to look back at Fridell’s transition here. After defining the gritty "suburban realism" of the 90s, he pivoted to this nostalgic homage to the 1960s. Iva captures that shift perfectly, noting how the "love of cinema" softens his usually sharp edge.

..a tribute to love—and to the love of filmmaking itself. A dual message that is hard to resist.

Titel: Dubbel-8
Regi: Daniel Fridell
Årtal: 2001 (Videopremiär)

I rollerna: Jenny Ulving, Francisco Jacob, Victor Källander, Nadine Kirschon m fl.

Till en liten by i Dalarna kommer Sofia (Jenny Ulving) och slår ned likt ett bombnedslag - eller rättare sagt som en Brigitte Bardot-kopia! Det är 60-tal och de två 15-åriga kompisarna Anders (Francisco Jacob) och Börje (Victor Källander) drömmer genast om att få se Sofia naken.

Anders hittar en dubbel-8*, och med den ska det nu göras en film - med Sofia i huvudrollen. Det går Sofia med på - ovetandes om att hon i avslutningsscenen ska bada naken... Regissören till "Dubbel-8", Daniel Fridell, gjorde även den flerfaldigt prisbelönade "Under ytan", som jag tyckte var en mycket bra film. I "Dubbel-8" finns en hyllning till kärleken - och kärleken till filmen! Ett dubbelbudskap som är svårt att motstå.

Redaktörens kommentar (2026): Det är fascinerande att se Fridells stilskifte här. Efter att ha definierat 90-talets råa "förortsrealism" i Sökarna, vände han blicken mot denna nostalgiska hyllning till 60-talet. Iva fångar detta skifte perfekt genom att betona hur kärleken till själva filmskapandet tar över.

* En dubbel-8 är en filmkamera för smalfilmsformatet.

..en hyllning till kärleken - och kärleken till filmen!

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