![]() Holm and DP Göran Hallberg smartly frame the moment to emphasize the way a couple of 30ish managers shield themselves with their laptop screens while delivering the news. Graveside, he assures her that this day’s offering of two bunches of blossoms is “a one-off.”Ī more serious affront to Ove’s sense of justice arrives when he loses his job. It turns out that he’s no mere crotchety cheapskate but a grieving husband: The roses are for his wife’s grave, the one place he seems comfortable and quasi-chatty. To the artificial cheer of Muzak, Ove haggles with a store cashier over the price of cut flowers, unhappy to learn that his two-for-one coupon can’t be applied to the purchase of just a single bouquet. The opening sequence is a perfect example of what Holm gets right. ![]()
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