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- Britt-Marie (a low-key Pernilla August) is a dowdy, regimented 63-year-old homemaker haunted by childhood loss who leaves her distracted husband (Peter Haber) of 40 years after discovering he’s been unfaithful. In need of work, she takes the one position offered: a soccer coach at a crumbling youth recreation center in a rural village.
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Britt-Marie Was Here (Swedish: Britt-Marie var här) is the fourth book by the Swedish columnist, blogger, and writer Fredrik Backman. The novel was originally published in 2014, and was later translated to English and published on May 3, 2016.
Sep 20, 2019 · Britt-Marie Was Here: Directed by Tuva Novotny. With Pernilla August, Peter Haber, Anders Mossling, Malin Levanon. Britt-Marie, 63 years old, has just left a 40 year old marriage and her long life as a house wife.
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- 2019-09-20
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Early life
As a child, Britt-Marie often found herself in the shadow of her older sister, Ingrid, who was superior at most things in life. Britt-Marie did not mind the lack of attention she received from her parents due to this, as she enjoyed staying in the background and keeping things presentable. She also loved Ingrid greatly; she proved to be the only person who acknowledged Britt-Marie's efforts. The two also shared a dream of traveling to Paris to become wealthy and famous. At a young age, howeve...
Marriage and adult life
After marrying Kent, Britt-Marie served as a faithful wife and took over care of their flat in the House with the help of her two favorite cleaning products, baking soda and Faxin (a window cleaner). She entertained small ideas for jobs, but at Kent's suggestion decided to wait. Britt-Marie looked after her mother in her last years, and then Kent's children, and lastly Kent's mother, until she felt herself far too old to find a job and change her lifestyle. Britt-Marie also dedicated several...
Borg
After several perseverant days at the local unemployment office, Britt-Marie secures a temporary job as caretaker of the recreation center in the town of Borg, where almost everything has been closed due to a severe financial crisis. Within Borg, she meets several new people, including but not limited to Somebody, Karl, Sami, and Psycho. She also meets a small, struggling soccer team, which includes Vega, Omar, Toad, Dino, and Max, who adopt her as their coach so that they may enter a local c...
Britt-Marie is extremely fastidious and detail-oriented. Social etiquette, organization, and cleanliness are all very important to her, and as a result she becomes privately critical towards others' behaviors. This eventually leads to a rivalry between her and Granny, as well as Ulrika and Elsa. Many people she meets refer to her as a "nag-bag." Ho...
Britt-Marie is an average-height woman. On the cover of Britt-Marie Was Here, she is shown to have brown hair. This is contradicted by Pernilla August's portrayal of Britt-Marie in the 2019 film, with dirty blonde hair and brown eyes (her eye color is not specified in the book series). Britt-Marie always dresses very presentably and modestly. She h...
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Oct 3, 2014 · Britt-Marie can’t stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. She is not one to judge others—no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be.
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Britt-Marie Was Here (Swedish: Britt-Marie var här) is a 2019 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Tuva Novotny based on Fredrik Backman's 2014 novel of the same name. Produced by Gustav Oldén and Nicklas Wikström Nicastro, the film stars Pernilla August, Peter Haber, Anders Mossling, Malin Levanon, and Vera Vitali. The plot follows the ...
Dec 16, 2022 · Britt-Marie (Pernilla August) is a model housewife. In the evening she prepares a detailed list of what needs to be done tomorrow, the next day she gets up at six in the morning and takes care of the house: cleaning, washing, cooking, shopping and all that.
Britt-Marie Was Here (titled Britt-Marie var här in the original Swedish) is a contemporary adult literary and domestic fiction novel by Fredrik Backman first published in Sweden in 2014, with the first English translation by Henning Koch appearing in May 2016.
