i never seem to write a review on imdb unless i be extremely surprise at how good and or how bad and a movie be . this film fall into the first category . every year and i try to see all the nominee for best foreign film at the oscar and even those that i know i would not like . a it be in heaven seem to fit the bill . the plot sound sugary and sentimental and slow . for my taste and which run more towards original and dark and or or dare foreign cinema ( michael haneke and francois ozon and a lot of modern japanese or korean cinema ) a it be in heaven do not sound particularly interesting . it do not get release in the usa and so i sit down to watch a vcd i find in singapore and prepare to cross it off the list . after a dull beginning and a it be in heaven becomes that rare film where you really become inspire by what be happen on screen . weak point represent the character in the film be pure stock character the wounded dreamer and the town bully and the battered wife and the loose woman yearn for love and the repressed minister . thankfully and theyre largely a likable bunch and as well a be well write and well act . ingela olsson and a the minister wife inger and would have be nominate for an oscar have her performance be in english . strong point represent the music be beautiful and and the main song and sung by gabriella and be truly dramatic and memorable . and keep an eye out for the feisty 87 year old actress playing olga and who be keep up with the dance step as well a the young lady . i would not discuss the end and but i will say that it make sense . theyre be a lot of emotional thing happen in the last hour of the film and and youre not quite sure why theyre happen . although nothing be explain in word and it all make sense a the movie come to a fitting crescendo . out of . probably the strong swedish movie i have ever see .