Mandomsprovet (Blu-ray)

”Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me. Aren’t you?”

”ONE OF THE TEN BEST FILMS IN HISTORY” – Helena Lindblad, DN, in the BFI's 2020 poll

With its frankness and innovative visual style, The Graduate managed to attract an entire generation of young adults. A whopping 87 million people saw the film in the US and 880,000 flocked to cinemas in Sweden, making the film a long-running hit that people saw over and over again. In 1968, the film won the Oscar for Best Director (Mike Nichols) and was nominated for six more awards, including the entire leading trio of Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross. Simon & Garfunkel's smash hit soundtrack won a Grammy for Album of the Year.

This is the story of Benjamin, who has just graduated from college and finds himself in the confusing gap between youth and adulthood. Through his parents, he meets the older and seductive Mrs.Robinson and begins a secret sexual relationship with her, before finding true love with his peer Elaine. The only problem is that Elaine is Mrs. Robinson's daughter...

"A MILESTONE! JUST AS RELEVANT AND FUNNY NOW" – Bonniers stora filmguide (Bonniers Big Movie Guide)

BONUS MATERIAL (for BD)

* COMMENTARY with Dustin Hoffman and Katharine Ross

* COMMENTARY by Mike Nichols and Steven Soderbergh

* ONE ON ONE. Interview with Dustin Hoffman (24 min)

* STUDENTS OF THE GRADUATE. Documentary (26 min)

* THE GRADUATE AT 25. Documentary (46 min)

* THE GRADUATE: THE SEDUCTION. Documentary (9 min)

* THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN FILM. Interview with Professor Helga de la Motte (8 min)

* THE GRADUATE: LOOKING BACK. Interview with screenwriter Michael Muszlak (14 min)

* MEETING WITH AN AUTHOR: CHARLES WEBB. Interview with the author of the book (20 min)

* INTERVIEW WITH LAWRENCE TURMAN, the film's producer (17 min)

* ORIGINAL TRAILER * TRAILER FOR THE NEW RELEASE * SWEDISH TRAILER

In 1967, one of history's greatest successes and most beloved classics was born. With an incredible 87,000,000 cinema-goers in the US and 880,000 viewers in little Sweden, THE GRINDbeat all other American films that year and sent audiences rushing to the stores to buy Simon & Garfunkel's soundtrack and posters of the film's promising newcomer, Dustin Hoffman!

THE GRIND &is the story of Benjamin Braddock (Hoffman), who has just graduated from college and finds himself in the confusing world between youth and adulthood. Through his parents, he meets the equally attractive and aloof Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) and begins a secret sexual relationship with her, before finding true love with his peer Elaine (Katharine Ross). The only problem is that Elaine is Mrs. Robinson's daughter...

In 1968, THE GRADUATE won the Oscar for Best Director (Mike Nichols) and was nominated for three more, including the entire leading trio of Hoffman, Bancroft, and Ross. The film also won five Golden Globes and five BAFTAs in all the major categories, as well as a Grammy for Best Film Score (Simon & Garfunkel).

• Language English DTS 5.1 HD MA, Dolby Digital 5.1
• Subtitles Swedish