Kärleken
1980, Swedish. Directed by Theodor Kallifatides.
Johannes Salminen, a philosophy teacher an Finnish emigrant, struggles with life, love and existence, as he is forced to chose between his established life with wife Lena and son Markku, and the passion he find with student Li.
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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- Released
- 12 May 1980
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Theodor Kallifatides, Jeanette Bonnier
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Kärleken runs 76 minutes (1h 16m).
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Kärleken isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 May 1980. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Kärleken?
Kärleken (1980) was directed by Theodor Kallifatides and stars Anna Godenius, Mathias Henrikson, Erland Josephson.