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Bus to Italy
Promotional poster
SwedishBuss till Italien
Directed byDaniel Lind Lagerlöf
Written byMalin Lagerlöf
Starring
Release date
  • 16 December 2005 (2005-12-16)
Running time
89 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Bus to Italy or Road to Italy (Swedish: Buss till Italien) is a 2005 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf and written by Malin Lagerlöf. The film follows choir director Ylva (Livia Millhagen), who leaves on a trip to Italy shortly after discovering her husband having sex with their teenage babysitter. The film was shot on an actual journey in chronological order, with shooting locations in Sweden, Germany, and Italy. It premiered in theaters on 16 December 2005 and received generally mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

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Ylva, a church choir director and mother-of-two, returns home early from rehearsal to find her husband having sex with their teenage babysitter. After confronting him at her 35th birthday party, she leaves on a previously planned bus trip to Italy with her choir. On the trip are two 17-year old boys, Erik and Ruben, who are attracted to Ylva.

Cast

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Production

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Director Daniel Lind Lagerlöf expressed that the idea for the film came from his own experience when he was 16. He worked on the story with his wife, screenwriter Malin Lagerlöf.[1] The pair had previously collaborated on the films Breaking Out (1999), Making Babies (2001), and Miffo (2003).[2]

The film was shot on an actual journey in chronological order, beginning in Trollhättan in May 2005.[3] Parts were shot in Sweden, on a ferry to Germany, along an autobahn, and in Domodossola.[4]

Release

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Bus to Italy premiered in theaters on 16 December 2005.[5]

Reception

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The film earned an average rating of 2.8/5 on the Swedish review aggregator site Kritiker.[6] It was praised by Gunnar Rehlin in Variety.[7] Jens Peterson [sv] gave it a more mixed review in Aftonbladet, although he praised Millhagen's performance.[8] It also received a mixed review from Jeanette Gentele [sv] in Svenska Dagbladet.[9]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Sveriges Radio (2005).
  2. ^ Sundsvalls Tidning (2006); Hirschfeldt (2005).
  3. ^ Rehlin (2005); van Der Lee (2005).
  4. ^ Collin (2005).
  5. ^ Lindstedt (2005).
  6. ^ Kritiker.
  7. ^ Rehlin (2005).
  8. ^ Peterson (2005).
  9. ^ Gentele (2005).

Sources

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  • Collin, Lars (25 August 2005). "Körresan blev en roadmovie" [The road trip became a road movie]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  • Gentele, Jeanette (15 December 2005). "Buss till Italien" [Bus to Italy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  • Hirschfeldt, Måns (16 December 2005). "Buss till... vadå?" [Bus to... where?]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  • [Kritiker]. "Bus to Italy". kritiker.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  • van Der Lee, Fredrik (8 June 2005). "En bussresa blir till film" [A bus trip becomes a movie]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  • Lindstedt, Karin (6 August 2005). "Filmhösten full av godbitar" [A fall movie season full of treats]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  • Peterson, Jens (16 December 2005). "Buss till Italien" [Bus to Italy]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  • Rehlin, Gunnar (16 December 2005). "Road to Italy". Variety (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  • [Sundsvalls Tidning] (6 July 2006). "Trevligt när humor och allvar möts" [Nice when humor and seriousness meet]. Sundsvalls Tidning. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  • [Sveriges Radio] (8 December 2005). "Galapremiär för Buss till Italien i Trollhättan igår - Morgon i P4 Väst" [Grand premiere for Bus to Italy in Trollhättan yesterday - Morning on P4 Väst]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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