from their material if they only had refined it. In its current form Four Shades of Brown becomes overkill on all levels. Both too long and too short simultaneously." Gunnar Rehlin reviewed the film for Variety and compared it to Roy Andersson's Songs from the Second Floor and Ulrich Seidl's Dog Days. Rehlin particularly complimented the acting performances of Robert Gustafsson, Johan Rheborg and Ulf Brunnberg, and called the film "a very good and very brave portrait in black of a country often seen as a model, caring society." Four Shades of Brown won four Guldbagge Awards in 2005: Best Direction, Best Actor for Gustafsson, Best Actress for Maria Kulle and Best Supporting Actor for Brunnberg. It was also nominated for Best Film, Best Actor for Rheborg, Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay. References External links 2004 comedy-drama films 2004 films 2004 black comedy films Films directed by Tomas Alfredson Films set in Sweden Films shot in Sweden Swedish black comedy films Swedish comedy-drama films 2000s Swedish-language films Swedish television miniseries Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award 2004 comedy films 2000s Swedish films