Roy Andersson had just graduated from film school , having made two promising short films and a 48 minutes examination film , when he was given the opportunity to make '' A Swedish Love Story '' . The film was shot between 16 June and 26 August 1969 . The '' Time Out Film Guide 2009 '' says the film is " strangely touching and wonderfully strange . " It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival . The film was also selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 43rd Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee . At the 7th Guldbagge Awards the film won the award for Best Film
20th Berlin International Film Festival
20th Berlin International Film Festival
A Swedish Love Story