Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- warm
- witty
- gentle
- lazy sunday
- comfort viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Fanny and Zac return to Änglagård after the events of the previous film, reconnecting with the local community.
Axel tells Fanny he is her father, while Ivar believes he may also be her father, creating the central confusion.
The characters’ expectations and uncertainty surrounding Fanny’s return generate social misunderstandings across the community.
Fanny’s inheritance of Änglagård brings her and Zac back and makes the property central to the continuing story.
Films like House of Angels: The Second Summer, and why
House of Angels
warm ensemble comedy-drama centered on a returning outsider and complicated family relationships
My Life as a Dog
small-community comedy-drama balancing eccentric personalities, inheritance, and social tensions
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
witty, heartfelt ensemble portrait of rural community life and interpersonal misunderstandings
Movie Details
- Director
- Colin Nutley
- Release Date
- 1994-12-25
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rating
- 4.5 / 10 (39)
Cast
- Helena Bergström
- Rikard Wolff
- Ernst Günther
- Tord Peterson
- Sven Wollter
- Viveka Seldahl
- Ron Dean
- Reine Brynolfsson
- Jan Mybrand
- Jakob Eklund
Common questions
- What is House of Angels: The Second Summer about?
- Fanny and Zac return to Änglagård for another summer, where competing claims about Fanny’s father unsettle an expectant rural community.
- What is House of Angels: The Second Summer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of House of Angels: The Second Summer as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is House of Angels: The Second Summer violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in House of Angels: The Second Summer.
- Which films are like House of Angels: The Second Summer?
- Films with a similar feel include House of Angels, My Life as a Dog, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
- How long is House of Angels: The Second Summer?
- House of Angels: The Second Summer runs 130 minutes.
