The Last Adventure (Swedish: Det sista äventyret) is a 1974 Swedish drama film directed by Jan Halldoff. The film won the award for Best Film and Göran Stangertz won the award for Best Actor at the 11th Guldbagge Awards.
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Plot
The film stars Göran Stangertz in his feature-film debut as Jimmy Mattsson, an officer cadet who is dismissed from his military post due to erratic behavior. Struggling under the heavy emotional dominance of his mother and fiancée at home, Jimmy takes a temporary job as a biology teacher and rents his own room. There, he begins an intense and complex relationship with a young student, Helfrid (Ann Zacharias).
As the story progresses, Jimmy's psychological state unravels through escalating jealousy and isolation, eventually leading to a complete nervous collapse and treatment under the care of a well-dressed doctor.
Cast
Göran Stangertz as Jimmy Mattsson
Ann Zacharias as Helfrid
Marianne Aminoff as Jimmy's Mother
Tomas Bolme as Dr. Davidson
Åke Lindström as Principal
Birger Malmsten as Company Commander
Margit Carlqvist as Sally
Gösta Krantz as Captain