''Amorosa'' is a 1986 Swedish film starring

Stina Ekblad Stina Åsa Maria Ekblad (born 26 February 1954 in Solf, Ostrobothnia, Finland) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. Living in Stockholm, she has appeared mostly in Swedish productions. She received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in 198 ...

and

Erland Josephson Erland Josephson (; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Life and career ...

and directed by

Mai Zetterling Mai Elisabeth Zetterling (; 24 May 1925 – 17 March 1994) was a Swedish film director, novelist and actor. Early life Zetterling was born in Västerås, Sweden to a working class family. She started her career as an actor at the age of 17 at ...

. The story, an adaptation of the life of writer Agnes von Krusenstjerna (Ekblad), details her sexually charged and often turbulent relationship with David Sprengel (Josephson). At the

22nd Guldbagge Awards The 22nd Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1986, and took place on 2 February 1987. '' The Sacrifice'' directed by Andrei Tarkovsky was presented with the award for Best Film. ...

, Ekblad won the award for

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

and Josephson won the award for

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...

Cast

as Agnes von Krusenstjerna *

as David Sprengel * Philip Zandén as Adolf von Krusenstjerna *

Lena T. Hansson Lena Teresia Hansson (born 18 May 1955) is a Swedish actress. She was born in Stockholm and began acting at Vår teater, a children's theatre. She studied at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm. Hansson is in a relationship ...

as Ava *

Olof Thunberg Fritz-Olof Thunberg (21 May 1925 – 24 February 2020) was a Swedish actor and director, perhaps best known as the voice of the cartoon character Bamse#Protagonists, Bamse. Life and career Thunberg was born Fritz-Olof Thunberg in Väster� ...

as Ernst von Krusenstjerna * Peter Schildt as Gerhard Odencrantz * Rico Rönnbäck as Edward von Krusenstjerna *

Inga Landgré Inga Linnéa Landgré (born ''Lundgren''; 6 August 1927) is a Swedish actress who has worked in theatre, television and films since the 1940s. Early life and career Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggli ...

as sister Klara * Inga Gill as Mrs. Tollen *

Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. She was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and w ...

as Arvida Gottliebsen *

Lauritz Falk Lauritz Falk (15 November 1909 – 1 February 1990) was a Swedish- Norwegian actor, film director, singer and painter. He appeared in about 60 roles in films and TV between 1923 and 1989. He is the cousin of the Swedish artist Bertram Schmiter ...

as Hugo Hamilton *

Gunnel Broström Gunnel Broström (1922–2012) was a Swedish stage, film and television actress. Wright p.120 She also directed a number of television films from 1965 onwards. She was married to the journalist Gustaf Olivecrona. Selected filmography * ''Ride To ...

as Evelina Hamilton *

Johan Rabaeus Johan Rabaeus (born ''Carl Magnus Olof Johan Rabéus'' 31 July 1947) is a Swedish actor who was born in Stockholm but grew up in Paris and Geneva. He is known for portraying very unpleasant characters, such as Erik Ponti's sadistic stepfather i ...

as Jan Guy Hamilton *

Mimi Pollak Maria Helena "Mimi" Pollak (9 April 1903 – 11 August 1999) was a Swedish actress and theatre director. Biography Maria Helena Pollak was born in Karlstad, Värmland to Austrian-Jewish parents and was trained in the performing arts at th ...

as friherrinnan Rosenhjelm *

Börje Ahlstedt Nils Börje Ahlstedt (born 21 February 1939) is a Swedish actor who has worked extensively with the world-famous director Ingmar Bergman in films like ''Fanny and Alexander'' (1982), ''The Best Intentions'' (1992), '' Sunday's Children'' (1992) ...

as Joachim Rosenhjelm *

Gösta Krantz Gösta Clarence Isidor Krantz (14 June 1925 – 26 December 2008) was a Swedish actor and revue artist. Gösta Krantz was born in Ektorp in Nacka south-east of Stockholm. He started off as a confectioner, but in 1945 turned into acting after ...

as Felix Tollen * Margreth Weivers as Beda Odencrantz *

Henrik Schildt Henrik Schildt (10 July 1914 – 15 March 2001) was a Finnish-born Swedish film actor.Goble p.150 He is the father of Johan Schildt, Peter Schildt and Veronica Schildt Bendjelloul. Selected filmography * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936) * ''Circus' ...

as Frey Odencrantz *

Nils Eklund Nils Eklund (born 17 January 1927) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1952. Selected filmography * '' Bom the Flyer'' (1952) * ''Äktenskapsbrottaren'' (1964) * ''Rooftree'' (1967) * '' Doctor G ...

as Salomon Gottliebsen

Production

The film was shot primarily in

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and

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References

External links

* * 1986 films 1980s Swedish-language films Films directed by Mai Zetterling 1986 drama films Swedish drama films 1980s Swedish films {{1980s-Sweden-film-stub