''Summer and Sinners'' (Swedish: ''Sommar och syndare'') is a 1960 Swedish

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directed by

Arne Mattsson Arne Mattsson (2 December 1919 – 28 June 1995) was a Swedish film director. Biography Born in Uppsala, the early films of Mattsson were mostly comedies. His biggest success was '' Hon dansade en sommar'' (1951, aka. ''One Summer of Happine ...

and starring Karl-Arne Holmsten,

Elsa Prawitz Elsa Prawitz (1932–2001) was a Swedish film and stage actress. Goble p.374 Selected filmography * ''Divorced'' (1951) * ''The Road to Klockrike'' (1953) * ''Salka Valka'' (1954) * '' Enchanted Walk'' (1954) * ''Men in the Dark'' (1955) * '' Who ...

and

Yvonne Lombard Yvonne Lombard (born 28 May 1929) is a Swedish actress. Born in Stockholm, Lombard studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") there, where she trained between 1948 and 1951 with the likes of Max von Sydow and Ingrid Thulin. She has per ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Bibi Lindström Bibi Lindström (1904–1984) was a Swedish art director.Vermilye p.122 She designed the sets for more than a hundred film productions. Selected filmography * ''Jolly Musicians'' (1932) * '' The Dangerous Game'' (1933) * '' Saturday Nights'' (1 ...

. It was shot in

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. The film received a very poor reception, and even some of its own cast members were publicly critical. This marked a turning point in the previously high regard in which Mattsson's films were received.Björklund & Larsson p.63

Cast

* Karl-Arne Holmsten as Emil Horneberg *

as Helga Krus *

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 Ove Högsbo *

as Heidi Horneberg *

Gio Petré Gio Birgitta Petré, née Ann-Marie Birgitta Bengtsdotter Petré (born 1 November 1937), is a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 27 films from 1955 to 1974. Selected filmography * '' Stage Entrance'' (1956) * '' Wild Strawberries'' (1957) * ...

as Liselotte Högsbo * Yngve Gamlin as Prof. Cornelius *

Lena Granhagen Karin Anna-Lena Granhagen (born 7 January 1938) is a Swedish actress and singer. She has appeared in 40 films and television shows since 1958. She starred in the 1969 film '' Made in Sweden'', which won a Silver Bear award at the 19th Berlin In ...

as Mrs. Zitter *

Nils Hallberg Nils Hallberg (18 September 1921 – 8 October 2010) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1934 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * ''The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935) * ''The Lady Becomes ...

as Åke Johansson * Sture Lagerwall as Sven Molmagen *

Dirch Passer Dirch Hartvig Passer (18 May 1926 – 3 September 1980) was a celebrated Danish actor. He was greatly renowned for his improvisational skills and, with a filmography comprising 90 movies, one of Denmark's most prolific actors. His life is depi ...

as Kansas Joe * Sif Ruud as Ms. Prytz

References

Bibliography

* Björklund, Elisabet & Larsson, Mariah. ''Swedish Cinema and the Sexual Revolution: Critical Essays''. McFarland, 2016. * Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1960 films 1960s Swedish-language films Films directed by Arne Mattsson Swedish comedy films 1960 comedy films 1960s Swedish films {{1960s-Sweden-film-stub