''Summer Place Wanted'' ( sv, Sommarnöje sökes) is a 1957 Swedish
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Hasse Ekman
Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television.
Biography
Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film ...
.
It was entered into the
1st Moscow International Film Festival, where Ekman was nominated for a Grand Prix.
Plot
Ingeborg Dahlstrom puts in an ad in the Swedish newspaper ''
Svenska Dagbladet'', she is looking for a summer house. Later Ingeborg, her husband Gustaf and their 17-year-old daughter Mona travel to
Stockholm archipelago, to the place they got hold of with the ad. It turns out, however, that the man they hire the house from takes a big interest in Ingeborg. But it's not only Ingeborg who gets courted elsewhere, so is Gustaf.
Cast
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Eva Dahlbeck
Eva Elisabet Dahlbeck (8 March 1920 – 8 February 2008) was a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''Brink of Life'' (1958). Dahlbeck retired ...
as Ingeborg Dahlström
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Gunnar Björnstrand
Knut Gunnar Johanson (13 November 1909 – 24 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer and director Ingmar Bergman.
Biography
Björnstrand was born Knut Gunnar Johanson in Stockholm as son of actor Oscar Johanson a ...
as Lawyer Gustaf Dahlström
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Bibi Andersson as Mona Dahlström
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Birgitte Reimer as Lizzy
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Alf Kjellin as Arne Forsman, artist
* as Tom Åkermark
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Sigge Fürst
Karl Sigurd Tore "Sigge" Fürst (3 November 1905 – 11 June 1984) was a Swedish film actor who appeared in more than 130 films. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and died there of lung cancer in 1984.
As well as appearing in films, Fürst ma ...
as Nisse Persson
References
External links
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1957 films
1957 comedy films
Swedish comedy films
1950s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Hasse Ekman
1950s Swedish films