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''Loving Couples'' () is a 1964 Swedish drama film directed by Mai Zetterling. It was Zetterling's first feature film as director, and was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. Synopsis The film opens after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. In the beginning, we meet the three female protagonists at the same maternity hospital. They are all related to the Eka gård, owned by Petra von Pahlen. Angela, Petra's niece, is expecting a child with Thomas, the archaeologist; Adèle, the wife of the tenant at Eka gård, Tord Holmström. Eka is inhabited by Angela's aunt; Agda, a maid and is married to the painter Stellan von Pahlen through a marriage of convenience. The father of Agda's expected child is Bernhard Landborg, one of the heirs to the neighboring estate Ösa. The plot is carried forward through flashbacks: Angela is depicted as a young girl at her father's funeral and then an 18-year-old at her birthday party at Eka. She has then been taken care of by her au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Zetterling
Mai Elisabeth Zetterling (; 24 May 1925 – 17 March 1994) was a Swedish film director, novelist and actress. 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 Royal Dramatic Theatre, the Swedish national theatre, appearing in war-era films. Career Zetterling appeared in film and television productions spanning six decades from the 1940s to the 1990s. Her breakthrough as an actress came in the 1944 film '' Torment'' written for her by Ingmar Bergman, in which she played a controversial role as a tormented shopgirl. Shortly afterwards, she moved to England and gained instant success there with her title role in Basil Dearden's '' Frieda'' (1947), playing opposite David Farrar. After a brief return to Sweden, in which she worked with Bergman again in his film '' Music in Darkness'' (1948), she returned to Britain and starred in a number of UK films. Some of her notable films as an actress i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsummer
Midsummer is a celebration of the season of summer, taking place on or near the date of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere; the longest Daytime, day of the year. The name "midsummer" mainly refers to summer solstice festivals of European origin. These cultures traditionally regard it as the middle of summer, with the season beginning on May Day. Although the summer solstice falls on June solstice, 20, 21 or 22 June in the Northern Hemisphere, it was traditionally reckoned to fall on 23–24 June in much of Europe. These dates were Christianization of saints and feasts, Christianized as Saint John's Eve and Nativity of John the Baptist, Saint John's Day. It is usually celebrated with outdoor gatherings that include bonfires and feasting. History There is Archaeoastronomy, evidence that the summer solstice has been culturally important since the Neolithic era, with List of archaeoastronomical sites by country, many ancient monuments throughout Eurasia and the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Black-and-white Films
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Drama Films
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1960s Swedish-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign of the Xian Emperor of the Han. * The Xian Emperor returns to war-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Drama Films
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) * Swedish Open (darts) {{disambiguation ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Films
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including three highly successful musical films, ''Mary Poppins,'' ''My Fair Lady,'' and '' The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'' Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1964 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – 50-year-old actor Alan Ladd is found dead in bed at his home in Palm Springs, California. An autopsy confirms the cause of death as cerebral edema caused by an acute overdose of "alcohol and three other drugs" His death is ruled accidental. Ladd's final film, '' The Carpetbaggers'', is released in April and, despite mostly negative reviews from critics, becomes a major commercial success. * March 6 – Elvis Presley's 14th motion picture, '' Kissin' Cousins'', is released to theaters. * March 15 - Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton. * June 3 – The animated film '' Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' is released. Not only it is the first theatrical feature produced by H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Strååt
Hans Olof Strååt (17 October 1917 – 26 January 1991) was a Swedish people, Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1941 and 1987. Partial filmography * ''Bright Prospects'' (1941) - Student * ''Scanian Guerilla'' (1941) - Guerilla soldier (uncredited) * ''General von Döbeln'' (1942) - Löjtnant Wilhelm von Döbeln * ''Ride Tonight!'' (1942) - Peasant (uncredited) * ''The Sin of Anna Lans'' (1943) - Helge Kjellgren * ''Kungsgatan (film), Kungsgatan'' (1943) - Barrskiöld (uncredited) * ''En dag skall gry'' (1944) - Löjtnant Löwenskjöld * ''Kungajakt'' (1944) - Gentleman * ''Appassionata (1944 film), Appassionata'' (1944) - Gösta * ''Kärlekens kors'' (1946) - Konsul Sandvik * ''Oroligt blod, Restless Blood'' (1946) - Valter (in Swedish-language version) * ''The Night Watchman's Wife'' (1947) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Kvarterets olycksfågel'' (1947) - Berg (uncredited) * ''Port of Call (1948 film), Port of Call'' (1948) - Mr. Vilander * ''Loffe the Tramp'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan-Eric Lindquist
Jan Erik Lindqvist (25 July 1920 – 23 October 1988) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1942 and 1988. Selected filmography * '' We House Slaves'' (1942) * '' Realm of Man'' (1949) * '' Dance in the Smoke'' (1954) * '' The Red Horses'' (1954) * '' A Lion in Town'' (1959) * '' Siska'' (1962) * '' Loving Couples'' (1964) * ''Here's Your Life ''Here Is Your Life'' () is a Swedish Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age film directed by Jan Troell. It was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 December 1966. The film is based on a novel of the same name, the second of Eyvind Johnson's semi-aut ...'' (1966) * '' Face to Face'' (1976) * '' Near and Far Away'' (1976) References External links * * 1920 births 1988 deaths 20th-century Swedish male actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male television actors Male actors from Stockholm {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Dorff
Märta Dorff (10 June 1909 – 6 October 1990) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Soila p.263 Selected filmography * ''Adventure'' (1936) - Karl Henriks sekreterare (uncredited) * '' Witches' Night'' (1937) - Student (uncredited) * '' For Better, for Worse'' (1938) - Nurse * ''Pengar från skyn'' (1938) - A woman * '' Nothing Is Forgotten'' (1942) - Dinner guest (uncredited) * '' The Girl from the Third Row'' (1949) - Mrs. Burén * '' Singoalla'' (1949) - Elfrida Månesköld * '' While the City Sleeps'' (1950) - Iris' Mother * ''Miss Julie'' (1951) - Kristin, cook * '' Encounter with Life'' (1952) * ''The Firebird'' (1952) - Seamstress * ''Love'' (1952) - Selma Danielsson * '' Unmarried Mothers'' (1953) - Mrs. Berglund * ''The Girl from Backafall'' (1953) - Mrs. Larsson * '' Dance, My Doll'' (1953) - Hildur * '' No Man's Woman'' (1953) - Mrs. Henriksson * '' All the World's Delights'' (1953) - Anna * ''Marianne'' (1953) - Birger's Mother * '' The Beat of Wings in the Night'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Hopf (actor)
Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf (11 November 1934 – 23 January 2001) was a Swedish actor. He was born in Stockholm but moved to Lund where he studied at Lund University. He later became a regular actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Internationally, he is best known for playing the pimp Procuring, pimping, or pandering is the facilitation or provision of a prostitute or other sex worker in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer. A procurer, colloquially called a pimp (if male) or a madam (if female, though the term "pimp" ... in '' Thriller – A Cruel Picture'' (1974). Heinz Hopf died from laryngeal cancer in 2001.Daniel Ekeroth: SWEDISH SENSATIONSFILMS: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers, and Kicker Cinema, (Bazillion Points, 2011) . Filmography References External links * 1934 births 2001 deaths Lund University alumni Swedish male film actors Swedish male stage actors Swedish male television actors 20th-century Swedish male actors Deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Carlqvist
Margit Carlqvist (born 11 February 1932 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress. In Sweden she starred in many movies during the 1950s. Internationally, she may be best known for her role in Ingmar Bergman's film, ''Smiles of a Summer Night''. Selected filmography *'' To Joy'' (''Till glädje'', 1950) * '' Stronger Than the Law'' (1951) * '' Encounter with Life'' (1952) * '' The Clang of the Pick'' (1952) * ''She Came Like the Wind'' (1952) * ''Marianne'' (1953) * '' The Glass Mountain'' (1953) * '' The Road to Klockrike'' (1953) *''Taxi 13'' (1954) * '' Dance in the Smoke'' (1954) * '' The Summer Wind Blows'' (1955) * ''The People of Hemsö'' *''Smiles of a Summer Night'' (1955) * '' My Passionate Longing'' (1956) * '' Stage Entrance'' (1956) * '' A Dreamer's Journey'' (1957) * '' No Tomorrow'' (1957) * '' Line Six'' (1958) *''Love Mates'' (''Änglar, finns dom?'', 1961) * ''The Lady in White'' (1962) * ''Hide and Seek'' (1963) *''Loving Couples'' (''Älskande par ''Loving Coupl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
