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Before The Frost
''Before the Frost'' (''Innan Frosten'', 2002) is a novel by Swedish crime-writer Henning Mankell. The protagonist is Linda Wallander, daughter of Inspector Wallander. The book was to be the first in a three-book series with Linda as the main character. However Mankell abandoned the series after just one novel when the actress playing Linda in the Swedish films, Johanna Sällström, committed suicide in 2007. Kurt Wallander and Stefan Lindman (the protagonist from '' The Return of the Dancing Master'') also feature in the novel. Linda Wallander is bored. Just graduated from the police academy, she is waiting to start work at the Ystad police station and move into her own apartment. Meantime, she is living with her father and, like fathers and daughters everywhere, they are driving each other crazy. Nor will they be able to escape each other when she moves out. Her father is Inspector Kurt Wallander, a veteran of the Ystad police force, whom she will have to work alongside. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Segerberg
Ebba Segerberg is an Academia, academic and translation, translator, noted for her translations of Swedish language, Swedish literature into English language, English. Segerberg is a Director of Communications at Washington University in St. Louis. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of California Berkeley, Department of Scandinavian in 1999. She has contributed to ''The Dictionary of Literary Biography: 20th Century Swedish Writers''. Selected bibliography Translator * John Ajvide Lindqvist, ''Let the Right One In (novel), Let the Right One In'', St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, New York, 2008 * Henning Mankell, ''One Step Behind (novel), One Step Behind'', New Press; Distributed by W.W. Norton, New York, 2002 * Henning Mankell, ''Firewall (Henning Mankell novel), Firewall'', New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, New York, 2002 * Henning Mankell, ''Before the Frost'', New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, New York, 2005 * Kjell Eriksson, ''The princess of Burun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Sällström
Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström (30 December 1974 – 13 February 2007) was a Swedish actress, best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in ''Wallander''. She worked as an actress for more than 15 years, before her death in 2007. Early life Sällström was born in Stockholm. She was the stepdaughter of Björn Gedda. Career Sällström made her first stage appearance in Hudiksvall at the age of 15, in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. She became famous in Sweden in the 1990s, after portraying the teenage girl Victoria Bärnsten in the soap opera '' Tre kronor''. Thereafter, she appeared in numerous productions, and received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the 1997 film '' Under ytan''. Later that same year, unable to cope with her new-found celebrity, she took a break from filming and moved to Copenhagen, where she worked in a café. In 2000, Sällström returned to Sweden to continue her acting career. She did not enjoy the success of pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paderborn
Paderborn (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn (district), Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader (river), Pader and ''Born'', an old German term for the source of a river. The river Pader originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried. History Paderborn was founded as a bishopric by Charlemagne in 795, although its official history began in 777 when Charlemagne built a castle near the Paderborn springs.Ed. Heribert Zelder, Tourist Information Services, ''Welcome to Paderborn'', Stadt Paderborn: Paderborn, Germany, 2009. In 799 Pope Leo III fled his enemies in Rome and reached Paderborn, where he met Charlemagne, and stayed there for three months. It was during this time that it was decided that Charlemagne would be crowned emperor. Charlemagne reinstated Leo in Rome in 800 and was crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Branagh
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh ( ; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, Berkshire, Branagh trained at RADA in London and served as its president from 2015 to 2024. List of awards and nominations received by Kenneth Branagh, His accolades include an Academy Award, four British Academy of Film and Television Arts, BAFTAs, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Laurence Olivier Award, Olivier Award. He was appointed a Knights Bachelor, Knight Bachelor in 2012, and was given Freedom of the City in his native Belfast in 2018. In 2020, he was ranked in 20th place on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Branagh has directed and starred in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, including ''Henry V (1989 film), Henry V'' (1989), ''Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film), Much Ado About Nothing'' (1993), ''Othello (1995 film), Othello'' (1995), ''Hamlet (1996 film), Hamlet'' (1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallander (UK TV Series)
''Wallander'' is a British television series broadcast from 2008 to 2016. It was adapted from a Swedish series based on the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous police inspector. It was the first time the ''Wallander'' novels had been adapted into an English-language production. Yellow Bird, a production company formed by Mankell, began negotiations with British companies to produce the adaptations in 2006. In 2007 Branagh met Mankell to discuss playing the role. Contracts were signed and work began on the films, adapted from the novels '' Sidetracked'', ''Firewall'' and '' One Step Behind'', in January 2008. Emmy-award-winning director Philip Martin was hired as lead director. Martin worked with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle to establish a visual style for the series. The first three-episode series, produced by Yellow Bird, Left Bank Pictures and TKBC for BBC Scotland, was broadcast on BBC One in November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallander (Swedish TV Series)
''Wallander'' () is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels, starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The first season of thirteen films was produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. The second season of thirteen films was shown between 2009 and 2010. The stories are set in Ystad, Skåne near the southern tip of Sweden. The three films ''Before the Frost'' (#1), ''Mastermind'' (#6), and ''The Secret'' (#13) were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies. The first episode of the second series, ''Hämnden'' (''The Revenge''), was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009; the rest of the series was made for television. A third and final season, containing six 90 minute episodes, aired in 2013 with Charlotta Jonsson replacing the late Johanna Sällström as Linda Wallander. The first episode, adapted from the novel ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krister Henriksson
Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish actor. He is best known for playing Kurt Wallander in the television films based on the novels by Henning Mankell. Early life Henriksson was born in Grisslehamn, Norrtälje Municipality, Sweden and is the son of the fishmonger Allan Henriksson and Gunvor (née Sjöblom). He passed his '' studentexamen'' in 1967 and attended Statens scenskola in Malmö from 1968 to 1971. Henriksson worked at the Norrköping City Theatre in 1971, Stockholm City Theatre from 1972 and TV-teatern from 1980 to 1983. He made his breakthrough in 1973 at Stockholm City Theatre with the lead role in ''Peer Gynt''. Career In 1993 he joined the cast of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. In 1997 he was honoured with the Eugene O'Neill Award. He has twice received the Swedish Film Award Guldbagge Award for the best male lead—in 1998 for his portrayal of a cancer-stricken actor in the film ''Veranda för en tenor'' (Waiting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell-Åke Andersson
Kjell-Åke Gunnar Andersson (born 7 June 1949) is a Swedish Film director, director, screenwriter, and cinematographer from Malmö. His 1992 film, ''Night of the Orangutan'', was nominated for Guldbagge Award for Best Film, Best Film, Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director, and Best Screenplay at the 28th Guldbagge Awards. Selected filmography * ''Vi hade i alla fall tur med vädret'' – screenwriter and cinematographer (1980) * ''Friends (1988 film), Friends'' (1988) * ''Night of the Orangutan'' (1992) * ''Juloratoriet (film), Juloratoriet'' – director and screenwriter (1996) * ''Familjehemligheter'' – director and screenwriter (2001) * ''Stackars Tom'' – director (2002) * ''Mamma pappa barn'' – director (2003) * ''Wallander: Innan frosten'' – director (2005) * ''Vi hade i alla fall tur med vädret – igen'' (2008) * ''The Truth Will Out'' – director (2018) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersson, Kjellake Living people 1949 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The Dancing Master
''The Return of the Dancing Master'' is a 2000 novel by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. It was translated into English in 2003 by Laurie Thompson, and won the 2005 Gumshoe Award for Best European Crime Novel, presented by Mystery Ink. The book was a finalist for the ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. The central character of the book is Stefan Lindman, a young police officer with cancer, who investigates the murder of a retired officer. The plot explores the relationship between the German Nazi movement and the Neo-Nazis in modern Sweden. A was produced in 2004 starring Swedish actor Jonas Karlsson as Stefan Lindman. A as well was produced same year, starring actor Tobias Moretti as Lindman and Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in First Austrian Republic, Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Wallander
Kurt Wallander () is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (1948 – 2015). He is the protagonist of many thriller/mystery novels set in and around the town of Ystad, south-east of the city of Malmö, in the southern province of Scania. Wallander has been portrayed on screen by the Swedish actors Rolf Lassgård, Krister Henriksson, and Adam Pålsson as well as the British actor Kenneth Branagh. Fictional character biography Wallander was born in 1948. His mother died when he was about 14. After completing national service, he joined the police. As a young police officer, he was nearly killed when a drunk whom he was questioning stabbed him with a butcher's knife (this is mentioned in the account of his first case). He has a sister, Kristina. Wallander was once married, but his wife Mona left him and he has since had a difficult relationship with his rebellious only child, Linda, who barely survived a suicide attempt when she was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henning Mankell
Henning Georg Mankell (; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. He was a left-wing social critic and activist. In his books and plays he constantly highlighted social inequality issues and injustices in Sweden and abroad. In 2010, Mankell was on board one of the ships in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was boarded by Israeli commandos. He was below deck on the MV Mavi Marmara when nine civilians were killed in international waters. Mankell shared his time between Sweden and countries in Africa, mostly Mozambique where he started a theatre. He made considerable donations to charity organizations, mostly connected to Africa. Life and career Mankell's grandfather, also named Henning Mankell, lived from 1868 to 1930 and was a composer. Mankell was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
