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Clouds Over Hellesta
''Clouds Over Hellesta'' (Swedish: ''Moln över Hellesta'') is a 1954 Swedish thriller novel by Margit Söderholm.Gaster p.960 A young woman arrives at her future husband's country estate, and is disturbed by the mysterious death of his first wife. Film adaptation In 1956 it was made into the film ''Moon Over Hellesta ''Moon Over Hellesta'' or ''Clouds Over Hellesta'' (Swedish: ''Moln över Hellesta'') is a 1956 Swedish thriller film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Anita Björk, Birger Malmsten and Doris Svedlund.Krawc p.538 It is an adaptation of the 195 ...'' directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Anita Björk. References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Gaster, Adrian. ''The International Authors and Writers Who's Who''. International Biographical Centre, 1977. 1954 Swedish novels Swedish novels adapted into films Swedish thriller novels Novels by Margit Söderholm {{1950s-thriller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Söderholm
Margit Söderholm (1905–1986) was a Swedish writer. Her prize-winning 1943 historical romance novel ''Sunshine Follows Rain (novel), Sunshine Follows Rain'' was adapted into a 1946 Sunshine Follows Rain, film of the same title. Her 1954 novel ''Clouds Over Hellesta'' was made into a Moon Over Hellesta, 1956 film. Biography Söderholm was the daughter of Robert Söderholm and Aurore Kock. She graduated from Högre lärarinneseminariet and took her philosophical degree in 1935. After working as a subject teacher and lecturer at Bromma kommunale flickskola from 1931 to 1940, she worked as a lecturer at Bromma högre allmänna läroverk from 1940 to 1947 and from 1947 at Nya elementar in Stockholm. Margit Söderholm made her debut in 1940 with Skolflicksbekymmer. Her breakthrough came in 1943 with Driver dagg, faller regn, with which she won a novel prize competition organized by Hemmets Journal, the book publisher Wahlström & Widstrand and SF Studios. The novel was made into a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language from the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, making it the Germanic_languages#Statistics, fourth most spoken Germanic language, and the first among its type in the Nordic countries overall. Swedish, like the other North Germanic languages, Nordic languages, is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Age. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian language, Norwegian and Danish language, Danish, although the degree of mutual intelligibility is dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker. Standard Swedish, spoken by most Swedes, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in the 19th century, and was well established by the beginning of the 20th century. While distinct regional Variety ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller Novel
Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. This genre is well suited to film and television. A thriller generally keeps its audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist or hero must overcome. Roots of the genre date back hundreds of years, but it began to develop as a distinct style in the 1800s and early 1900s with novels like ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1848) and ''The Thirty-Nine Steps'' (1915). The films of Alfred Hitchcock are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Over Hellesta
''Moon Over Hellesta'' or ''Clouds Over Hellesta'' (Swedish: ''Moln över Hellesta'') is a 1956 Swedish thriller film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Anita Björk, Birger Malmsten and Doris Svedlund.Krawc p.538 It is an adaptation of the 1954 novel '' Clouds Over Hellesta'' by Margit Söderholm. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson. Location shooting took place at the Danbyholm manor house near Katrineholm. Synopsis A newly-engaged young woman travels to her future husband's country estate Hallesta, but becomes concerned about the manner in which his previous wife died. Main cast * Anita Björk as Margareta Snellman * Birger Malmsten as Carl Anckarberg * Doris Svedlund as Eva Anckarberg * Isa Quensel as Emmy Anckarberg * Olof Sandborg as Gustafsson * Brita Öberg as Annie Gustafsson * Dora Söderberg as Agnes * Sif Ruud as Ulla Forsberg * Liane Linden as Louise Holmqvist * Bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Husberg
John Rolf Husberg (20 June 1908 – 2 November 1998) was a Swedish film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and actor. Husberg directed over 30 films between 1939 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''Say It with Music'' (1929) * ''Colourful Pages'' (1931) * ''Dear Relatives'' (1933) * ''Marriageable Daughters'' (1933) * ''People of Hälsingland'' (1933) * ''What Do Men Know?'' (1933) * ''Two Men and a Widow'' (1933) * ''The Song to Her'' (1934) * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * ''The Atlantic Adventure'' (1934) * '' Fired'' (1934) * '' It Pays to Advertise'' (1936) * ''He, She and the Money'' (1936) * ''The Ghost of Bragehus'' (1936) * ''Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936) * ''Unfriendly Relations'' (1936) * '' 65, 66 and I'' (1936) * '' Witches' Night'' (1937) * '' Russian Flu'' (1937) * ''Adolf Strongarm'' (1937) * ''Happy Vestköping'' (1937) * '' Hotel Paradise'' (1937) * ''Career'' (1938) * ''Between Us Barons'' (1939) * ''A Crime'' (1940) * ''The Bjorck Family'' (1940) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Björk
Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. Björk 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 worked on the national stage, the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1945 onwards and played more than 100 roles over the years (which makes her one of the greatest actors of the Royal Dramatic Theatre). Anita Björk played leading roles in film in a number of genres, including thrillers and crime mystery dramas such as ''Det kom en gäst'' (1947), ''Moln över Hellesta'' (1956), ''Damen i svart'' (1958), ''Mannekäng i rött'' (1958) and ''Tärningen är kastad'' (1960). Her most famous role was probably her title role in Alf Sjöberg's film adaption of Strindberg's ''Miss Julie'' (1951) that was awarded the grand prize at Cannes Film Festival. In the book-length interview ''Hitchcock/Truffaut'' (Simon and Schuster, 1967), Hitchcock said he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Swedish Novels
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