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Gunnel Lindblom
Gunnel Märtha Ingegärd Lindblom (18 December 1931 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish film actress and director. Career As an actress, Lindblom was particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman, though in 1965 she performed the lead role in ''Miss Julie'' for BBC Television. She also played the key role of The Mummy in Bergman's staging of Strindberg's '' The Ghost Sonata'' in 1998–2000, a performance that earned her much critical acclaim. She appeared on stage as Tintomara's mother in Carl Almqvist's play '' Drottningens juvelsmycke'' (English: ''The Queen's Tiara''), staged at the Royal Dramatic Theatre for the theatre's 100-year jubilee in 2008. In 2009, she directed the Jon Fosse play ''Flicka i gul regnjacka (Girl in Yellow Raincoat)'' at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, starring Stina Ekblad and Irene Lindh, which premiered on 9 October. Lindblom married physician Sture Helander, whom she first met following her admission to hospital suffering from appendi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in Metropolitan Gothenburg, the metropolitan area. Gustavus Adolphus, King Gustavus Adolphus founded Gothenburg by royal charter in 1621 as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony. In addition to the generous privileges given to his Dutch allies during the ongoing Thirty Years' War, e.g. tax relaxation, he also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast; this trading status was furthered by the founding of the Swedish East India Company. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the , where Scandinavia's largest dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seventh Seal
''The Seventh Seal'' () is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death ( Bengt Ekerot), who has come to take his life. Bergman developed the film from his own play ''Wood Painting''. The title refers to a passage from the Book of Revelation, used both at the very start of the film and again towards the end, beginning with the words "And when the Lamb had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour." Here, the motif of silence refers to the "silence of God," which is a major theme of the film. ''The Seventh Seal'' is considered a classic in the history of cinema, as well as one of the greatest films of all time. It established Bergman as a director, containing scenes which have become iconic through homages, critical analysis, and parodies. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scenes From A Marriage
''Scenes from a Marriage'' () is a 1973 Swedish television miniseries written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Over the course of six hour-long episodes, it explores the disintegration of the marriage between Marianne (Liv Ullmann), a divorce lawyer, and Johan ( Erland Josephson), a reader in psychology. The series spans a period of 10 years. Bergman's teleplay draws on his own experiences, including his relationship with Ullmann. It was shot on a small budget in Stockholm and Fårö in 1972. After initially airing on Swedish TV in six parts, the miniseries was condensed into a theatrical version and received positive reviews in Sweden and internationally. ''Scenes from a Marriage'' was also the subject of controversy for its perceived influence on rising divorce rates in Europe. The film was ineligible for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and several other honours. The miniseries and film version infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girls (1968 Film)
''The Girls'' () is a 1968 Swedish-language drama film directed by Mai Zetterling, starring Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson and Gunnel Lindblom. It is a feminist reinvention of the ancient Greek play ''Lysistrata'' by Aristophanes, and revolves around a theatre group which sets up the play. In 2012, the film was voted one of the 25 best Swedish films of all time. Plot Liz, Marianne, and Gunilla are three actresses who have been hired to perform in a touring production of ''Lysistrata''. Each woman faces challenges leaving their homes in order to tour. Marianne has left her married boyfriend and finds it difficult to leave her toddler in the hands of babysitters as she goes on tour. Liz's husband is having an affair and wants her to leave while Gunilla, a mother of four young children, is urged not to leave by her husband who wants her to stay at home to help with the children. Along the tour they are met with polite indifference as audience members either fail to grasp the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vicious Circle (1967 Film)
''The Vicious Circle'' (Swedish: ''Den onda cirkeln'') is a 1967 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Gunnel Lindblom, Erik Hell and Gio Petré.Björklund & Larsson p.63 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. Cast * Gunnel Lindblom as Maria * Erik Hell as The Father * Gio Petré as Inger * Mathias Henrikson as Sten * Marie-Louise Håkansson as Eva * Heinz Hopf Heinz Hopf (19 November 1894 – 3 June 1971) was a German mathematician who worked on the fields of dynamical systems, topology and geometry. Early life and education Hopf was born in Gräbschen, German Empire (now , part of Wrocław, Poland) ... as Man on Beach 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 Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Of Darkness
''Woman of Darkness'' or ''The Yngsjö Murder'' (Swedish: ''Yngsjömordet'') is a 1966 Swedish historical crime film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Gunnel Lindblom, Christina Schollin and Gösta Ekman. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. It was based on the real Yngsjö murder case of 1889. It was a critical success and drew significant audiences.Björklund & Larsson p.62 Cast * Gunnel Lindblom as Anna / Mother * Christina Schollin as Hanna / Per's wife * Gösta Ekman as Per / Son-Hanna's husband * Heinz Hopf as Helmertz / Judge * Elsa Prawitz as Hilda Persdotter * Rune Lindström as Wahlbom * Isa Quensel as Grave-Karna * Tore Lindwall as Johan Olsson * Lasse Krantz as Erik Olsson * Gösta Bernhard as Jöns Persson * Stefan Ekman as Vicar Hasselqvist * Frej Lindqvist as H.N. Hansson * Curt Ericson as Dalman * Arne Strand as Persson / fångvaktare-jailer * Gudrun Östbye as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunger (1966 Film)
''Hunger'' (, ) is a 1966 black-and-white Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Denmark's Henning Carlsen, starring Sweden, Swedish actor Per Oscarsson, and based upon the novel ''Hunger (Hamsun novel), Hunger'' by Norway, Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun. Filmed on location in Oslo, it was the first film produced as a cooperative effort among the three Scandinavian countries. With its stark focus on a life of poverty and desperation, the film is considered a masterpiece of social realism. Film historians suggest it was the first Danish film to gain serious international attention since the work of Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is one of the ten films listed in Danish Culture Canon, Denmark's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture. Plot In 1890 Kristiania (Oslo), an impoverished and lonely writer named Pontus (Per Oscarsson) comes to the city from the country. He stands on a bridge, overlooking running water, writing but clearly starving. He vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loving Couples (1964 Film)
''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silence (1963 Film)
''The Silence'' () is a 1963 Swedish Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Ingrid Thulin and Gunnel Lindblom. The plot focuses on two sisters, the younger a sensuous woman with a young son, the elder more intellectually oriented and seriously ill, and their tense relationship as they travel toward home through a fictional Central European country on the brink of war. The film is the third in a series of thematically related films, following ''Through a Glass Darkly (film), Through a Glass Darkly'' (1961) and ''Winter Light'' (1963), which is sometimes considered a trilogy. In addition to interpretations of spiritual issues, ''The Silence'' is sometimes interpreted as presenting its two sister characters as two sides of a single woman, one representing the physical and the other language. Bergman was inspired by his travels around Europe after World War II. Against expectations of the filmmakers, it was a box-office hit. The fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Light
''Winter Light'' () is a 1963 Swedish tragedy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring his regulars, Gunnar Björnstrand, Ingrid Thulin and Max von Sydow. It follows Tomas Ericsson (Björnstrand), pastor of a small rural Swedish church, as he deals with an existential crisis and his Christianity. The film is the second in a series of thematically related films, following '' Through a Glass Darkly'' (1961) and followed by '' The Silence'' (1963); this is sometimes considered a trilogy. In it, Bergman reconsiders ''Through a Glass Darkly''s argument that God is love, and repeated the prior film's reference to God as a monstrous spider. Bergman formed the story after speaking to a clergyman whose parishioner committed suicide. The film was shot in different locations in Sweden in 1962. Vilgot Sjöman's film '' Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie'' was made simultaneously with ''Winter Light'' and documents its production. The feature received positive reviews for its cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Friends And Faithful Neighbours (1960 Film)
''Good Friends and Faithful Neighbours'' (Swedish: ''Goda vänner, trogna grannar'') is a 1960 Swedish drama film directed by Torgny Anderberg and starring Edvin Adolphson, Anita Björk and George Fant.Qvist & Von Bagh p.54 The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. Cast * Edvin Adolphson as Hugo Frejer * Anita Björk as Mrs. Yvonne Frejer * George Fant as Robert * Gunnel Lindblom as Margit * Sif Ruud as Dottan * Mimmo Wåhlander as Lena Frejer * Hans Wahlgren as Tommy * Kotti Chave Kotti Chave (born Björn Julius Haraldsson Chave; 18 September 1911 – 4 May 1986) was a Finnish-born Swedish film actor.Quirk p.56 He was the son of the theatre actor Harald Sandberg (actor), Harald Sandberg. Selected filmography * ''In the Ho ... as Werner, artist * Rosemarie Runge as Maid * Sture Ström as Karl-Erik Rosenskiöld * Ivar Wahlgren as Man at Bromma airport * Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Bredow References Bibliography * Qvist, Per Olov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virgin Spring
''The Virgin Spring'' () is a 1960 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter. The story was adapted by screenwriter Ulla Isaksson from a 13th-century Swedish ballad, " Töres döttrar i Wänge" ("Töre's daughters in Vänge"). Bergman researched the legend of Per Töre with an eye to an adaptation, considering an opera before deciding on a film version. Given criticism of the historical accuracy of his 1957 film '' The Seventh Seal'', he also invited Isaksson to write the screenplay. Other influences included the 1950 Japanese film '' Rashomon''. Max von Sydow played Töre. Isaksson and Bergman explored a number of themes in ''The Virgin Spring'', questioning morals, vengeance, and religious beliefs. The rape scene was also subject to controversy and censorship in screenings in the United States. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
