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Ingmarssönerna
''Sons of Ingmar'' (), also released in the United Kingdom under the title ''Dawn of Love'', (in Swedish) is a 1919 Swedish silent directed by . It is the first part of his adaptation of 's novel '' |
Victor Sjöström
Victor David Sjöström (; 20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960), also known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in 1924. Sjöström worked primarily in the Silent film, silent era; his best known films include ''The Phantom Carriage'' (1921), ''He Who Gets Slapped (film), He Who Gets Slapped'' (1924), and ''The Wind (1928 film), The Wind'' (1928). Sjöström was Sweden's most prominent director in the "Golden Age of Silent Film" in Europe. Later in life, he played the leading role in Ingmar Bergman's ''Wild Strawberries (film), Wild Strawberries'' (1957). Early life Victor David Sjöström was born on 20 September 1879 in Årjäng/Årjäng Municipality, Silbodal, in the Värmland region of Sweden. He was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström, moved the family to Brooklyn, New York. His mother died in 1886, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Jaenzon
Julius Jaenzon (8 July 1885 – 17 February 1961) was a Sweden, Swedish cinematographer, essential in the early Swedish silent film, silent cinema. He is most known for his collaborations with directors Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller, particularly in adaptions of novels by Selma Lagerlöf. Especially the accuracy with which he mastered the double exposure, for example in ''Körkarlen (1921 film), The Phantom Carriage'', was much admired at the time.Bo Florin (2010), "Victor Sjöström and the Golden Age", Mariah Larsson and Anders Marklund (eds), "Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader", Lund: Nordic Academic Press, pp. 76-85, p.83. Early life Julius Jaenzon was born in Gothenburg, Sweden on 8 July 1885. Legacy He was portrayed by Carl Magnus Dellow in the 2000 television play ''The Image Makers''. Selected filmography * ''She Is the Only One'' (1926) * ''To the Orient'' (1926) * ''Say It with Music (1929 film), Say It with Music'' (1929) * ''Cavaliers of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Films
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top six 1919 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 5 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists. *March – Oscar Micheaux premieres ''The Homesteader'', the first feature-length race film, starring pioneering African American actress Evelyn Preer, becoming the first African American to produce and direct a motion picture. *May 13 – D. W. Griffith's first film to be released by United Artists, ''Broken Blossoms'', has its premiere in New York City. * August 29 – ''The Miracle Man (1919 film), The Miracle Man'' displayed Lon Chaney's talent for make-up and made him famous as a character actor. * September 1 – United Artists release their first film, ''His Majesty, the American'' starring Douglas Fairbanks. * September 18 – Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin opens rebuilt as a permanent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Nilsson
Axel "Acke" Nilsson (12 November 1904 – 22 April 1978) was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bandy player, best known for representing Hammarby IF and AIK in all three sports. A full international between 1930 and 1937, he won eight caps for the Sweden men's national football team. He also competed for the Sweden national ice hockey team at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Athletic career Football Born in Stockholm, Nilsson made his debut with Hammarby IF in 1925. Competing in Division 2, the second tier, Nilsson almost led the club to a promotion in his six seasons with the club. In total, Nilsson played 93 games and scored 46 goals for Hammarby IF, leading the team's offensive forces together with Sture Gillström, Sigfrid Öberg and Åke Hallberg. On 22 May 1931, Nilsson was selected into a mixed team of Stockholm-based players, together with six other teammates from Hammarby IF, to face Arsenal, in an exhibition game that the British club won 5–1. Playing as a winger, Nils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Silent Feature Films
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Films Directed By Victor Sjöström
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Black-and-white Films
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1919 Drama Films
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (later Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tore Svennberg
Olof Teodor "Tore" Svennberg (28 February 1858 – 8 May 1941) was a Swedish people, Swedish actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than five decades. Biography Born in Stockholm, Tore Svennberg made his stage debut at the Folkan Theatre in his hometown in 1877. From 1878 to 1891 he was engaged with various national touring theatre companies with actress Julia Håkansson and was from time to time cast by Swedish stage director Albert Ranft. At the Swedish Theatre (Stockholm), Swedish Theatre, he played in several August Strindberg dramas: ''Gustav Vasa'', starred in ''Erik XIV'' in 1899, ''A Dream Play'' in 1907 and ''The Dance of Death (Strindberg), The Dance of Death'' in 1919. He also appeared in many roles by Henrik Ibsen: as Helmer in ''A Doll's House'' in 1889, as Hjalmar Ekdahl in ''The Wild Duck'' in 1891 and as Borkman in ''John Gabriel Borkman'' in 1897. In 1920 Svennberg was engaged at the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre, where he later became directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildur Carlberg
Hildur is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'' formed from Old Norse ''hildr'', meaning "battle". Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. Hildur is rather exclusively used in Nordic counties, but the more recent variations with the same origin, Hilda and Hilde, are in wider use. The Swedish name day for Hildur and Hilda is 18 January. People named Hildur *Hildur Alice Nilson, birth name of Swedish singer Alice Babs * Hildur Alvén, Swedish politician *Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir, Icelandic singer *Hildur Guðnadóttir, Icelandic cellist *Hildur Horn Øien, Norwegian politician *Hildur Knútsdóttir, Icelandic writer and politician *Hildur Krog, Norwegian botanist *Hildur Nygren, Swedish politician *Hildur Os, Norwegian civil servant and politician *Hildur Ottelin, Swedish local politician and gymnastics director *Hildur Sverrisdóttir, Icelandic politician *Hildur Þ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Magnusson
Charles Magnusson (26 January 1878 – 18 January 1948) was a Swedish film producer and screenwriter. Career In 1894, Magnusson's job was a professional photographer in Sweden and in 1905 he changed careers to be newsreel camera operator. By 1907, Magnusson found the Swedish Cinematographic Society. He was then hired in 1909 by Svenska Biografteatern, the first Swedish studio, as a general manager. The first film he was part of was released in 1909 by the name Varmlanningarne. Svenska Biografteatern was originally in Kristianstad until 1911 when they moved to Stockholm. Under Svenska Biografteatern, Magnusson hired Victor Sjostrom and Mauritz Stiller as directors in 1912. After, Magnusson was promoted to production chief in 1919 and remained in that position until 1928 when he retired. Produced films * - 1909 * - 1909 * - 1909 * - 1909 * - 1909 * - 1909 * (Memories from the Boston Club) - 1909 * - 1909 * - 1909 * - 1910 * - 1910 * Pick Me Up, Flickorna Jacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
