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The Serious Game (1977 Film)
''The Serious Game'' () is a 1912 novel by Hjalmar Söderberg. It tells the story of a man and a woman who fall in love when young, and remain in love, but stay separated and marry others. Three Swedish films based on the book have been produced: ''Den allvarsamma leken'' (1945), ''Games of Love and Loneliness'' (1977) and '' A Serious Game'' (2016). Synopsis Sweden at the turn of the previous century. Arvid, an ambitious and well-educated young man, meets Lydia, the daughter of a landscape painter, during an idyllic summer vacation and falls in love. Lydia, however, has other suitors, and Arvid is frightened of being tied down by his emotions. Trapped inside marriages of convenience, they struggle in later years to rekindle the promise of their romance with bitter and tragic results. Background The novel was inspired by Maria von Platen, a woman that Söderberg had a love affair with some years earlier. He first used the subject in the play '' Gertrud'' in 1906. In 1908, he b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjalmar Söderberg
Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg (2 July 1869 – 14 October 1941) was a Swedish novelist, short story writer, playwright and journalist. His works often deal with melancholy and lovelorn characters, and offer a rich portrayal of contemporary Stockholm through the eyes of the flaneur. Söderberg is regarded as one of the greatest writers in Swedish literature. His works are translated to more than twenty languages. Biography Born in Stockholm, Söderberg began his literary course at the Swedish news daily ''Svenska Dagbladet'', age 20. Six years later his first novel was released, ''Förvillelser'' (Delusions, 1895), written from the viewpoint of a young dandy aimlessly idling in the capital, recklessly squandering money and love. The somber yet reflective and insightful story would prove typical of much of Söderberg's output. Subsequent to the release of '' Historietter'' (1898), a collection of twenty short stories, his next major work – ''Martin Bircks Ungdom'' ('' Martin B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viveca Lindfors
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was a Swedish-American stage, film, and television actress. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress. Biography Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the daughter of Karin Emilia Therese (née Dymling) and Axel Torsten Lindfors. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy, Stockholm. Soon after, she became a theater and film star in Sweden. She moved to the United States in 1946 after being signed by Warner Bros., and began working in Hollywood. She appeared in more than 100 films, including '' Night Unto Night'', '' No Sad Songs for Me'', '' Dark City'', '' The Halliday Brand'', ''King of Kings'', '' An Affair of the Skin'', '' Creepshow'', '' The Sure Thing'', and ''Stargate''. She appeared with actors including Stewart Granger, Ronald Reagan, Jeffrey Hunter, Charlton Heston, Glenn Ford, Lizabeth Scott, and Errol Flynn. In 1952, she appeared on Broadway alongside Edmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1912. Events *January 5 (December 23, 1911 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.) – Konstantin Stanislavski and Edward Gordon Craig's seminal symbolist Moscow Art Theatre production of Hamlet, Moscow Art Theater production of ''Hamlet'' opens. *January 21 – Joseph Conrad achieves his first popular success as the ''New York Herald'' begins serializing his novel ''Chance (Conrad novel), Chance''. He broke off with it in 1906, but sold the rights to the unfinished work in June 1911. Conrad continues to work on the book, while the first chapters appear weekly in the ''Herald''. He completes it on March 26. *March 3 – Frieda von Richthofen, Frieda Weekley meets D. H. Lawrence in Nottingham. *April 14–April 15, 15 – The ocean liner strikes an iceberg and sinks on her maiden voyage from the United Kingdom to the United States. American mystery writer Jacques Futrelle, English people, English journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (; born 25 August 1976) is a Swedish actor. A son of actor Stellan Skarsgård, he began acting at age seven but quit at age thirteen. After serving in the Swedish Navy, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the US comedy film ''Zoolander'' (2001). He played Brad Colbert in the miniseries ''Generation Kill (miniseries), Generation Kill'' (2008), and had his breakthrough portraying vampire Eric Northman in the television series ''True Blood'' (2008–2014). After appearing in films such as ''Melancholia (2011 film), Melancholia'' (2011), ''Battleship (film), Battleship'' (2012) and ''The Legend of Tarzan (film), The Legend of Tarzan'' (2016), Skarsgård starred in the drama series ''Big Little Lies (TV series), Big Little Lies'' (2017–2019) as an abusive husband, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. He went on to appear in the films ''Long Shot (2019 film), Long Shot'' (2019), ''Godzilla vs. Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedes
Swedes (), or Swedish people, are an ethnic group native to Sweden, who share a common ancestry, Culture of Sweden, culture, History of Sweden, history, and Swedish language, language. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countries, Swedish-speaking population of Finland, in particular, neighboring Finland, where they are an officially recognized minority, with Swedish being one of the official languages of the country, and with a substantial Swedish diaspora, diaspora in other countries, especially the Swedish Americans, United States. Etymology The English term "Swede" has been attested in English since the late 16th century and is of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. In Swedish language, Swedish, the term is ''svensk'', which is from the name of ''svear'' (or Swedes), the people who inhabited Svealand in eastern central Sweden, and were listed as ''Suiones'' in Tacitus' history ''Germania (book), Germania'' from the first century AD. The term is believed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Northman
Eric Northman is a fictional character in ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries,'' written by Charlaine Harris. The character is introduced in the first novel, Dead Until Dark, as vampire living to be about a thousand years and is included in all subsequent novels. Human life In the early books, little is revealed about Eric's past. In the ninth book, '' Dead and Gone'' Eric reveals details about his human life as a Viking. Furthermore, he was deemed a man at the age of twelve. At sixteen he married Aude, his brother's widow, the couple had six children, but only three were living at the time of his turning, two boys and a girl. Aude and their sixth child died of a fever shortly after the birth when Eric was in his early twenties. It is revealed in the television series that the Vampire King of Mississippi murdered his entire family before stealing his father's Viking crown. In the books, he was ambushed one night by a Roman vampire named Appius Livius Ocella and subsequently turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire
A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods which they inhabited while they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 19th century. Vampiric entities have been Vampire folklore by region, recorded in cultures around the world; the term ''vampire'' was popularized in Western Europe after reports of an 18th-century mass hysteria of a pre-existing folk belief in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Eastern Europe that in some cases resulted in corpses being staked and people being accused of vampirism. Local variants in Southeastern Europe were also known by different names, such as ''shtriga'' in Albanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Blood (season 6)
The sixth season of the HBO supernatural drama series ''True Blood'' premiered on June 16, 2013. The season had an abbreviated run of ten episodes, as opposed to the usual twelve, partially to accommodate the pregnancy of lead actress Anna Paquin. It is also the first season not to be primarily based on the corresponding novel in ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' series (in this case ''Definitely Dead''), instead taking elements from multiple books in the series. Cast and characters Main cast * Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse * Stephen Moyer as Bill Compton * Sam Trammell as Sam Merlotte * Ryan Kwanten as Jason Stackhouse * Rutina Wesley as Tara Thornton * Alexander Skarsgård as Eric Northman * Chris Bauer as Andy Bellefleur * Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam Swynford De Beaufort * Lauren Bowles as Holly Cleary * Anna Camp as Sarah Newlin * Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette Reynolds * Lucy Griffiths as Nora Gainesborough * Rutger Hauer as Niall Brigant * Arliss Howard as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Southern Vampire Mysteries
''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', also known as ''The True Blood Novels'' and ''The Sookie Stackhouse Novels'', is a series of books written by The New York Times Best Seller list, bestselling author Charlaine Harris. The first installment, ''Dead Until Dark'' (2001), won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001 and later served as the source material for the HBO drama series ''True Blood'' (2008–2014). The book series has been retronymed the ''True Blood Series'' upon reprinting, to capitalize on the television adaptation. In ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood'' Series, Harris develops a detailed mythology and an alternative history scenario in which supernatural beings exist. Not only vampires but also werewolves and fairies exist in this scenario, and a growing public awareness of their presence is part of the plot development. The setting is contemporary, and the stories occasionally reference popular culture. The series is narrated in first person p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Blood
''True Blood'' is an American fantasy Horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels by Charlaine Harris. The series revolves around Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress living in the fictional rural town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. It is set two years after the invention of a synthetic blood product branded "Tru Blood" that has allowed vampires to "come out of the coffin" and let their presence be known to mankind. It chronicles the vampires' struggle for equal rights and assimilation while anti-vampire organizations begin to gain power. Sookie's world is turned upside down when she falls in love with 174-year-old vampire Bill Compton (The Southern Vampire Mysteries), Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), and for the first time, she must navigate the trials and terrors of intimacy and relationships. The show was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernatural
Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanings since the ancient world, the term "supernatural" emerged in the Middle Ages and did not exist in the ancient world. The supernatural is featured in folklore and religious contexts, but can also feature as an explanation in more secular contexts, as in the cases of superstitions or belief in the paranormal. The term is attributed to non-physical entity, non-physical entities, such as angels, demons, gods and ghost, spirits. It also includes claimed abilities embodied in or provided by such beings, including Magic (supernatural), magic, telekinesis, levitation (paranormal), levitation, precognition and extrasensory perception. The supernatural is hypernymic to religion. Religions are standardized supernaturalist worldviews, or at least m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverrir Gudnason
Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse ''Sverrir'', meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre may refer to: First name Sverre * Sverre of Norway (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) *Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005) * Sverre Farstad (1920–1978), Norwegian speed skater * Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), Norwegian architect * Sverre Hassel (1876–1928), Norwegian polar explorer * Sverre Haugli (other), several people * Sverre Anker Ousdal (born 1944), Norwegian actor * Sverre Petterssen (1898–1974), Norwegian meteorologist * Sverre Steen (1898–1983), Norwegian history professor * Sverre Stenersen (1926–2005), Norwegian skier *Sverre Seeberg (born 1950), Norwegian sports official Sverri * Sverri Sandberg Nielsen (born 1993) a Faroese rower * Sverri Patursson (1871–1960), a Faroese writer Sverrir * Sverr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
