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''Blossom Time'' () is a 1940 Swedish
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Alf Sjöberg Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish theatre director, theatre and film director. He won the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for ''Torment (1944 film), Torment ...
and starring
Sture Lagerwall Sture Lagerwall (13 December 1908 – 1 November 1964) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1931 and 1963. He was born in Stockholm, and died in Limhamn, Sweden, in 1964. Selected filmography * ' ...
,
Gerd Hagman Gerd Hagman (4 July 1919 – 30 November 2011) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 20 films and television shows between 1940 and 2007. Selected filmography * ''Blossom Time (1940 film), Blossom Time'' (1940) * ''The Fight Cont ...
and
Arnold Sjöstrand Arnold Sjöstrand (30 June 1903 – 1 February 1955) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1931 and 1952. Selected filmography * '' The Girl from Värmland'' (1931) * '' It Pays to Advertise'' (19 ...
.Qvist & Von Bagh p.131 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of
Europafilm Europafilm was an influential Swedish film company established in 1929 by Schamyl Bauman and Gustaf Scheutz. The office was located at Kungsgatan in central Stockholm, while the film studio was located in Mariehäll, Bromma, northwest of Stoc ...
in
Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
with
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on
Ornö Ornö is the largest island in the southern half of the Stockholm archipelago, situated just north of the island of Utö. It belongs to the municipality of Haninge. The island is approx. 15 km long and 3–4 km wide. The primary connec ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
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Max Linder Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle (16 December 18831 November 1925), known professionally as Max Linder (), was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian of the silent film era. His onscreen persona "Max" was one of the first r ...
.


Cast

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Sture Lagerwall Sture Lagerwall (13 December 1908 – 1 November 1964) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1931 and 1963. He was born in Stockholm, and died in Limhamn, Sweden, in 1964. Selected filmography * ' ...
as Allan Olsson *
Gerd Hagman Gerd Hagman (4 July 1919 – 30 November 2011) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 20 films and television shows between 1940 and 2007. Selected filmography * ''Blossom Time (1940 film), Blossom Time'' (1940) * ''The Fight Cont ...
as Eva Andersson, teacher *
Arnold Sjöstrand Arnold Sjöstrand (30 June 1903 – 1 February 1955) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1931 and 1952. Selected filmography * '' The Girl from Värmland'' (1931) * '' It Pays to Advertise'' (19 ...
as Fritjof Söderberg, sailor and liquor smuggler *
Ragnar Falck Johan Ragnar Falck (23 July 1905 – 25 March 1966) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Goble p.299 He also directed two films in 1944. He was married to the actress Britta Brunius. Selected filmography * '' The Two of Us'' (1930) * ''Internatio ...
as Plutten *
Carl Barcklind Carl Barcklind (1 June 1873 – 21 August 1945) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Biography Carl Vilhelm Barcklind was born at Sala in Västmanland County, Sweden. He made his debut as an opera singer in 1907 at the Oscarsteatern. He was associa ...
as Lövström, chairman of the school council *
Holger Löwenadler Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's '' A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in '' Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances inclu ...
as Lundgren * Hedvig Lindby as Fritjof's mother *
Hilding Gavle Hilding Gavle (28 August 1901 – 4 August 1969) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in over forty films between 1930 and 1968. Selected filmography * ''Frida's Songs'' (1930) * '' Kungen kommer'' (1936) * '' Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936) ...
as priest *
Ernst Brunman Ernst Olof Wilhelm Brunman (2 August 1886 – 1 January 1961) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Steene p.194 Selected filmography * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1923) * '' Artificial Svensson'' (1929) * '' Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) * '' Frida's Songs' ...
as shopkeeper *
Barbro Flodquist Barbro Larsdotter Flodquist (19 April 1919 – 29 January 1971) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 17 films between 1940 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''Hanna in Society'' (1940) * '' Blossom Time'' (1940) * '' Sun Over Klara'' (19 ...
as girl in the workers' barracks * Valborg Svensson as Ida


References


Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. * Wakeman, John. ''World Film Directors: 1890-1945''. H.W. Wilson, 1987.


External links

* * 1940 films 1940s Swedish-language films 1940 drama films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Alf Sjöberg Swedish drama films 1940s Swedish films Swedish-language drama films {{1940s-drama-film-stub