''Longing for the Sea'' (Swedish: ''Längtan till havet'') is a 1931 French-Swedish

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directed by

John W. Brunius John Wilhelm Brunius (26 December 1884 – 16 December 1937) was a Swedish actor, scriptwriter and film director. Biography In 1902, he became a student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. After studying abroad, he was employed at the Dramaten in ...

and starring

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Sweden, Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night (1939 film), Only One ...

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 ...

and

Inga Tidblad Inga Sofia Tidblad (29 May 1901 – 12 September 1975) was a Swedish actress. She was one of the most praised actresses in Swedish theatre. Biography Tidblad was born in Stockholm to engineer Otto Tidblad and this wife, Helga (ne Krumlinde). ...

.Sadoul p.32 It is the Swedish-language version of the French film '' Marius'' directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; ; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)

and based on the 1929 play of the same title by

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (, also ; ; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the . Pagnol is generally regarded as one of France's ...

. It was shot at the

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and on location in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Vincent Korda Vincent Korda (22 June 1897 – 4 January 1979) was a Hungarian-born artist and art director, born in Túrkeve in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire. From 1918 to 1921 he lived and worked in the Nagybánya artists' colony, which was ...

Synopsis

Marius works in his father's

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on the

waterfront but dreams of going away to sea. He has a dalliance with Fanny. Marius receives an offer to work on a ship that is going on a voyage for many years. Torn between his love for Fanny and his seafaring dream, he refuses the opportunity. But Fanny, realizing he will not be truly happy staying at home, decides to encourage him to leave by letting him think that she would rather be with someone else. Ultimately Marius leaves her to take a job as a

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

on a ship sailing the world.

Cast

as Marius *

as Marius's father *

as Fanny *

Karin Swanström Karin Swanström (June 13, 1873 – July 5, 1942) was a Swedish actress, producer and director. Early life Swanström was born in St. Olai congregation in Norrköping. Little is known of her life before she was accepted for the Royal Dram ...

as Fanny's mother *

Rune Carlsten Rune Carlsten (2 July 1890 – 12 October 1970) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Carlsten studied at Stockholm University from 1908 to 1910, was involved with Einar Fröberg's theater company from 1910 to 1912, at ...

as Panisse *

Nils Lundell Nils Lundell (23 December 1889 – 11 July 1943) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1943. Selected filmography * '' Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920) * '' The Mill'' (1921) * ''A Wild Bird'' (1921) * '' ...

as Piquoiseau *

Georg Blomstedt Georg Blomstedt (1872–1933) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Cowie p.211 Selected filmography * ''The Lass from the Stormy Croft'' (1917) * ''Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * '' Boman at the Exhibition'' (1923) * '' The People of Simlang Valley ...

as Felix Escartefique *

as Le Goelec * as Sailor *

Nils Wahlbom Nils Wahlbom (October 28, 1886 – October 24, 1937) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in around forty films including ''The Women Around Larsson'' (1934).Larsson & Marklund p.127 Selected filmography * ''The Tales of Ensign Stål (film), The ...

as Brun

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Sadoul, Georges. ''Dictionary of Film Makers''. University of California Press, 1972.

External links

* 1931 films French drama films Swedish drama films 1931 drama films 1930s Swedish-language films Films directed by John W. Brunius Swedish black-and-white films Swedish films based on plays Films set in Marseille Films shot in Marseille Films shot at Joinville Studios Paramount Pictures films Films based on Marius (play) 1930s Swedish films 1930s French films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub