''Uncle Frans'' (Swedish: ''Farbror Frans'') is a 1926 Swedish
historical
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drama film
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directed by
Sigurd Wallén
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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). ...
and
Richard Lund
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.Gustafsson p.101 It was shot at the
Råsunda Studios
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History
Filmstaden was once one of the most modern film studios of its time in Europe. It was built in 1919–1920 based on designs by Swedish arch ...
in
Stockholm
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Gilleleje
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in
Denmark
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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Vilhelm Bryde
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Biography
From 1909 to 1911, he was a student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Bryde was an actor at Svenska Teatern in Stockholm (1913-1919). He ...
.
Synopsis
In the 1880s, an older woman reflects on the events of her life, including her romantic affairs.
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). ...
as Kaja
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Richard Lund
Richard Lund (9 July 1885 – 27 September 1960) was a Swedish film and theatre actor. He made his stage debut at Stora Teatern in Gothenburg in 1904 and later appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1952, making his most important ...
Stina Berg
Stina Berg (21 October 1869 – 5 October 1930) was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1912 and 1931.
Selected filmography
* '' Laughter and Tears'' (1913) directed by Victor Seastrom
* '' Children of ...
as Housekeeper
*
Knut Lambert
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as Kaja's Father
*
Gustaf Lövås
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Lili Ziedner
Lili Ziedner (14 September 1885 – 10 February 1939) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in over twenty films between 1909 and 1939.
Selected filmography
* '' Mannekängen'' (1913)
* '' Norrtullsligan'' (1922)
* '' Uncle Frans'' (1926)
* '' C ...
as Actress
References
Bibliography
* Gustafsson, Tommy. ''Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films''. McFarland, 2014.
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.