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Barbro Hiort Af Ornäs
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (28 August 1921 – 27 November 2015) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, the daughter of Alma (née Ärnström) and Erik Hiort af Ornäs. She had a brother, Torbjorn. Along with Bibi Andersson, Eva Dahlbeck, and Ingrid Thulin, she won the Best Actress Award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival for ''Brink of Life''. In 1989, she was given the Litteris et Artibus for her services to the arts in Sweden. Hiort af Ornäs died in Bromma on 28 November 2015, aged 94. Partial filmography * ''Imprisoned Women'' (1943) - Kaj * ''Youth in Danger'' (1946) - Bibbi Nicklasson * ''Flickan från tredje raden'' (1949) - Dagmar Antonsson * ''Fiancée for Hire'' (1950)- Gertrud Stenström * ''While the City Sleeps'' (1950) - Rutan * ''Count Svensson'' (1951) - Greta Svensson * ''Barabbas'' (1953) - Maria of Magdala (uncredited) * ''Darling of Mine'' (1955) - Linda Loy * ''Das Fräulein von Scuderi'' (1955) - La Martiniere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 590,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries. Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Of Mine
''Darling of Mine'' (Swedish: ''Älskling på vågen'') is a 1955 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Sickan Carlsson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Erik Berglund.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arthur Spjuth. Synopsis Swedish American Hollywood film star Jack Harris arrives in his Swedish homeland for the first time for a visit. Journalist Ingrid Billberg is determined to find out information from him. Cast * Sickan Carlsson as Ingrid Billberg * Karl-Arne Holmsten as Jack Harris * Erik Berglund as Mr. Mayflower * Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Linda Loy * Jan Molander as Fred Lindberg * Gösta Cederlund as Newspaper Editor * Sigge Fürst as Police Inspector Billberg * Sten Mattsson as Knotan Lindberg * John Botvid as Fisher Gustavsson * Karl-Erik Forsgårdh as Roland * Eric Gustafson as Police Inspector at Dalarö * Alf Östlund as District Police Super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Den Ofrivillige Golfaren
''Den ofrivillige golfaren'', also known in English as ''The Accidental Golfer'' and ''The Involuntary Golfer'', is a Swedish comedy film and the fourth installment of the popular ''Sällskapsresan'' series directed by Lasse Åberg. It was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 1991. Åberg won the award for Best Actor in a leading role at the 27th Guldbagge Awards. The film was inspired by the golf stories of author P. G. Wodehouse. Plot The business cycle in Sweden is booming. Hapless Stig-Helmer Olsson (Lasse Åberg) is laid off from a toaster factory and gets an offer to play a one-on-one golf competition against a wealthy man for money, something he has never done before. He travels to Scotland to learn to play golf, taking lessons by the skilled golf veteran Roderic McDougall (Jimmy Logan). Cast *Lasse Åberg as Stig-Helmer Olsson *Jon Skolmen as Ole Bramserud *Jimmy Logan as Roderic McDougall * Margo Gunn as Fiona McDougall *Barbro Hiort af Ornäs Barbro Hior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sällskapsresan 2 – Snowroller
''Sällskapsresan 2 – Snowroller'' ( en, The Conducted Tour 2 - Snowroller) is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 4 October 1985, directed by Lasse Åberg and Peter Hald. Synopsis The film is about the Swede Stig-Helmer and his Norwegian friend Ole going to the alps, where a lot of crazy things happens during a ski-vacation. Cast *Lasse Åberg - Stig Helmer Olsson *Jon Skolmen - Ole Bramserud * Björn Granath - Mr. Jönsson *Staffan Ling - ''Hedlund'' * Cecilia Walton - Lotta * Eva Millberg - Kärran * Ingrid Wallin - Mrs Jönsson * Klasse Möllberg - Mackan * Bengt Andersson - Brännström *Jan Waldekranz - Nalle *Oscar Franzén - Niklas Jönsson *Erica Larsson - Sara Jönsson *Felix S:t Clair - Felix *Dieter Augustin - Dr. Katz * David Kehoe - Algernon Wickham-Twistleton-Ffykes ("Algy") *Barbro Hiort af Ornäs Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (28 August 1921 – 27 November 2015) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography She was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father To Be
''Father to Be'' ( sv, Jag är med barn) is a 1979 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström. Plot Bosse (Magnus Härenstam) is a young ad man, fascinated with cinema, with secret dreams of being an author. He meets Lena (Anki Lidén) at a diner, and after a period of dating, she becomes pregnant. Bosse tries to deal with the situation through an imaginary friend (Micha Gabay), an English-speaking American inspired by various tough guys from American genre films, with a knack for impulsive action but little respect for or understanding of fatherhood. Cast *Magnus Härenstam as Bosse - De unga älskande *Anki Lidén as Lena - De unga älskande * Micha Gabay as Den avskyvärde kompisen *Lis Nilheim as Sekreterare *Gösta Engström as Kalle *Ulf Brunnberg as Björn *Lars Amble as Åke, reklambyråchef *Lars Göran Carlsson as Reklamman *Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Greta, sjuksyster * Stig Ossian Ericson as Reklamfilmsregissör * Gunilla Thunberg as Expedit i bokh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What The Swedish Butler Saw
''What the Swedish Butler Saw'' is a 1975 Swedish-American erotic sex comedy film directed by Vernon P. Becker and starring Ole Søltoft, Sue Longhurst, Malou Cartwright and Diana Dors. It is known by several alternative titles including ''A Man with a Maid'', ''The Groove Room'' and ''Champagnegalopp''. The film is loosely based on the 1908 erotic novel ''The Way of a Man with a Maid''. During the 3-D revival of the 1980s, the film was re-released under the title ''Tickled Pink'', but the release did keep the ''Swedish Butler'' credit sequence intact. The film was shot in Stereoscopic 3-D at studios in Stockholm with exteriors in Denmark. Premise In Victorian London, a young aristocrat, Jack Armstrong, is desperate to win the love of his beloved, the greedy Lady Alice Faversham.R. M. Hayes, ''3-D movies: a history and filmography of stereoscopic cinema'', McFarland, 1998, , p.205 Jack buys an insane asylum to turn into a "love nest", unaware that Jack the Ripper still lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scenes From A Marriage
''Scenes from a Marriage'' ( sv, Scener ur ett äktenskap) is a 1973 Swedish television miniseries written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Over the course of six hour-long episodes, it explores the disintegration of the marriage between Marianne (Liv Ullmann), a divorce lawyer, and Johan (Erland Josephson), a psychology professor. The series spans a period of 10 years. Bergman's teleplay draws on his own experiences, including his relationship with Ullmann. It was shot on a small budget in Stockholm and Fårö in 1972. After initially airing on Swedish TV in six parts, the miniseries was condensed into a theatrical version and received positive reviews in Sweden and internationally. ''Scenes from a Marriage'' was also the subject of controversy for its perceived influence on rising divorce rates in Europe. The film was ineligible for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and several other honours. The mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Touch (1971 Film)
The Touch may refer to: In film: * ''The Touch'' (1971 film), a Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman * ''The Touch'' (2002 film), a Hong Kong film starring Michelle Yeoh In literature: * ''The Touch'' (McCullough novel), a novel by Colleen McCullough * ''The Touch'' (Wilson novel), a novel by F. Paul Wilson * ''The Touch'', a novel by Daniel Keyes * ''The Touch'', a novel by Julie Myerson In music: * ''The Touch'' (album), an album by Alabama * "The Touch" (Kim Wilde song), from the 1984 album ''Teases & Dares'' * "The Touch" (Stan Bush song), from the 1986 album ''The Transformers The Movie'' soundtrack * The Touch (radio network), a 24-hour music format * "The Touch", a song by Maria Arredondo In theater: See also * Touch (other) Touch is one of the sensations processed by the somatosensory system. Touch may also refer to: Places * Touch (river), in France * Touch House, a mansion near Stirling, Scotland Computing and technology * touch (command), a computer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passion Of Anna
''The Passion of Anna'' ( sv, En passion – "A passion") is a 1969 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, who was awarded Best Director at the 1970 National Society of Film Critics Awards for the film. Plot The audience is introduced to Andreas Winkelman, a man living alone and emotionally desolate after the recent breakdown of his marriage. A neighbour, Anna, arrives and asks permission to use his phone. She walks with the aid of a cane. (It is later revealed that her husband and son died as a result of her driving off the road.) While Anna uses Andreas' phone, he eaves-drops on her conversation, after which she departs in tears. Anna has left her handbag behind and Andreas looks through it, finding and reading a letter from her husband that reveals that he is unhappy in their marriage and fearful for possible "psychological and physical violence". The narrative of the film is periodically interrupted by brief footage of each of the four main actors being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shame (1968 Film)
''Shame'' ( sv, Skammen) is a 1968 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and starring Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow. Ullmann and von Sydow play Eva and Jan, a politically uninvolved couple and former violinists whose home comes under threat by civil war. They are accused by one side of sympathy for the enemy, and their marriage deteriorates while the couple flees. The story explores themes of shame, moral decline, self-loathing and violence. The film was shot on Fårö, beginning in 1967, employing miniature models for the combat scenes. ''Shame'' was shot and released during the Vietnam War, although Bergman denied it was a commentary on the real-life conflict. He instead expressed interest in telling the story of a "little war". ''Shame'' won a few honors, including for Ullmann's performance. It is sometimes considered the second in a series of thematically related films, preceded by Bergman's 1968 '' Hour of the Wolf'', and followed by the 1969 '' The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loving Couples (1964 Film)
''Loving Couples'' ( sv, Älskande par) is a 1964 Swedish drama film directed by Mai Zetterling. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Harriet Andersson as Agda Frideborg * Gunnel Lindblom as Adele Holmström - née Silfverstjerna * Gio Petré as Angela von Pahlen * Anita Björk as Petra von Pahlen * Gunnar Björnstrand as Dr. Jacob Lewin * Eva Dahlbeck as Mrs. Landborg * Jan Malmsjö as Stellan von Pahlen * Lissi Alandh as Bell * Bengt Brunskog as Tord Holmström * Anja Boman as Stanny, Bernhard's sister * Åke Grönberg as The fat man * Margit Carlqvist as Dora Macson * Heinz Hopf as Lt. Bernhard Landborg * Märta Dorff as Alexandra Vind-Frija * Jan-Eric Lindquist Jan Erik Lindqvist (25 July 1920 – 23 October 1988) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1942 and 1988. Selected filmography * ''We House Slaves'' (1942) * '' Realm of Man'' (1949) * ''Dance ... as Peter von Pahlen References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All These Women
''All These Women'' ( sv, För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor), originally released as ''Now About These Women'' in the UK, is a 1964 Swedish comedy film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It is a parody of Federico Fellini's ''8½''. Along with ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', the film is one of the few comedy films ever made by Bergman. It was Bergman's first film to be shot in color. Plot Cornelius is a musical critic who visits the summer estate, Villa Tremolo, of the famed cellist, Felix, to write the musician's biography. Cornelius is greeted by Jillker, Felix's impresario, and Tristan, the chauffeur, but Felix himself remains chiefly unseen. Cornelius glimpses Felix heading for a bedroom with a woman whom he presumes to be Felix's wife. Cornelius meets Adelaide and tells her Felix has retired with his wife, but Adelaide reveals she is in fact Felix's wife. It turns out Felix is unfaithful and has several lovers. Aside from Adelaide, each is given a special nickname. The sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
