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Längtan Till Havet
''Longing for the Sea'' (Swedish: ''Längtan till havet'') is a 1931 French-Swedish drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Edvin Adolphson, Carl Barcklind and Inga Tidblad.Sadoul p.32 It is the Swedish-language version of the French film '' Marius'' directed by Alexander Korda and based on the 1929 play play of the same title by Marcel Pagnol. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location in Marseilles. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vincent Korda. Synopsis Marius works in his father's cafe on the Marseille waterfront but dreams of going away to sea. He has a dalliance with Fanny, but ultimately leaves her to take a job as a sailor on a ship sailing the world. Cast * Edvin Adolphson as Marius * Carl Barcklind as Marius's father * Inga Tidblad as Fanny * Karin Swanström as Fanny's mother * Rune Carlsten as Panisse * Nils Lundell as Piquoiseau * Georg Blomstedt as Felix Escartefique * John W. Brunius as Le Goelec * Nils Jaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marseilles
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Its inhabitants are called ''Marseillais''. Marseille is the second most populous city in France, with 870,731 inhabitants in 2019 (Jan. census) over a municipal territory of . Together with its suburbs and exurbs, the Marseille metropolitan area, which extends over , had a population of 1,873,270 at the Jan. 2019 census, the third most populated in France after those of Paris and Lyon. The cities of Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, and 90 suburban municipalities have formed since 2016 the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, an indirectly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of wider metropolitan issues, with a populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Films
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars ''Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' (1926) * '' The Devil and the Smalander'' (1927) * '' Longing for the Sea'' (1931) * '' Mother-in-Law's Coming'' (1932) * ''What Do Men Know?'' (1933) * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * '' The Women Around Larsson'' (1934) * ''The Atlantic Adventure'' (1934) * ''A Wedding Night at Stjarnehov'' (1934) * ''The Song to Her'' (1934) * ''Kungen kommer'' (1936) * '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936) * ''Raggen'' (1936) * ''Our Boy'' (1936) * ''South of the Highway'' (1936) * ''Adolf Strongarm'' (1937) * ''Happy Vestköping ''Happy Vestköping'' (Swedish: ''Lyckliga Vestköping'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Arvedson and starring Isa Quensel, Einar Axelsson and Nils Wahlbom.Wallengren p.54 Synopsis The small Swedish town of Vestköping aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Jacobsson (actor)
Nils Jacobsson (10 February 1929 – 18 July 1982) was a Swedish weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1929 births 1982 deaths Swedish male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Sweden Weightlifters at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Karlstad {{Sweden-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' (1924) * '' A Maid Among Maids'' (1924) * ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * ''Kalle Utter'' (1925) * '' The Österman Brothers' Virago'' (1925) * '' The Million Dollars'' (1926) * ''The Rivals'' (1926) * '' The Girl in Tails'' (1926) * '' Parisiennes'' (1928) * ''Artificial Svensson'' (1929) * '' Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) * ''The People of Norrland'' (1930) * ''Longing for the Sea'' (1931) * '' Ship Ahoy!'' (1931) * ''His Life's Match'' (1932) * ''Jolly Musicians'' (1932) * ''International Match ''International Match'' (Swedish: ''Landskamp'') is a 1932 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Skoglund and starring Georg Blomstedt, Fritiof Billquist and Olof Sandborg. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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) * ''A Fortune Hunter'' (1921) * ''The Eyes of Love'' (1922) *'' Charles XII's Courier'' (1924) * '' A Maid Among Maids'' (1924) * '' The Österman Brothers' Virago'' (1925) * '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928) * '' Longing for the Sea'' (1931) * ''Colourful Pages'' (1931) * ''Love and Deficit'' (1932) * ''His Life's Match'' (1932) * '' Black Roses'' (1932) * '' The Women Around Larsson'' (1934) * '' Fired'' (1934) * ''Melody of the Sea'' (1934) * ''Raggen'' (1936) * '' The Quartet That Split Up'' (1936) * '' Sun Over Sweden'' (1938) * '' We at Solglantan'' (1939) * ''The Fight Continues'' (1941) * '' In Paradise'' (1941) * ''If I Could Marry the Minister'' (1941) * ''Tomorrow's Melody'' (1942) * ''The Case of Ingegerd Bremssen'' (1942) * ''Take Care of Ull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rune Carlsten
Rune Carlsten (1890–1970) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Carlsten studied at Stockholm University 1908–1910, was involved with Einar Fröberg's theater company 1910–1912, at the Swedish Theater in Stockholm 1912–1913, at the Swedish Theater in Helsinki 1913–1914, at the Intimate Theater 1914–1921, at Filmindustri AB Skandia 1918– 1921, at Djurgårdsteatern 1917–1921 and 1924–1925, at Lorensbergsteatern in Gothenburg 1921–1924, at Bonnierfilm 1924, at AB Alb. Ranft's Theater 1925–1926, at the Oscar Theater 1926–1932, at Paramount in Paris 1929–1932, at Finlandia Film (House of Silence) in Helsinki 1933, at Jarfilm in Oslo 1932, at the Comedy Theater 1932–1933, at Ufa in Berlin 1933 and at Rosenbergsatelier in Vienna 1938. As early as 1919, he made a brilliant role as Carlsson in the first film adaptation of the people of Hemsö. In 1933 he was engaged at Dramaten where he worked as both an actor and director. Here he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Dramatic Theatre school in 1890 when she was seventeen. Already in school her acting ability was acknowledged by her performance in two student plays. In 1892 she left the Royal Dramatic Theater school and was employed by The Royal Dramatic Theater and was in the ensemble for five years. In 1897 Karin Swanström went from the Royal Dramatic Theater to Selander Company, that was run by Hjalmar and Concordia Selander, for a year and then she went to Swedish Theater Company in Helsinki in 1899. Career When she came back to Sweden from Helsinki in 1904 she started her own theater company, Karin Swanström Theater Company, that was active and run by Swanström until the early 1920s. She now began teaching acting in Stockholm and did this during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The profession of the sailor is old, and the term ''sailor'' has its etymological roots in a time when sailing ships were the main mode of transport at sea, but it now refers to the personnel of all watercraft regardless of the mode of transport, and encompasses people who operate ships professionally, be it for a military navy or civilian merchant navy, as a sport or recreationally. In a navy, there may be further distinctions: ''sailor'' may refer to any member of the navy even if they are based on land; while ''seaman'' may refer to a specific enlisted rank. Professional mariners Seafarers hold a variety of professions and ranks, each of which carries unique responsibilities which are integral to the successful operation of an ocean-going vessel. A ship's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterfront (area)
The waterfront area of a city or town is its dockland district, or the area alongside a body of water. See also *Belgrade Waterfront *Ipswich Waterfront *Valletta Waterfront *Sabarmati Riverfront Sabarmati Riverfront is a waterfront being developed along the banks of Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad, India. Proposed in the 1960s, the construction began in 2005. Since 2012, the waterfront is gradually opened to public as and when facilities ... References External links {{Authority control Docks (maritime) Cityscapes Waterfronts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Its inhabitants are called ''Marseillais''. Marseille is the second most populous city in France, with 870,731 inhabitants in 2019 (Jan. census) over a municipal territory of . Together with its suburbs and exurbs, the Marseille metropolitan area, which extends over , had a population of 1,873,270 at the Jan. 2019 census, the third most populated in France after those of Paris and Lyon. The cities of Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, and 90 suburban municipalities have formed since 2016 the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, an Indirect election, indirectly elected Métropole, metropolitan authority now in charge of wider metropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
