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Marie Richardson
Marie Elisabet Richardson (born 6 June 1959) is a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and has been employed by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm ever since. Richardson has been very active in films and television production as well as on stage for 30 years. She has two children with Jakob Eklund, also an actor. In 2008 Richardson played Linda Jacobsson, the psychologically tormented wife of an obsessive violent politician (played by Reine Brynolfsson), in the Swedish mini-series ''The Regicide''. The series was based on a novel written by Danish author Hanne Vibeke Holst. In December 2014, Richardson appeared in the Swedish television Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ... (SVT) series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljusdal
Ljusdal () is a locality and the seat of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,230 inhabitants in 2010. Ljusdal is situated on Riksväg 83 which runs between Tönnebro in Söderhamn Municipality in Gävleborg County and Ånge in Västernorrland County. It is located beside the river Ljusnan which goes from Bruksvallarna to the Gulf of Bothnia. Ljusdal is noted for having hosted the annual Bandy World Cup in the sport of bandy from 1974 to 2008. Three Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland situated in Ljusdal Municipality were inscribed in 2012 on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Ljusdal: * Ljusdals IF * Ljusdals bandyklubb * Ljusdals ridklubb * Ljusdals judoklubb * Ljusdals karateklubb Gallery Ljusdals järnvägshotell.jpg, Ljusdal Railway Hotel Ljusdals kyrka-view.jpg, Ljusdal Church Ljusdals station December 2017 01.jpg, Ljusdal Railway Station TH- Härnösand .jpg, Bandy at Ljusdal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faithless (2000 Film)
''Faithless'' ( sv, Trolösa) is a Swedish film directed by Liv Ullmann from a script by Ingmar Bergman. The story is loosely based on experiences of adultery from Bergman's own life. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Plot An aging director (named "Bergman") conjures in his imagination the central character, Marianne. He interviews her to compose the story of her life-changing affair. Marianne had been happily married to Markus, an orchestra conductor, with a young daughter Isabelle. Her best friend is David, who is seeking funding for a film project. When Markus is away, David approaches Marianne and they go to Marianne's home. There, David surprises her by asking her if they can sleep together. Marianne asserts she sees David more as a brother; she eventually agrees they can sleep in the same bed in nightwear and without sexual relations. However, the two note they are both planning to be in Paris, France, for separate projects. Markus is aware of their travel pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1959 Births
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shed No Tears (2013 Film)
''Shed No Tears'' ( sv, Känn ingen sorg) is a 2013 Swedish film directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein and starring Adam Lundgren and Jonathan Andersson. The plot is based on the lyrics and music by Swedish artist Håkan Hellström, and the script is written by Cilla Jackert. The film premiered on 19 July 2013 and was well received by critics. It won the Guldbagge Award for Best Sound Editing at the 49th Guldbagge Awards. The main role is played by Adam Lundgren, while Tomas von Brömssen, Gunilla Nyroos and Josefin Neldén appear in supporting roles. Even Håkan Hellström himself appears in a minor role. The film's title is based on Hellström's debut single " Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg" from the album of the same name. The film received extensive good reviews, and 27,766 Swedes saw it at the cinema on the opening weekend, which took it up to Biotoppens second place. The following week it had dropped down to sixth place, and at the end of the year was the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pyramid (short Stories)
''The Pyramid'' (orig. Swedish ''Pyramiden'') is a collection of five short stories by Swedish crime fiction author Henning Mankell, first published in Sweden in 1999 and translated into English in 2008. It features his best-known character, police inspector Kurt Wallander. While it was written after the 8th novel, ''Firewall'', the events depicted in ''The Pyramid'' take place well before '' Faceless Killers'', making it chronologically the first in the series. The first story takes place in 1969 while the last occurs in 1989-90. The English translation of the titles for each of the short stories is: *"Wallander's First Case" *"The Man with the Mask" *"The Man at the Beach" *"The Death of the Photographer" *"The Pyramid" Adaptation In 2007, Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television in association with Tre Vänner Produktion produced a 90-minute straight-to-video adaptation of ''The Pyramid'', starring Rolf Lassgård as the older Wallander and Gustaf Skarsgård Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallander (film Series)
''Wallander'' is a film series based on the Kurt Wallander novels written by Henning Mankell that were adapted into multiple miniseries and TV films by Sveriges Television (SVT) between 1994 and 2006. These Swedish-language films starred Rolf Lassgård as Wallander. The final film ''Pyramiden'' (2007) features Gustaf Skarsgård as a younger Wallander. Film series *''Faceless Killers'' (''Mördare utan ansikte''). Made in 1994; directed by Per Berglund, with screenplay by Lars Bjorkman. *''The Dogs of Riga'' (''Hundarna i Riga''). Made in 1995; directed by Per Berglund, with screenplay by Lars Bjorkman. *''The White Lioness'' (''Den Vita lejoninnan''). Made in 1996; directed by Per Berglund, with screenplay by Lars Bjorkman. *''Sidetracked'' (''Villospår''). Made in 2001; directed by Leif Magnusson, with screenplay by Henning Mankell. *''The Fifth Woman'' (''Den 5e kvinnan''). Made in 2002; directed by Birger Larsen, with screenplay by Klas Abrahamsson and Birger Larsen. *''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firewall (Henning Mankell Novel)
''Firewall'' is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell. Synopsis A series of bizarre incidents sweep across Sweden: a man dies in front of an ATM, two young women slaughter an elderly taxi driver, a murder is committed aboard a Baltic Sea ferry, and a sub-station engineer makes a gruesome discovery while investigating the cause of a nationwide power cut. As Wallander investigates, he uncovers a sinister plan to bring the Western world to its knees. Theme The major background theme around which the action takes place is the dilemma of the Western economic system versus poverty. The criminal mastermind is a persuasive and talented IT specialist who plans to right the wrongs of the world by deleting vast quantities of money from multinational banks' accounts system, so bringing on a credit and financial panic. The criminals believe their intended cybercrime is justified; for them the big picture involves the sacrifice of the banking system in order to wipe out third world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouth To Mouth (2005 Swedish Film)
''Mouth to Mouth'' ( sv, Mun mot mun) is a 2005 Swedish film directed by Björn Runge. Cast * Peter Andersson as Mats *Marie Richardson as Ewa * Sofia Westberg as Vera *Magnus Krepper as Morgan * Anton Jarlros Gry as Joel * Magdalena Jansson as Helen * Liv Omsén as Susanne *Marie Göranzon as Ewa's mother Monica *Ingvar Hirdwall as Mats' father John *Ann Petrén as Lisbeth *Pernilla August as Leyla * Camilla Larsson as Helen's mother * Fyr Thorvald Strömberg as Helen's father *Anna Pettersson as Veronica * Malin Arvidsson as Ewa's colleague Petra * Malin Lindström as Ewa's colleague Angelica * Jan Coster as Caretaker * Ola Hedén as The john at the parking lot * Laszlo Hago as Vera's costumer at Morgan's flat #1 * Leif Andrée as Joel's teacher Jörgen * Ida Renner as Deb * Francisco Sobrado as Leo * Erika Elfwencrona as Suss * Finn Palm as Henke * Shahryar Ghanbari as Amir * Ellen Sjöö as Anki * Patrik Helin as Café guest * Robert Somfai as The corpse * Josefin Simonsso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Step Behind (novel)
''One Step Behind'' is a 1997 crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the seventh in his acclaimed Inspector Wallander series. In 2002, the book was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. Synopsis Two young women and one young man, inexplicably dressed as the nobility of Sweden did during the reign of Gustavus III, are found dead, each slain with a single bullet, their bodies half consumed by animals in the wilderness. Wallander is horrified when he makes a connection between the crime and his close friend and colleague Svedberg, who is then found savagely murdered in his own home. Tormented by his own loss, the detective is nevertheless startled that the connection to Svedberg unravels into revelations about himself he never could have possibly imagined, all amidst the pitting of the Ystad police against a deranged, merciless killer who remains just one step ahead... Adaptation In 2005, ''One Step Behind'' was adapted by Swedish public bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannen Som Log
''The Man Who Smiled'' (original: ''Mannen som log'') is a novel by Swedish crime-writer Henning Mankell, and is the fourth in the Inspector Wallander series, although the English translations have not been published in chronological order. Synopsis After killing a man in the line of duty (in ''The White Lioness''), Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself spiraling into an alcohol-fueled depression. He has just decided to leave the police when an old friend, Sten Torstensson, asks him to secretly investigate the recent death of his father in a car accident. At first Kurt dismisses his friend's suspicions as unlikely, but then Sten is found murdered in exactly the same manner as a Norwegian businessman shortly before. Against his previous judgement, Kurt returns to work to investigate what he is convinced is a case of double murder. Adaptations In 2003, ''The Man Who Smiled'' was adapted by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television into a two-hour television movie, starring Rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Wave (2003 Film)
''The Third Wave'' ( sv, Den tredje vågen) is a Swedish action film from 2003 directed by Anders Nilsson and starring Jakob Eklund. It is the third film in the series about police officer Johan Falk (Jakob Eklund), the first two being ''Zero Tolerance'' (''Noll tolerans'') and ''Executive Protection'' (''Livvakterna''). Falk has not worked in the year since the events of the second film, but on a trip with his family in central Europe he is contacted by his former boss again. "An entire continent is being stolen." Plot Phoenix Kane is a mobster. His live-in girlfriend, Rebecca, discovers his illegal money laundering and tries to leave him. He half-strangles her to keep her quiet, but is hit by a car as he leaves. While he is taken to the hospital, Rebecca escapes England. For his protection, Kane orders her captured and returned to England and his control, not knowing one of his cohorts has ordered a hit on her if she talks to the police. Falk has not worked for some time. He m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
