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Miss Julie (1951 Film)
''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a 1951 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Anita Björk and Ulf Palme, based on the 1888 play of the same name by August Strindberg. The film deals with class, sex and power as the title character, the daughter of a Count in 19th century Sweden, begins a relationship with one of the estate's servants. The film won the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Following a scandalous broken engagement, Miss Julie, the daughter of Count Carl, forgoes a family Midsummers' Eve celebration to "honour" the estate servants' ball with her presence. There, she dances with one of the servants, Jean, whom she is attracted to. She orders him to sit at the table with her for beers, and humiliatingly forces him to kiss her shoe. Outside, she makes advances on him; the hand, hiding behind a sculpture, witnesses the encounter in shock. Miss Julie asks Jean if he has ever been in love. He replies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Sjöberg
Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish theatre director, theatre and film director. He won the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for ''Torment (1944 film), Torment'' ( sv, Hets) (part of an eleven-way tie), and in 1951 for his film ''Miss Julie (1951 film), Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) (an adaptation of August Strindberg's play which tied with Vittorio De Sica's ''Miracle in Milan''). Despite his success with those films, Sjöberg was foremost a stage director, perhaps the greatest at Dramaten (alongside first Olof Molander and later Ingmar Bergman). He was a First Director of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre between 1930 and 1980; he staged there many remarkable and historic productions. Sjöberg was also a pioneer director of drama for early Swedish TV (his 1955 TV production of ''Hamlet'' is a national milestone). At the 3rd Guldbagge Awards Sjöberg won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissi Alandh
Lissi Alandh (1930–2008) was a Swedish film, stage and television actress.Steene p.260 Selected filmography * ''Loffe the Tramp'' (1948) * ''The Street'' (1949) * ''Big Lasse of Delsbo'' (1949) * '' The Realm of the Rye'' (1950) * ''Miss Julie'' (1951) * ''In Lilac Time'' (1952) * ''Ursula, the Girl from the Finnish Forests'' (1953) * ''Marianne'' (1953) * '' No Man's Woman'' (1953) * ''A Night in the Archipelago'' (1953) * ''Unmarried Mothers'' (1953) *''Taxi 13'' (1954) * ''Storm Over Tjurö'' (1954) * '' Enchanted Walk'' (1954) * '' Whoops!'' (1955) * ''The Hard Game'' (1956) * ''Girls Without Rooms'' (1956) * ''Mannequin in Red'' (1958) * '' Loving Couples'' (1964) * '' Night Games'' (1966) * ''The Lustful Vicar ''The Lustful Vicar'' ( sv, Kyrkoherden) is a 1970 Swedish comedy film directed by Torgny Wickman and starring Jarl Borssén. It was released to cinemas in Sweden on 30 March 1970. Cast * Jarl Borssén – The vicar * Margit Carlqvist – Mot ...'' (1970) Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drottningholm Palace
The Drottningholm Palace ( sv, Drottningholms slott) is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. Drottningholm is near the capital Stockholm. Built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), it is one of Sweden's Royal Palaces. It was originally built in the late 16th century, and it served as a regular summer residence of the Swedish royal court for most of the 18th century. Apart from being the private residence of the Swedish royal family, the palace is a popular tourist attraction. History Origin The name ''Drottningholm'' (literally meaning "Queen's islet") came from the original renaissance building designed by Willem Boy, a stone palace built by John III of Sweden in 1580 for his queen, Catherine Jagiellon. This palace was preceded by a royal mansion called ''Torvesund''. The Queen Dowager Regent Hedwig Eleonora bought the castle throughout 1661, a year after her role as Queen of Sweden ended, but it burnt to the ground on 30 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stora Wäsby Castle
Stora Wäsby Castle is a manor house in Upplands Väsby, Sweden. History Stora Wäsby was an estate dating during the Middle Ages. In 1730, Stora Wäsby became a fideicommissary within the De Geer family. The main building is a two-story stone house in Rococo architecture. The manor house was built in the 1760s according to drawings by the architect Carl Hårleman (1700–1753) but was completed under the direction of architect Jean Eric Rehn (1717–1793) after Hårleman's death. Adjacent to the manor is the Baroque Park, which was laid out in the 17th century. During the 1920s, architect Isak Gustaf Clason worked at Stora Väsby to carry out interior and exterior renovations. Stora Wäsby consists of about ten buildings, all of which are listed. See also * List of castles in Sweden This is a list of castles and palaces in Sweden. In the Swedish language the word '' slott'' is used for both castles, châteaus and palaces; this article lists all of them as well as fortresses. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalarö
Dalarö is a locality situated in Haninge Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 1,199 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated south-east of Stockholm and is part of Metropolitan Stockholm and serves as a recreational summer spot for Stockholmers. At the beginning of the year 2004, the automobile company Volvo used the town for the unconventional ''The Mystery of Dalarö'' advertising campaign. Dalarö is Haninge Municipality's oldest locality, originally an old maritime pilot and customs community. Today Dalarö is largely characterized by the developments which were added in the late 1800s, when the area became a popular summer resort for Stockholmers. Dalarö has long been home to Swedish high society's seaside houses. Since the 19th century, the town of Dalarö has been a holiday resort for the international guests. The historical valuable buildings are of national interest. Dalarö and the surrounding built-up area has a diverse year-round and summer cottages. During the summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Film Institute
The Swedish Film Institute ( sv, Svenska Filminstitutet) was founded in 1963 to support and develop the Swedish film industry. The institute is housed in the ''Filmhuset'' building located in Gärdet, Östermalm in Stockholm. The building, completed in 1970, was designed by architect Peter Celsing. Function The Swedish Film Institute supports Swedish filmmaking and allocates grants for production, distribution and public showing of Swedish films in Sweden. It also promotes Swedish cinema internationally. Furthermore, the Institute organises the annual Guldbagge Awards. The Swedish Film Database is published by the institute. Through the Swedish Film Agreement, between the Swedish state and the film and media industry, the Government of Sweden, the TV companies which were party to the agreement, and Sweden's cinema owners jointly fund the Film Institute and thus, indirectly, Swedish filmmaking. The agreement ran from January 1, 2006, until December 31, 2012. The building also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 during her lifetime. Biography Tidblad grew up in Stockholm as daughter to engineer Otto Tidblad and the formerly Helga Krumlinde. She was a student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's famous acting school, the Royal Dramatic Training Academy (1919–22), where she during her student years already was recognized as a rising star by audience and critics for her debut performance of Ariel in Shakespeare's '' The Tempest'', where director Olof Molander had hand-picked her for the part, early recognizing her talent. After her graduation from drama school she worked at the Swedish Theatre, where she had her big star breakthrough in Sweden as Ophelia in ''Hamlet'', opposite Schanke in the title role, in 1924. She remained in the theatre's ensemble until its tragic burn-down in 1925. Most notable for her many female leads in Shakespeare and Strindbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stora Väsby Slott
Stora Enso Oyj (from sv, Stora and fi, Enso ) is a manufacturer of pulp, paper and other forest products, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The majority of sales takes place in Europe, but there are also significant operations in Asia and South America. Stora Enso was formed in 1998, when the Swedish mining and forestry products company Stora AB merged with the Finnish forestry products company Enso Oyj. In 2021, the average number of employees was over 23,000. In 2015, Stora Enso was ranked seventh in the world by sales and fourth by earnings, among forest, paper and packaging industry companies. For the first two quarters of 2018, the company was ranked second by net earnings among European forest and paper industry companies. The corporate history can be traced back to the oldest known preserved share certificate in the world, issued in 1288. Based on this, some observers consider Stora Enso to be the oldest limited liability company in the world. History Stora Enso was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signe Lundberg-Settergren
Signe Lundberg-Settergren (15 February 1882 – 14 June 1967) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Kwiatkowski p.77 She was born in the Grand Duchy of Finland to Swedish parents, including her father the actor and theatre director Alfred Lundberg. She made her theatrical debut in 1900 and first appeared on screen in 1932, appearing as a character actress over the following quarter of a century. Her sister Hedvig Lindby was also an actress. Selected filmography * ''International Match'' (1932) * ''Love and Dynamite'' (1933) * ''Boman's Boy'' (1933) * '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1934) * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * ''The Marriage Game'' (1935) * ''A Woman's Face'' (1938) * ''Career'' (1938) * '' The Three of Us'' (1940) * ''The Train Leaves at Nine'' (1941) * ''Ride Tonight!'' (1942) * ''Motherhood'' (1945) * '' Black Roses (1945 film), Black Roses'' (1945) * ''Neglected by His Wife'' (1947) * '' I Am with You'' (1948) * ''Playing Truant'' (1949) * ''Miss Julie'' (1951) * ''All the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…ke Claesson
Ã…ke Claesson (2 July 1889 – 29 May 1967) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1925 and 1962. Selected filmography * ''TvÃ¥ konungar'' (1925) - Carl Michael Bellman * '' Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) - Carl Michael Bellman * ''The Bjorck Family'' (1940) - Karl (uncredited) * ''A Crime'' (1940) - Dr. Forenius * '' Life Goes On'' (1941) - Librarian (uncredited) * ''The Ghost Reporter'' (1941) - Opera Director Fridell (uncredited) * ''Dunungen'' (1941) - Borgström * ''VÃ¥rat gäng'' (1942) - Lindgren (uncredited) * ''En sjöman i frack'' (1942) - Captain * ''Flames in the Dark'' (1942) - Dr. Lundvall (uncredited) * ''The Case of Ingegerd Bremssen'' (1942) - Procecutor (uncredited) * '' Sun Over Klara'' (1942) - Carl Michael Bellman * ''Adventurer'' (1942) - Dr. Schonæus * ''General von Döbeln'' (1942) - Prästen * ''Ta hand om Ulla'' (1942) - Dr. Hjalmar Brander (uncredited) * ''Ungdom i bojor'' (1942) - Senior Lecturer * ''Nothing Is Forgotten'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaretha Krook
Margaretha Knutsdotter Krook (15 October 1925 – 7 May 2001) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1974. In 1976, she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress for the film ''Release the Prisoners to Spring''. She was awarded the Illis quorum in 1995. Selected filmography *1949: ''Only a Mother'' – Berta *1951: ''Miss Julie'' – Governess *1953: ''Barabbas'' – Woman in Robbers' Cave (uncredited) *1954: ''Storm Over Tjurö'' – Augusta *1954: ''Karin Månsdotter'' – Karin's Sister (uncredited) *1954: ''Salka Valka'' – Sigurlina Jonsdottir *1958: ''Brink of Life'' – Dr. Larsson (uncredited) *1961: ''Swedenhielms'' (TV Movie) – Marta Boman *1961: ''Lita på mej älskling'' – Mrs. Nilsson *1963: ''Adam och Eva'' – Ms. Nyfröjd *1964: '' Swedish Wedding Night'' – Mary *1964: ''Svenska bilder'' – Mrs. Kronback *1966: ''JAG'' – Bus Driver *1966: ''Träfracken'' – Nurse Ann Wahlman *1966: ''Persona'' – The Doctor *1966: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Von Sydow
Max von Sydow ( , ; born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish-French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages. He became a French citizen in 2002 and lived in France for the last two decades of his life. Capable in roles ranging from stolid, contemplative protagonists to sardonic artists and menacing, often gleeful villains, von Sydow was first noticed internationally for playing the 14th-century knight Antonius Block in Ingmar Bergman's ''The Seventh Seal'' (1957), which features iconic scenes of his character challenging Death to a game of chess. He appeared in a total of eleven films directed by Bergman, among which were ''The Virgin Spring'' (1960) and '' Through a Glass Darkly'' (1961), both winners of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He starred in a third winner, Bille August's ''Pelle the Conq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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