The Heavenly Play

	The Heavenly Play ''The Heavenly Play'' ( sv, Himlaspelet) is a 1942 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg. Plot The young peasants Mats and Marit are about to marry when a disease breaks out in their village. Marit gets accused of being a witch and sentenced to death. After she has been burnt alive Mats leaves the village and seeks a way to make God sending Marit back from heaven onto earth. He fails and loses his personal integrity. Marlit has to ask God to intervene before the devil can take Mats. God shows mercy by reuniting Mats and Marit in heaven. Cast * Rune Lindström as Mats Ersson * Eivor Landström as Marit Knutsdotter * Anders Henrikson as Our Lord * Holger Löwenadler as King Salomo * Gudrun Brost as King Salomo's mistress * Arnold Sjöstrand as Juvas Anders, painter * Emil Fjellström as Gammel-Jerk * Nils Gustafsson as blind man at the road * Hugo Björne as prophet Elias * Torsten Winge as Jonas * Erik Hell as Jon Persson * Åke Claesson as Profet Jeremiah (as Åke Claeson) ... [...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]
	Åke Claesson Åke 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 * ''Två 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 * ''Vårat 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]
	Swedish Black-and-white Films 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 the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: Swedish Open (badminton) Swedish Open (table tennis) Swedish Open (squash) Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malm� ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1942 Drama Films Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1940s Swedish-language Films Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swedish Drama Films 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 the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: Swedish Open (badminton) Swedish Open (table tennis) Swedish Open (squash) Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malm� ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1942 Films Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus The Battle of Issus (also Issos) occurred in southern Anatolia, on November 5, 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III. It was the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of ...: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 Roman legion, legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. She was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and worked on the national stage Dramaten from 1945 onwards and played more than 100 roles over the years (which makes her one of the greatest actors of Dramaten). Anita Björk played leading roles in film in a number of genres, including thrillers and crime mystery dramas such as ''Det kom en gäst'' (1947), ''Moln över Hellesta'' (1956), ''Damen i svart'' (1958), ''Mannekäng i rött'' (1958) and ''Tärningen är kastad'' (1960). Her most famous role was probably her title role in Alf Sjöberg's film adaption of Strindberg's ''Miss Julie'' (1951) that was awarded the grand prize at Cannes Film Festival. In the book-length interview ''Hitchcock/Truffaut'' (Simon and Schuster, 1967), Hitchcock said he had hired Björk as the female lead for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lisskulla Jobs Lisskulla Jobs (born Karin Helfrid Berglund; 25 June 1906 – 15 August 1996) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1925 and 1990. Selected filmography * ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1925) * ''The Triumph of the Heart'' (1929) * ''Baldwin's Wedding'' (1938) * ''The Heavenly Play'' (1942) * ''The Sin of Anna Lans'' (1943) * '' Kungsgatan'' (1943) * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1945) * ''Motherhood'' (1945) ''Widower Jarl'' (1945) ''Two Stories Up ''Two Stories Up'' or ''Across the Yard and Two Flights Up'' (Swedish: ''Två trappor över gården'') is a 1950 Swedish drama film directed by Gösta Werner and starring Gertrud Fridh, Bengt Eklund and Irma Christenson.Larsson & Marklund p.155 It ...'' (1950) References External links * * 1906 births 1996 deaths Swedish film actresses Swedish silent film actresses Swedish stage actresses 20th-century Swedish actresses People from Leksand M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Björn Berglund Björn Berglund (16 October 1904 – 3 August 1968) was a Swedish stage and film and television actor. Biography Björn Nils Johan Gustaf Berglund was born in Jörn, Västerbotten County. He began his career in cinema in the 1939 Edvin Adolphson-directed musical film ''Säg det i toner'' (English release title: ''The Dream Waltz'') starring Håkan Westergren and Stina Berg. His career would span nearly four decades and he would appear in over seventy-five films. He died in Sweden at 1968 at age 63. Selected filmography * '' Say It with Music'' (1929) * '' The Southsiders'' (1932) * ''His Life's Match'' (1932) * '' Fridolf in the Lion's Den'' (1933) * '' Saturday Nights'' (1933) * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * ''Swedenhielms'' (1935) * ''Shipwrecked Max'' (1936) * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936) * ''The Andersson Family'' (1937) * ''Conflict'' (1937) * ''Baldwin's Wedding'' (1938) * ''Storm Over the Skerries'' (1938) * ''Emilie Högquist'' (1939) * '' Bashful Anton'' (1940) * ''Woma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Erik Hell Erik Hell (11 August 1911 – 11 March 1973) was a Swedish actor. Hell was born in Kalliokoski, Finland, to a Norwegian father and a Finnish mother. He moved to Sweden with his family in 1918 during the Finnish Civil War. He married the actress Öllegård Wellton in 1960. Selected filmography * '' Blossom Time'' (1940) - Miner (uncredited) * ''Snapphanar'' (1941) - Swedish soldier (uncredited) * ''The Yellow Clinic'' (1942) - First Mate (uncredited) * ''Ride Tonight!'' (1942) - Hans of Lenhovda * ''The Heavenly Play'' (1942) - Jon Persson * ''There's a Fire Burning'' (1943) - Jodl (uncredited) * ''Kungajakt'' (1944) - Möllersten * ''The Old Clock at Ronneberga'' (1944) - Lieutenant Gerhard Grijp * ''Live Dangerously'' (1944) - Parachuting Saboteur * '' The Invisible Wall'' (1944) - Walter Corell * ''Oss tjuvar emellan eller En burk ananas'' (1945) - Nisse, sailor (uncredited) * ''Money'' (1946) - Fireman (uncredited) * '' The Balloon'' (1946) - The Lover * ''When the Meadows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]