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The Loveliest Thing On Earth
''The Loveliest Thing on Earth'' (Swedish: ''Det vackraste på jorden'') is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by and starring Anders Henrikson and also featuring Marianne Löfgren, Per Oscarsson and Inger Juel.Qvist & Von Bagh p.121 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in Stockholm and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. Cast * Anders Henrikson as Georg Isakson * Marianne Löfgren as Greta Isakson * Per Oscarsson as Tomas Isakson * Erik Hell as Bengt Kahlman * Inger Juel as Karin Kahlman * Stig Järrel as Tobacconist Frithiof * Irma Christenson as Tilda * Ann Westerlund as Elsa * Kenne Fant Carl-Henrik "Kenne" Fant (1 January 1923 – 29 May 2016) was a Swedish actor, director, and writer. Early life Kenne Fant was born in Strängnäs to Captain Tore Fant and Stina Fant (née Gustafsson). He was the younger brother of actor, direc ... as Göran Thome References Bibliography * Qvist, Per Olov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Henrikson
Anders Henrik Henrikson (13 June 1896 – 17 October 1965) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1965. He also directed 30 films between 1933 and 1956. Selected filmography Actor * '' The Lady of the Camellias'' (1925) * ''The Strongest'' (1929) * ''Man's Way with Women'' (1934) * ''Walpurgis Night'' (1935) * ''Intermezzo'' (1936) * '' It Pays to Advertise'' (1936) * '' Russian Flu'' (1937) * '' Conflict'' (1937) * ''Oh, Such a Night!'' (1937) * ''John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads'' (1937) * '' Art for Art's Sake'' (1938) * '' A Woman's Face'' (1938) * ''Styrman Karlssons flammor'' (1938) * '' The Great Love'' (1938) * ''Just a Bugler'' (1938) * '' Thunder and Lightning'' (1938) * '' Her Little Majesty'' (1939) * ''They Staked Their Lives'' (1940) * ''A Crime'' (1940) * '' Life Goes On'' (1941) *'' Home from Babylon'' (1941) * '' Only a Woman'' (1941) * ''Dangerous Ways'' (1942) * ''The Heavenly Play'' (1942) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas and inconsistencies be ... [...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) The Swedish Open, also known as the Swedish Open Championships (SOC), is an annual table tennis tournament in Sweden, ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Anders Henrikson
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Swedish-language Films
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1947 Drama Films
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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) The Swedish Open is an open badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Films
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1947 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 19 – Monogram Pictures release their first film under their Allied Artists banner, ''It Happened on Fifth Avenue''. *May 22 – ''Great Expectations'' is premiered in New York. *August 31 – The first Edinburgh International Film Festival opens at the Playhouse Cinema, presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild as part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Arts. Originally specialising in documentaries, it will become the world's oldest continually running film festival. *November 24 – The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten". *November 25 – The Waldorf Statement is released by the executives of the United States motion picture industry that marks the beginning of the Hollywood blackli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenne Fant
Carl-Henrik "Kenne" Fant (1 January 1923 – 29 May 2016) was a Swedish actor, director, and writer. Early life Kenne Fant was born in Strängnäs to Captain Tore Fant and Stina Fant (née Gustafsson). He was the younger brother of actor, director, and writer George Fant and first cousin of speech scientist Gunnar Fant. Career Fant studied at Dramatens elevskola from 1945 to 1949, and was at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1949 - 1950. He was hired as director of the Nordisk Tonefilm 1952 -1962, and became production manager of Svensk Filmindustri, Swedish Film Industry (SF) in 1962. He was appointed CEO of SF from 1963. In 1980 he resigned to become a freelance writer. His 1962 film ''Adventures of Nils Holgersson'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. In 1991, he published a biography of Alfred Nobel that included many references to the extensive collection of Nobel's letters. Fant was appointed in 2005 an honorary doctorate in History and Philosophy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Christenson
Irma Christenson (14 January 1915 – 21 February 1993) was a Swedish actress notable for her many roles in the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, and in many films. Christenson was born in the small village of Hunnebostrand. She studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1933 to 1936. She married the writer Per-Erik Rundquist and with him had a son, Mikael Rundquist, also an actor. Selected filmography * ''Adventure'' (1936) * ''Emilie Högquist'', 1939 *''Home from Babylon'' (1941) *''Doctor Glas'', 1942 * '' It Is My Music'' (1942) * '' I Killed'' (1943) * '' Gentleman with a Briefcase'' (1943) * '' The Invisible Wall'' (1944) * ''Live Dangerously'' (1944) *''You Who Are About to Enter'', 1945 * ''Maria of Kvarngarden'' (1945) * ''The Sixth Commandment'' (1947) * ''Neglected by His Wife'' (1947) * ''The Loveliest Thing on Earth'' (1947) *''Prison'', 1949 * ''Restaurant Intim'' (1950) * '' When Love Came to the Village'' (1950) * ''Two Stories Up'' (1950) *''One Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stig Järrel
Stig Järrel (8February 19101July 1998) was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist. Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sweden during his career, and also one of the most productive, participating in a total of 131 films. He also performed as an actor at various Swedish theatres and was a frequent guest on radio and television. Biography Stig Järrel was born Stig Ohlson in Malmberget in northern Sweden in 1910. In 1929, he was admitted as a drama student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's Royal Dramatic Training Academy in Stockholm, and worked later for actor Gösta Ekman. He made his debut in a 1936 film with actor Edvard Persson called ''Larsson i det andra giftet''. Järrel was notably productive with an average participation of six films per year (often appearing in large supporting roles or leading ones), making a total of 131 film roles during his career. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the cruel Latin teacher 'Caligula' in the Alf Sjöberg ... [...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 Mead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
