''A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon'' ( sv, Berget på månens baksida) is a 1983 Swedish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
about the life of the Russian mathematician
Sofia Kovalevskaya
Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (russian: link=no, Софья Васильевна Ковалевская), born Korvin-Krukovskaya ( – 10 February 1891), was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differen ...
, written by
Agneta Pleijel
Agneta Pleijel (born 1940) is a Swedish novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and literary critic. Among her plays are ''Ordning härskar i Berlin'' from 1979. Among her novels are ''Vindspejare'' from 1987 and ''Drottningens chirurg'' from 200 ...
and directed by
Lennart Hjulström
Lennart Hjalmar Hjulström (18 July 1938 – 3 July 2022) was a Swedish actor and director. He was married to Gunilla Nyroos and father of Niklas and Carin Hjulström. His father was Filip Hjulström.
Partial filmography
*1983: '' Berget p ...
.
Gunilla Nyroos
Gunilla Birgitta Nyroos (born 7 October 1945) is a Swedish actress.
Life and career
She won the award for Best Actress at the 20th Guldbagge Awards for her role in ''A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon''.
In the autumn 2008, she participated ...
won the award for
Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress awar ...
at the
20th Guldbagge Awards.
Cast
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Bibi Andersson
Berit Elisabet Andersson (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019), known professionally as Bibi Andersson (), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
Early life and career
Anders ...
as Ann-Charlotte Leffler
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Thommy Berggren
Thommy Berggren, né Tommy William Berggren (born 12 August 1937) is a Swedish actor. He is known for having starred in several films directed by Bo Widerberg, and was often considered one of the foremost Swedish film and theatre actors from t ...
as Maxim Kovalevskij
*
Roland Hedlund
Roland Hedlund (17 November 1933 – 8 March 2019) was a Swedish actor. For his role in the 1969 film ''Ådalen 31'' he won the Best Actor award at the 6th Guldbagge Awards. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 195 ...
as Anton
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Gerd Hegnell
Gerd Anne Therése Hegnell (born 25 June 1935 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Swedish actress. Earlier she was married to Per Oscarsson. She received the " Carl Åkermark Scholarship" of the Swedish Academy in 1992. Hegnell educated at a "theatre ...
as Martha Mittag-Leffler
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Ingvar Hirdwall
Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (born 5 December 1934), is a Swedish actor. One of the country's most prolific stage and film actors, he is probably most widely recognised for his two heterogenous roles in the Martin Beck universe; as the eponymous killer i ...
as Gustaf Edgren
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Gunilla Nyroos
Gunilla Birgitta Nyroos (born 7 October 1945) is a Swedish actress.
Life and career
She won the award for Best Actress at the 20th Guldbagge Awards for her role in ''A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon''.
In the autumn 2008, she participated ...
as Sonja Kovalevskij
*
Lina Pleijel
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as Foufa Kovaevskij
*
Birgitta Ulfsson
Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson (1 July 1928 – 8 October 2017) was a Finnish actress and theater director. She was a versatile actor and a recognized pioneer of avant-garde theater in Finland. as Greta
*
Iwar Wiklander
Iwar Wiklander (born 30 May 1939) is a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1963.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1939 births
Living people
Swedish male film actors
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as Gösta Mittag-Leffler
See also
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List of films about mathematicians
This is a list of feature films that include mathematicians, scientists who use math or references to mathematicians.
About mathematics
Films where mathematics is central to the plot:
* '' 21'' (2008) – A group of MIT current and former studen ...
*
''Sofia Kovalevskaya'' (film) — a biographical television miniseries
References
External links
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1983 films
1983 drama films
Biographical films about mathematicians
Swedish drama films
1980s Swedish-language films
1980s Swedish films
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