''Jansson's Temptation'' (Swedish: ''Janssons frestelse'') is a 1928 Swedish silent
comedy film
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directed by
Sigurd Wallén
Sigurd Richard Engelbrekt Wallén (1 September 188420 March 1947) was a Swedish actor, film director, and singer.Oscar Byström,
Margita Alfvén
Margita Alfvén (November 16, 1905 – March 11, 1962) was a Danish-born Swedish film actress of the silent and early sound era.Gustafsson p.203
She was the daughter of the composer Hugo Alfvén and the artist Marie Krøyer.
Selected filmograph ...
and
Edvin Adolphson
Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night'' (1939), and is noted for his ...
.Gustafsson p.57 It was shot at the
Råsunda Studios
Filmstaden was a film studio situated in Råsunda, Solna Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden.
History
Filmstaden was once one of the most modern film studios in Europe. It was built in 1919–1920 on the basis of designs by Swedish architec ...
in
Stockholm
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Vilhelm Bryde
Vilhelm Bryde (8 April 1888 – 24 April 1974) was a Swedish actor, film producer, and art director.
Biography
From 1909 to 1911, he was a student at Dramaten. Bryde was an actor at Svenska Teatern in Stockholm (1913-1919). He was director of t ...
. The film is based on a play of the same name by Wallén, which takes its takes its title from the Swedish
casserole
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History
Baked dishes have existed for thousands of years. Early casserole recipes ...
dish
Jansson's temptation
Jansson's temptation (Swedish: Janssons frestelse ()) is a traditional Swedish casserole made of potatoes, onions, pickled sprats, bread crumbs and cream. It is commonly included in a Swedish '' julbord'' (Christmas ''smörgåsbord''), and the ...
Margita Alfvén
Margita Alfvén (November 16, 1905 – March 11, 1962) was a Danish-born Swedish film actress of the silent and early sound era.Gustafsson p.203
She was the daughter of the composer Hugo Alfvén and the artist Marie Krøyer.
Selected filmograph ...
as Inga
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Edvin Adolphson
Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night'' (1939), and is noted for his ...
as Gunnar Jansson
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Stina Berg
Stina Berg (21 October 1869 – 5 October 1930) was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1912 and 1931.
Selected filmography
* '' Laughter and Tears'' (1913) directed by Victor Seastrom
* ''Children of t ...
as Bernhardina
*
Lars Egge
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...
as Axel Hall
*
Jullan Kindahl
Jullan Kindahl (12 April 1885 – 18 April 1979) was a Swedish actress. Born Julia Carolina Carlsson, she worked as an actress from 1900s until the 1960s. She appeared in Swedish theatres like the Hippodromen in Malmö, the Malmö City Theatre i ...
as Kerstin
References
Bibliography
* Gustafsson, Tommy. ''Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films''. McFarland, 2014.
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.