''Robinson i skärgården'' (Robinson in the Archipelago) is a

Swedish 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 ...

silent film from 1920 directed by

Rune Carlsten Rune Carlsten (1890–1970) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Carlsten studied at Stockholm University 1908–1910, was involved with Einar Fröberg's theater company 1910–1912, at the Swedish Theater in Stockho ...

. Carlsten also wrote the script for the film together with Sam Ask. The animated

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s in the film were created by Paul Myrén. Both the duplicate negative and the display copy of the film have been preserved. After appearing in the film, two of the actors, Mary Johnson and Einar Rød, decided to marry.

Production

The film was shot in August and September 1920 at the Skandiaateljén studio in the Långängen neighborhood of

Stocksund Stocksund () is an upper class suburb in Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden. Located immediately across the Edsviken and Stocksundet from Bergshamra, Stocksund is one of four parts of Danderyd Municipality north of Stockholm, which is the most af ...

, Sweden and on Tobaksholmen in

Vaxholm Vaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located on the island of in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Castle, which was constructed in 1549 on an islet with this nam ...

Plot

The consul's widow Silverdahl owns a house in the Stockholm Archipelago. One of her daughters is newly married, and the other, Brita, is in love with the medical student Einar Falk. The mother prefers that Brita marry the fat banker Agathon. The newlyweds are going on a long sailing trip with Brita and Agathon. After a short journey, Einar is secretly taken aboard. Agathon becomes seasick and chooses to leave the company with ''

Robinson Crusoe ''Robinson Crusoe'' () is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a tra ...

'' as his reading material. He lands on an uninhabited island, where he dreams that he is being chased by wild animals and other dreadful things just like the novel character himself. Agathon wakes up when he falls from a tree. He tries his best to make his existence on the island comfortable because he is unable to get away from it. Agathon's

robinsonade Robinsonade () is a literary genre that takes its name from the 1719 novel ''Robinson Crusoe'' by Daniel Defoe. The success of this novel spawned so many imitations that its name was used to define a genre, which is sometimes described simply a ...

becomes prolonged, and he takes on an increasingly wild appearance. When the sailing group returns home after the long trip, they discover that Agathon has not arrived home as expected. A group of people come to the islet (where Agathon is located) to have a picnic. They read in the newspaper that an insane criminal has escaped from a nearby hospital. When Agathon appears in his Robinson Crusoe guise, they think he is this man. The group makes its way to Vaxholm, where it reports the incident to the police, who travel to the island to subdue the suspect. The police put a straitjacket on Agathon. He is taken to the hospital and received by Einar Falk, who has now completed his training as a doctor. The misunderstanding is cleared up. Agathon has had his fill of the matter and is satisfied with his fate, even though Brita chooses Einar as her fiancé.

Cast

* Eric Lindholm as Agathon, a banker * Lotten Almlöf as the consul's widow Silverdahl * Mary Johnson as Brita, the unmarried daughter of the consul's widow * Carlo Keil-Möller as Einar Falk, a medical student * Einar Rød as the newlywed * Sie Holmquist as the newlywed, Brita's sister *

Torsten Winge Torsten Winge (10 May 1886 – 6 May 1969) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1961. Selected filmography * '' Robinson i skärgården'' (1920) * ''Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * ''Where the Lighthouse F ...

as a man in the sailing group

References

External links

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''Robinson i skärgården''
at Filmfront
''Robinson i skärgården''
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