''Singoalla'' is a 1949 Swedish–French film directed by

Christian-Jaque Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), '' ...

, starring Viveca Lindfors and

Alf Kjellin Alf Kjellin (; 28 February 1920 – 5 April 1988) was a Swedish film actor and director, who also appeared on some television shows. Biography Kjellin underwent two changes of names in his early days in Hollywood. The first studio for which he ...

. It is based on the romantic novel ''

The Wind Is My Lover ''The Wind Is My Lover'' ( sv, Singoalla) is a novel by Swedish author Viktor Rydberg. The novel was first published in the calendar Aurora in 1857, with the subtitle "Romantic fairytale poem" ("Romantisk sagodikt"). In 1865 the novel was first p ...

'' by Viktor Rydberg, which in turn is based on a medieval legend of the love between a gypsy and a nobleman. It was produced in three language versions: Swedish, French, and English. The Swedish and French versions were entitled ''Singoalla''. The English version had three titles: ''Gypsy Fury'' (USA), ''The Wind is My Lover'' (UK), and ''The Mask and the Sword'' (UK). The Swedish and English versions starred Alf Kjellin as the nobleman, but the French version starred Michel Auclair. All three versions were edited separately – even scoring is slightly different. The Swedish and French run over 100 minutes, the English only 63 minutes.

Cast

* Viveca Lindfors as Singoalla *

(aka Christopher Kent) as Knight Erland Månesköld - Swedish and English versions * Michel Auclair as Knight Erland Månesköld - French version *

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 Latzo * Lauritz Falk as Assim * Naima Wifstrand as Cioara *

John Elfström Per Johan "John" Hilding Elfström (20 April 1902 – 27 March 1981) was a Swedish film actor who appeared in more than 120 films. He was born in Ovansjö, Sweden and died in Täby, Sweden. He starred in the Åsa-Nisse series of films. Sel ...

as Erasmus * Märta Dorff as Elfrida Månesköld * Vibeke Falk as Helena Ulfsax * Georg Funkquist as Chaplain * Jean Georges Chambot (aka Johnny Chambot) as Sorgbarn *

Katarina Taikon Katarina Taikon-Langhammer (29 July 1932 – 30 December 1995) was a Swedish Romany activist, leader in the civil rights movement, writer and actor, from the Kalderash caste. She was the sister of Rosa Taikon. Biography During Taikon's chil ...

as Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

Depiction of the Romani People

''Singoalla'' stereotypically depicts the Romani People as being uncivilised thieves. The film hired many real Romani actors, among them was

, who later became a civil rights leader and writer. After the film was released, the Romani actors expressed regret about having participated in a racist movie.

References

External links

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''Publicity booklet for Singoalla / The Wind is My Lover''
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