''Spring of Life'' (Spanish: ''Primavera de la vida'', Swedish: ''Livets vår'') is 1957 Argentine-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 ...

directed by

Arne Mattsson Arne Mattsson (2 December 1919 – 28 June 1995) was a Swedish film director. Biography Born in Uppsala, the early films of Mattsson were mostly comedies. His biggest success was '' Hon dansade en sommar'' (1951, aka. ''One Summer of Happiness ...

and starring

Nicole Berger Nicole Berger (born Nicole Gouspeyre,''Le Vrai Nom des stars'' de Michel Bracquart - M.A. Editions - 1989 12 June 1934 – 13 April 1967) was a French actress. Biography Berger was born in Paris. She had a brief theatrical career, particularly ...

Folke Sundquist Folke Sundquist (4 November 1925 – 13 January 2009) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 21 films between 1951 and 1968. He starred part in the 1951 ''One Summer of Happiness'' (1951), which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Internatio ...

and

Pedro Laxalt (Pedro Ascarateil Laxalt) Born May 5th 1900 - St Jean-de- Luz (France) Died August 31st 1963 - Buenos Aires (Argentina) Pedro Laxalt was an Argentine actor. He starred in the 1950 film ''Campeón a la fuerza''. Selected filmography * Sombras P ...

. It was shot in studios in

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and on location in the region. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Gori Muñoz Gori Muñoz (1906–1978) was a Spanish-born Argentine art director. He worked on many films including '' The Phantom Lady'' (1945).Rist & Barnard p.22 Selected filmography * '' The Phantom Lady'' (1945) * '' The Three Rats'' (1946) * ''The Sin o ...

. The film tried to exploit the success of Mattson's earlier film ''

One Summer of Happiness ''One Summer of Happiness'' ( sv, Hon dansade en sommar - She danced for a summer) is a 1951 Swedish film by director Arne Mattsson, based on the 1949 novel ''Sommardansen'' (''The Summer Dance'') by Per Olof Ekström. It was the first Swedish ...

'' which had also starred Sundquist.Soila p.117

Synopsis

Young couple Elisa Fernandez and Marcelo are in love, but she is distressed that he is going away to

to study. Her strict father opposes their relationship, but Marcelo tries to find a way in order to raise the money so that she can come to the city with him.

Cast

as Elisa Fernandez *

as Marcelo *

as Mr. Fernandez * Elisardo Santalla as Don Manuelo *

Norma Giménez Norma Giménez (June 11, 1930 – September 21, 1957) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Insaurralde p.57 By 1957, Giménez had appeared in 24 films. At the age of 27 she committed suicide by throwing herself under a train. The reasons f ...

as Rosita * Marisa Núñez as Mercedes *

Horacio Priani Horacio Priani (21 May 1912 – 29 May 1964) was an Argentine film actor.AFI Catalog p.463 Selected filmography * ''The Gaucho Priest'' (1941) * ''His Best Student ''His Best Student'' (Spanish:''Su mejor alumno'') is a 1944 Argentine biographi ...

as Lopez *

Alita Román Alita Blanca Barchigia (24 August 1912 – 15 April 1989), better known as Alita Román, was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). She appeared in nearly 50 films between 1934 and 1982 and was a sought-aft ...

as Doña Elena

References

Bibliography

* Cowie, Peter Françoise Buquet, Risto Pitkänen & Godfried Talboom. ''Scandinavian Cinema: A Survey of the Films and Film-makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden''. Tantivy Press, 1992. * Soila, Tytti. ''The Cinema of Scandinavia''. Wallflower Press, 2005.

External links

* 1957 films Swedish drama films 1957 drama films Argentine drama films 1950s Spanish-language films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Arne Mattsson Films set in Buenos Aires Films shot in Buenos Aires 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub