''Synnöve Solbakken'' is a
Swedish
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silent film from 1919 directed by
John W. Brunius.
The screenplay was written by Brunius and
Sam Ask. It is based on
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson ( , ; 8 December 1832 – 26 April 1910) was a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguishe ...
's 1857 novel ''
Synnøve Solbakken''. The novel was adapted for film two additional times in Sweden (in 1934 and 1957).
Filming
The film was shot in the summer of 1919 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 ...
, Sweden and in
Sel
Sel is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Otta. The municipality also includes several notable villages including ...
in Norway's
Gudbrand Valley.
Plot
Thorbjörn and Synnöve fall in love with each other as children. He is rumored to be a fighter, and her parents consider him unfit for her. They do not meet for several years, and in the meantime Synnöve rejects many suitors. After Thorbjörn is stabbed with a knife, Synnöve's parents realize that he is not so violent after all, and they accept his proposal.
Cast
References
External links
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Swedish romantic drama films
Swedish silent feature films
1919 films
1919 romantic drama films
Swedish black-and-white films
Silent romantic drama films