''Sunshine Follows Rain'' (Swedish: ''Driver dagg faller regn'') is a 1946 Swedish historical drama film directed by

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and starring

Mai Zetterling Mai Elisabeth Zetterling (; 24 May 1925 – 17 March 1994) was a Swedish film director, novelist and actor. Early life Zetterling was born in Västerås, Sweden to a working class family. She started her career as an actor at the age of 17 at D ...

, Alf Kjellin and Sten Lindgren. The film is based on a 1943 novel by Margit Söderholm. Söderholm's novel won an award in a competition, and director Gustaf Edgren who had been on the jury wished to make a film out of it. However

Carl-Anders Dymling Carl-Anders Dymling (1898-1961) was a Swedish film producer and director. Biography Dymling became a Candidate of Philosophy at the University of Gothenburg in 1921 and a Philosophy Licentiate (degree), Licentiate in literary history in 1925. In ...

the head of

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, was unimpressed with the story and proved very resistant to the project. However, the film turned out to be the company's most profitable of the

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.Nordic National Cinemas p.188 The film's sets were designed by the art director

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. It was made at the

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in Stockholm with some

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around

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where the film is set. It premiered at the

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in Stockholm. It was later released in Germany and Austria by

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Synopsis

In nineteenth century Sweden, a wealthy farmer's daughter engaged to be married, begins a romance with a penniless folk musician.

Cast

as Marit * Alf Kjellin as Jon * Sten Lindgren as Germund *

Hilda Borgström Hilda Teresia Borgström (13 October 1871 – 2 January 1953) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography Born in 1871 in Stockholm, Borgström made her film debut in 1912. She starred in leading parts in Victor Sjöström's silent fi ...

as Kerstin * Anna Lindahl as Elin, änka på Olsgården * Eric von Gegerfelt as Eliasfar * Tyra Fischer as Eliasmor * Ulf Palme as Mats, deras son * Hugo Hasslo as Knut *

Inga Landgré Inga Linnéa Landgré (born ''Lundgren''; 6 August 1927) is a Swedish actress who has worked in theatre, television and films since the 1940s. Early life and career Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggli ...

as Barbro * Ivar Hallbäck as Glabo-Kalle * Göran Ax as Boy *

Torsten Bergström Torsten Lars Herman Jamte Bergström (10 December 1896 – 26 May 1948) was a Swedish film director and theater and film actor. Bergström was born in Ås, Krokom, Jämtland County and attended the Royal Dramatic Theatre School from 1917 to 1 ...

as Vicar *

Carl Ström Carl Ström (18 June 1888 – 18 November 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1923 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' Iron Will'' (1923) * '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928) * ''Cavaliers of the Crown'' (1930) ...

as Forester * Einar Söderbäck as Nils, Hand

References

Bibliography

* Gunnar Iverson, Astrid Soderbergh Widding & Tytti Soila. ''Nordic National Cinemas''. Routledge, 2005. * Mariah Larsson. ''A Cinema of Obsession: The Life and Work of Mai Zetterling''. University of Wisconsin Pres, 2020.

External links

* 1946 films 1940s historical drama films Swedish historical drama films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Gustaf Edgren Films set in the 19th century Films based on Swedish novels 1946 drama films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub