''A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon'' () is a 1983 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
about the life of the Russian mathematician
Sofia Kovalevskaya
Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (; born Korvin-Krukovskaya; – 10 February 1891) was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was a pioneer for women in mathematics a ...
, written by
Agneta Pleijel
Agneta Pleijel (born 1940, in Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban ...
and directed by
Lennart Hjulström
Lennart Hjalmar Hjulström (18 July 1938 – 3 July 2022) was a Swedish actor and director. He was married to Gunilla Nyroos and father of Niklas and Carin Hjulström. His father was Filip Hjulström.
Partial filmography
*1983: '' Berget ...
.
Gunilla Nyroos
Gunilla Birgitta Nyroos (born 7 October 1945) is a Swedish actress.
Life and career
She won the award for Best Actress at the 20th Guldbagge Awards for her role in ''A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon''.
In the autumn 2008, she participat ...
won the award for
Best Actress at the
20th Guldbagge Awards.
Cast
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Bibi Andersson
Berit Elisabet Andersson (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019), known professionally as Bibi Andersson (), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
Early life and career
Andersson ...
as Ann-Charlotte Leffler
*
Thommy Berggren
Thommy Berggren (born Tommy William Berggren; 12 August 1937) is a Swedish actor. He was a frequent collaborator of director Bo Widerberg, and was primarily active between the early 1960s and mid-2000s. Early life
Tommy William Berggren was bor ...
as Maxim Kovalevskij
*
Roland Hedlund as Anton
*
Gerd Hegnell
Gerd Anne Therése Hegnell (born 25 June 1935 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Swedish actress. Earlier she was married to Per Oscarsson. She received the " Carl Åkermark Scholarship" of the Swedish Academy in 1992. Hegnell educated at a "theatre sc ...
as Martha Mittag-Leffler
*
Ingvar Hirdwall
Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (5 December 1934 – 6 April 2023) was a Swedish actor. In Sweden he is best known for his role in the Martin Beck film series; internationally he was perhaps best known for his role as the lawyer Dirch Frode in the ''Mille ...
as Gustaf Edgren
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Gunilla Nyroos
Gunilla Birgitta Nyroos (born 7 October 1945) is a Swedish actress.
Life and career
She won the award for Best Actress at the 20th Guldbagge Awards for her role in ''A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon''.
In the autumn 2008, she participat ...
as Sonja Kovalevskij
*
Lina Pleijel as Foufa Kovaevskij
*
Birgitta Ulfsson as Greta
*
Iwar Wiklander
Iwar Wiklander (born 30 May 1939) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than fifty films since 1963.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1939 births
Living people
Swedish male film actors
Male actors from Gothen ...
as Gösta Mittag-Leffler
See also
*
List of films about mathematicians
This is a list of feature films and documentaries that include mathematicians, scientists who use math or references to mathematicians.
About mathematics
Films where mathematics is central to the plot:
* '' 21'' (2008) – A group of current and ...
*
''Sofia Kovalevskaya'' (film) — a biographical television miniseries
References
External links
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1983 films
1983 drama films
Biographical films about mathematicians
Swedish drama films
1980s Swedish-language films
1980s Swedish films
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