''På solsiden'' (On the Sunny Side) is a Norwegian comedy-drama film from 1956 directed by

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. The film is based on

Helge Krog Helge Krog (9 February 1889 – 30 July 1962) was a Norwegian journalist, essayist, theatre and literary critic, translator and playwright. Personal life Krog was born in Kristiania, the son of jurist Fredrik Arentz Krog and Ida Cecilie Thores ...

's 1927 play of the same name.

Plot

On a warm summer day, the writer Joachim Bris comes to the Riibe estate. He has been invited by Hartvig, the son running the farm. However, not everyone is happy with the visit, which has unexpected consequences for several people in the family. All of them have a part to play when Esther must eventually have a big showdown with those that have always lived "on the sunny side."

Reception and reissue

When the film premiered in 1956, the newspaper '' Aftenavisen Stavangeren'' characterized it as "a truly amiable, sunny, and charming comedy." The film was released on DVD in 2005 by

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Other

The 1936 Swedish film '' På Solsidan'' was also an adaptation of Krog's play. It had a script written by Oscar Hemberg and was directed by

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. The film starred

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Cast

* Arne Lie: landowner Hartvig Riibe *

: Margrethe, Hartvig's mother *

: Ester Riibe, Hartvig's wife *

: Wenche, Hartvig's sister *

: Uncle Severin * Frank Robert: Joakim Bris * Jan Voigt: Preben Klingberg *

Lalla Carlsen Lalla Carlsen (née Haralda Petrea Christensen) (17 August 1889 – 23 March 1967) was a Norwegian singer and actress. She was a very popular singer in Norway. Personal life Lalla Carlsen was born in Svelvik as the daughter of shipmaster Carl A ...

: woman in a boat Minor roles are also played by

Otto Carlmar OttoCarlmar. Otto Carlmar (14 August 1902 – 20 May 1987) was a Norwegian film producer, writer and actor, most active during the 1950s. He began as a stage director and writer, and co-founded Carlmar Film in 1949 with his wife, film ...

Haakon Arnold Haakon Arnold (born Haakon Ingemann Arnold Eriksen, March 18, 1897 – April 16, 1968) was a Norwegian actor. Arnold was engaged with the Oslo New Theater from 1935 to 1949, and with the National Theater in Oslo from 1949 to 1962. In additio ...

, Ragnar Olason, Odd Johansen, and Odd Rohde.

References

External links

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''Norsk filmografi'': ''På solsiden''
1956 films Norwegian comedy-drama films 1956 comedy-drama films Films directed by Edith Carlmar 1950s Norwegian-language films Norwegian black-and-white films Norwegian-language comedy-drama films {{1950s-comedy-drama-film-stub