''På solsiden'' (On the Sunny Side) is a
Norwegian comedy-drama film from 1956 directed by
Edith Carlmar
Edith Carlmar (born Edith Mary Johanne Mathiesen; 15 November 1911 – 17 May 2003) was a Norwegian actress and Norway's first female film director. She is known for films such as ''Aldri annet enn bråk'' (1954), ''Fjols til fjells'' (1957), and ...
.
[Goble, Alan (ed.). 1999. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. London: Bowker Saur, p. 899.] It stars
Arne Lie,
Randi Kolstad
Randi Kolstad (born Randi Ballestad, later known as Randi Borch, May 23, 1925 – October 6, 1999) was a Norwegian theater and screen actress.
Kolstad made her film debut in 1951 in ''Kranes konditori''. She appeared in 14 films. She particip ...
,
Henny Moan
Henny Elisabeth Moan (22 February 1936 – 8 September 2024) was a Norwegian actress. She had a long career in theatre, but is best known for her roles in certain classics of Norwegian cinema, such as the Oscar-nominated '' Nine Lives'' (1957) ...
,
Ellen Isefiær
Ellen Isefiær (7 December 1899 – 28 September 1985) was a Norwegian actress and stage director. She staged more than 200 productions during her career. Biography
Born on 7 December 1899 in Kristiansand, Norway, Isefiær was a daughter of ...
, and
Joachim Holst-Jensen
Joachim Holst-Jensen (16 June 1880 – 7 March 1963) was a Norwegian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1927 and 1960.
Partial filmography
* ''Den glade enke i Trangvik'' (1927) - Berg, telegrafist
* ''Madame b ...
. 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
Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film A/S () is a Danish entertainment company involved in film production and distribution and a subsidiary of Egmont Group. The multimedia entertainment company is also involved in television production, cinemas, computer games and ...
.
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
Gustaf Molander
Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was t ...
. The film starred
Lars Hanson
Lars Mauritz Hanson (26 July 1886 – 8 April 1965) was a Swedish film and stage actor, internationally mostly remembered for his motion picture roles during the silent film era.
Biography
Born in Göteborg, Sweden, Hanson began his career on t ...
,
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, Bergman is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cin ...
,
Karin Swanström
Karin Swanström (June 13, 1873 – July 5, 1942) was a Swedish actress, producer and director.
Early life
Swanström was born in St. Olai congregation in Norrköping. Little is known of her life before she was accepted for the Royal Dram ...
, and
Edvin Adolphson
Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Sweden, Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night (1939 film), Only One ...
.
Cast
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Arne Lie: landowner Hartvig Riibe
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Ellen Isefiær
Ellen Isefiær (7 December 1899 – 28 September 1985) was a Norwegian actress and stage director. She staged more than 200 productions during her career. Biography
Born on 7 December 1899 in Kristiansand, Norway, Isefiær was a daughter of ...
: Margrethe, Hartvig's mother
*
Randi Kolstad
Randi Kolstad (born Randi Ballestad, later known as Randi Borch, May 23, 1925 – October 6, 1999) was a Norwegian theater and screen actress.
Kolstad made her film debut in 1951 in ''Kranes konditori''. She appeared in 14 films. She particip ...
: Ester Riibe, Hartvig's wife
*
Henny Moan
Henny Elisabeth Moan (22 February 1936 – 8 September 2024) was a Norwegian actress. She had a long career in theatre, but is best known for her roles in certain classics of Norwegian cinema, such as the Oscar-nominated '' Nine Lives'' (1957) ...
: Wenche, Hartvig's sister
*
Joachim Holst-Jensen
Joachim Holst-Jensen (16 June 1880 – 7 March 1963) was a Norwegian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1927 and 1960.
Partial filmography
* ''Den glade enke i Trangvik'' (1927) - Berg, telegrafist
* ''Madame b ...
: Uncle Severin
*
Frank Robert: Joakim Bris
*
Jan Voigt: Preben Klingberg
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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
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