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Synnve Solbakken (1934 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Synnve Solbakken' is a Swedish drama film from 1934 directed by Tancred Ibsen. The film script was written by Ibsen and Torsten Flodn. It is based on Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson's 1857 novel 'Synnve Solbakken'.
The film was shot at Irefilm's studios in Stockholm, and the outdoor scenes were shot in Vg. 'Synnve Solbakken' premiered on October 22, 1934, at the Skandia cinema in Stockholm. The novel was adapted for film two other times in Sweden, in 1919 and in 1957.
Plot
Torbjrn and Synnve are two children living in the same valley. Synnve's mother does not like them playing with each other because Torbjrn's grandfather drinks. They have both now grown up. Torbjrn is teased for having an alcoholic grandfather. This leads to fights, which Synnve wants him to stop. During a fight, Torbjrn is stabbed in the back and paralyzed. He asks Synnve to seek another man and not commit herself to a cripple. One day he sees his father's carriage overturn and, distressed by the event, he suddenly get up for the first time since the paralysis. A miracle has happened, and he can finally have his beloved.
Cast
* Karin Ekelund as Synnve Solbakken
* Fritiof Billquist as Torbjrn Granliden
* Helge Mauritz as Knut Nordhaug
* Gsta Gustafson as Aslak
* Victor Sjstrm as Smund Granliden
* Signe Lundberg-Settergren as Ingeborg Granliden
* Solveig Hedengran as Ingrid Granliden
* John Ekman as Guttorm Solbakken
* Hjrdis Petterson as Karen Solbakken
* Justus Hagman as the doctor
* Ulla Wessman as Synnve as a child
* Nils Granberg as Torbjrn as a child
* Trje Reuter as Knut as a child
Norwegian version
At the same time as the Swedish version of the film, a Norwegian version was made, in which Karin Ekelund was replaced by Randi Brnne.
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