Synnöve Solbakken (1934 film)

Synnöve Solbakken is a Swedish drama film from 1934 directed by Tancred Ibsen.[1][2][3] The film script was written by Ibsen and Torsten Flodén.[4] It is based on Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's 1857 novel Synnøve Solbakken.[5]

Synnöve Solbakken
Directed byTancred Ibsen
Written byTancred Ibsen, Torsten Flodén
Based onSynnøve Solbakken
by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Produced byOlof Thiel
Starring
CinematographyHilmer Ekdahl
Edited byTancred Ibsen
Music byHugo Alfvén
Production
company
AB Irefilm
Release date
October 22, 1934
Running time
81 minutes
CountrySweden

The film was shot at Irefilm's studios in Stockholm, and the outdoor scenes were shot in Vågå. Synnöve 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

Torbjörn and Synnöve are two children living in the same valley. Synnöve's mother does not like them playing with each other because Torbjörn's grandfather drinks. They have both now grown up. Torbjörn is teased for having an alcoholic grandfather. This leads to fights, which Synnöve wants him to stop. During a fight, Torbjörn is stabbed in the back and paralyzed. He asks Synnöve 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

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 Brænne.[6]

References
  1. Wallengren, Ann-Kristin (2014). Welcome home Mr Swanson: Swedish Emigrants and Swedishness on Film. Lund: Nordic Academic Press. p. 126.
  2. Iverson, Gunnar; Widding, Astrid Soderbergh; Soila, Tytti (2005). Nordic National Cinemas. Florence: Taylor and Francis. p. 112.
  3. Costello, Tom; Goble, Alan (1994). International Guide to Literature on Film. London: Bowker-Saur. p. 339.
  4. Rasmussen, Bjørn (1968). Filmens hvem hvad hvor: Danske titler og biografier. Copenhagen: Politiken. p. 177.
  5. Macura, Vladimír (1988). Slovník světových literárních děl. Prague: Odeon. p. 111.
  6. "Synnøve Solbakken i Sverige". Arbeiderbladet. No. 291. October 25, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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