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Victor Sjöström was born on September 20, 1879, and is the undisputed father of Swedish film, ranking as one of the masters of world cinema. His influence lives on in the work of Ingmar Bergman and all those directors, both Swedish and international, influenced by his work and the works of directors whom he himself influenced.
As a boy Sjöström was close to his mother, who died during childbirth when he was seven years old. Biographers see this truncated relationship as being essential to the evolution of his dramatic trope of strong-willed, independent women in his films. He was masterful at eliciting sensitive performances from actresses, such as that of Lillian Gish in his American classic The Wind (1928).
The teenaged Sjöström loved the theater, but after his education he turned to business, becoming a donut salesman. Fortunately for the future of Swedish cinema, he was a flop as a salesman, and turned to the theater, becoming an actor and then director. The Swedish film company Svenska Bio hired him and fellow stage director Mauritz Stiller to helm pictures, and from 1912-15 he directed 31 films. Only three of them survive (it is estimated that approximately 150,000 films, or 80% of the total silent-era production, has been lost). He directed Ingeborg Holm (1913), considered the first classic of Swedish cinema.
Despite the exigencies of working in an industrial art form, most Svenska Bio films of this period are embarrassments in an artistic sense--turgid melodramas, absurd romances and shaggy dog-style comedies--and there is no reason to think that the director didn't helm his share of such fare. Even taking that into account, Sjöström managed to develop a personal style. The reason he became internationally famous (and wooed by Hollywood) was the richness of his films, which were full of psychological subtleties and natural symbolism that was integrated into the works as a whole. He dealt with such major themes as guilt, redemption and the rapidly evolving place of women in society.
His 1920 film The Phantom Carriage (1921) (a.k.a. "Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness") was an internationally acclaimed masterpiece, and Goldwyn Pictures hired him to direct Name the Man! (1924) (Goldwayn was folded into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924, where he worked until shortly after the advent of sound). Sjöström's name was changed to "Victor Seastrom" (a phonetic pronunciation in a country with limited word fonts), and he became a major American director, a pro-to David Lean, who was renowned for balancing artistic expression with a concern for what would play at the box office. His first MGM film was the Lon Chaney melodrama He Who Gets Slapped (1924). It was not only a critical success but a huge hit, getting the new studio off onto a sound footing.
He was highly respected by MGM chief Louis B. Mayer and by production head Irving Thalberg, who shared Sjöström's concerns with art that did not exclude profit. Sjöström became one of the most highly paid directors in Hollywood, reaching his peak at the end of the silent era (when the silent film reached its maturation as an art form) with two collaborations with Lillian Gish: The Scarlet Letter (1926) and "The Wind" (1926), his last masterpiece.
He departed Hollywood for Sweden after A Lady to Love (1930), returning one last time to helm Under the Red Robe (1937) for 20th Century-Fox, and although he made two movies in Sweden in the intervening years, his career as a director basically ended with the sound era. He returned to his first avocation, acting in Swedish films, in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. In his later years he was a mentor to Ingmar Bergman and gave a remarkable performance in Bergman's masterpiece "Wild Strawberries" (1957), for which he won the National Board of Review's Best Actor Award. In his professional life he was a workaholic, and in his private life was reticent about his films and his fame and remained intensely devoted to his wife Edith Erastoff and his family.
Victor Sjöström died on January 3, 1960, at the age of 80.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Henrik Norlén was born on 2 September 1970 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Midsommar (2019), Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser (2009) and Den döende detektiven (2018).- Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup was born on 6 September 1940 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for This Morning (1988), Vivement dimanche (1998) and Prins Henrik (2004). She was previously married to Roger Moore, Ole Tholstrup and Hans Christian Knudsen.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Lennart Hjulström was born on 18 July 1938 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Berget på månens baksida (1983), The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009) and Evil (2003). He was married to Gunilla Nyroos. He died on 3 July 2022 in Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden.- Actress
- Music Department
- Composer
She grew up with four brothers. Her brother Gustav Hedberg later also became an actor. Her father had studied organ building and music in Leipzig. Through the influence of her German nanny and her German piano teacher, she was familiar with German language and culture from an early age. From 1911 she received lessons in violin and piano and in 1913, at the age of 6, she performed at a Chopin competition. She attended high school until 1922, where she perfected her German. In 1926 Leander married the actor Nils Leander, with whom she had two children and from whom she separated again in 1932. Her second marriage was from 1932 to the journalist Vidar Forsell, who separated from her in 1948. In 1929 she made her debut as a chanson singer at a Swedish traveling theater without any singing or acting training. Her career accelerated rapidly and just a few months later Leander appeared in the revue "The Cheerful Stockholm" and her first film role in "Dante's Mysteries".
She signed a contract with the Swedish record company "Odeon" and recorded 80 songs for them by 1936. She celebrated her first successes with titles like "I don't know why I do it". From 1929 to 1935, Zarah Leander took part in numerous revues with Karl Gerhard and made three feature films in Sweden. She then played in Franz Lehár's "The Merry Widow" and had a role in the film "The False Millionaire". She moved to Vienna in 1935, where she played in the operetta "Axel at Heaven's Door" and got a leading role in the Austrian crime film "Premiere". Due to the success, Leander signed a contract with "Universum Film AG". Ufa's goal was to build Zarah Leander as a global star in competition with Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo. Between 1937 and 1942 Leander made ten Ufa films, including "A lavish Ball Night" and "The Heart of a Queen".
Leander was stylized as a "femme fatale" and became one of the most popular and expensive stars in Ufa. In her films, mostly melodramas, she often embodied a beautiful, passionate and self-confident woman. The actress became the most famous melodramatist in German film under National Socialist rule. Without any political ambitions of her own, she also took part in propaganda films such as "Heimat" (1938). Zarah Leander also released the songs from her films on records. Titles such as "Can love be a sin" or "I know, a miracle will happen one day" were recorded in several languages and achieved success around the world. In 1943, Leander ended her contract with Ufa, left Germany and went back to her home country of Sweden, where she retired to her Lönö estate. After the Second World War, Zarah Leander was banned from performing in Germany and Austria until 1948 because of her career under the National Socialists.
Leander continued to sing in Sweden and then again in Germany. In the 1950s she also played film roles in Germany again, including in "Gabriela" and "The Blue Moth", with which she was unable to build on her earlier successes. Zarah Leander married the bandmaster Arne Hülphers for the third time in 1956. Two years later she made her big stage comeback with the leading role in "Madame scandaleuse" in Vienna, Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. She toured the world with her concerts in the 1960s, took on musical roles in Vienna and Berlin and published her autobiography in 1972 under the title "It was so wonderful. My life". She undertook a final tour of the USA in 1973. In 1978, the actress suffered a stroke during a performance in Stockholm, which put an end to her stage career.- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Ulf Malmros was born on 16 March 1965 in Molkom, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is a writer and director, known for A Summer Tale (2000), Tjenare kungen (2005) and Bröllopsfotografen (2009).- Actress
- Writer
Marie Robertson was born on 14 April 1977 in Sunne, Värmlands län, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for Äkta människor (2012), Rallybrudar (2008) and Rederiet (1992).- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Monica Zetterlund was born on 20 September 1937 in Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden. She was an actress and writer, known for The Apple War (1971), The New Land (1972) and The Emigrants (1971). She was married to Magnus Roger, Sture Åkerberg, Göran Pettersson and Torbjörn Zetterlund. She died on 12 May 2005 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Annalena Lund was born on 24 September 1934 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for 48 Hours to Live (1959), Free, White and 21 (1963) and The Tab Hunter Show (1960).
- Actor
- Art Department
Fredrik Alfredsson was born on 1 July 1992 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Ronja the Robber's Daughter (2024), Agent Hamilton (2020) and Re:agera (2023).- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Grown up and living at Värmlands Näs in Säffle with his parents Eva Sjöman and Bo Sjöman.
He's made his own movies since he was a child. Later he went to Munkfors Teatergymnasium and Belkinge Läns Folkhögskola to study theatre and has appeared in short films and big screens since then.
He start to write a Screenplay and made his first short film in 2006, which he also directed and produced.
In summer 2009 he will make his first film På djupet starring: Rickard Ihre, Emilie Holm, Jens Nyqvist, Tim Nilsson, Magnus Sundberg, Annika Olsson, Robert P. Olsson and Michael Mansson.- Björn A. Ling was born on 5 August 1974 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Slim Susie (2003), Bröllopsfotografen (2009) and The Sandhamn Murders (2010).
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Mimi Pollak was born on 9 April 1903 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. She was an actress and director, known for Autumn Sonata (1978), Malin går hem (1953) and Amatörfilmen (1922). She was married to Nils Lundell. She died on 11 August 1999 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Cecilia Bergqvist was born on 17 May 1973 in Ekshärad, Värmlands län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Hitters (2002), Engine Trouble (2002) and Pretty Cool (2002).
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Johan Östling was born on 27 September 1973 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Slim Susie (2003), Natan (2003) and Tjenare kungen (2005).- Writer
- Additional Crew
Lagerlöf made her debut in 1891 with The Gösta Berling saga, a story about her own region, Värmland and her home, the country manor Mårbacka. With her novel she starts the wave of romantic nationalist literature in Sweden of the 1890s. Her novel Jerusalem (1901-02) is about religious emigrants from Sweden to Palestine. She is the author of Sweden's most read novel, The Adventures of Nils Holgerssons (1906), a story about a boy traveling across Sweden on the back of a goose. Her stories often evolve around folklore and supernatural events. One of the peaks in her career was her novel The Emperor of Portugal (1914). In 1907 she got a honorary degree at the University of Uppsala, in 1909 she got the Nobel Prize and 1914 she became a member of the Swedish Academy. Her home Mårbacka is now a museum visited by thousands of tourists every year.- Actress
- Location Management
- Soundtrack
Malin Morgan was born on 2 December 1970 in Kristinehamn, Värmlands län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Slim Susie (2003), Livvagterne (2009) and Tjenare kungen (2005).- Anna-Lotta Larsson was born on 5 April 1954 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Stall-Erik och Snapphanarna, Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? (1981) and Karaokekungen (2009).
- Cinematographer
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Crille Forsberg was born on 21 May 1966 in Hammarö, Värmland, Sweden. Crille is a cinematographer and writer, known for Om Gud vill (2006), David Bowie: Lazarus (2016) and Chock (1997).- Inger Wegge was born on 16 July 1936 in Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Tormentors (1971), The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) and Hogan's Heroes (1965). She died on 30 October 2007 in Katrineholm, Södermanlands län, Sweden.
- Jan Modin was born on 23 August 1951 in Kristinehamn, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Sjätte dagen (1999), Inkognito (2013) and Dom outtryckta. He is married to Angela Kovacs. They have two children.
- Eva-Lena Zetterlund was born on 27 February 1955 in Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for The Emigrants (1971) and Kvartetten som sprängdes (1973). She is married to Peter Jerneld.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lena Dahlman was born on 14 September 1938 in Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Slim Susie (2003), Åsa-Nisse och tjocka släkten (1963) and Härifrån till Kim (1993). She died on 23 May 2016 in Tyresö, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Astrid Assefa was born on 7 February 1953 in Arvika, Värmlands län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Blueprint (1992), Dom outtryckta and The Sandhamn Murders (2010).
- One of the up and coming drivers of the CART FedEx Championship Series, Brack has been racing for several years in Europe and America. He first came to attention in the States while driving for Galles Racing, then moving to A.J. Foyt Enterprises in the IRL. He won the 1998 Indy Racing League Championship there and the 1999 Indianapolis 500, before moving to the rival CART series in 2000. Brack proved he belonged with 13 Top-10 finishes and the 2001 Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year title. He then (so far) won three times and is a leading candidate to win the CART Champ Car title. He has proven to be Sweden's greatest race driver since the late Ronnie Peterson, who drove in the 1970s.
- Li Brådhe was born on 4 February 1953 in Alster, Värmlands län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for The Invisible (2002), Lära för livet (1977) and Hempas bar (1977).
- Johan Berg was born on 7 August 1970 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Bimbo bambino (2018), Sthlm Requiem (2018) and Caliphate (2020).
- Writer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Sören Olsson is one of Sweden's most read and beloved authors. The books about Sune and Bert (Tosh and Ned), and many more have thrilled readers for over 35 years.
Up to date, there are more than 200 books published. The books are translated into 30 countries and have sold approximately 12 million copies.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Helga Görlin was born on 26 September 1900 in Ed, Värmlands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Great John Ericsson (1937), Karl Fredrik Reigns (1934) and The Varmlanders (1932). She died on 31 January 1993 in Farsta, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Tage Erlander was born on 13 June 1901 in Ransäter, Värmlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Uppdrag i Korea (1951), Skäggen (1963) and Sagolandet (1988). He was married to Aina Andersson. He died on 21 June 1985 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Bengt Alsterlind was born on 8 April 1943 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is an actor and director, known for Hajk (1971), Slim Susie (2003) and Ack Värmland (2015).- Sound Department
- Producer
- Cinematographer
Robert Kallström was born on 22 December 1959 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. Robert is a producer and cinematographer, known for War Dog (1987), Förbannelsen (2004) and Rex regi rebellis (2003).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Christer Sjögren was born on 6 April 1950 in Värmland, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Dalecarlians (2004), The Anderssons Rock the Mountains (2014) and Gone with the Fish (1999).- Actress
- Additional Crew
Katarina Lundgren was born on 1 February 1964 in Värmland, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Wallander (2008), Blind Alley (2017) and Batter (2014). She is married to Bill Hugg.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Fridolf Rhudin was born on 10 October 1895 in Munkfors, Värmlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Muntra musikanter (1932), Kronans kavaljerer (1930) and Fridolf i lejonkulan (1933). He died on 6 March 1935 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Sven-Göran Eriksson is a Swedish football manager and former player.
After playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 trophies with a variety of league clubs in Sweden, Portugal and Italy; he became the first manager to conquer league-and-cup doubles in three countries. In European competition, he won both the UEFA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup (the last edition of the latter trophy before its abolition) and reached the final of the European Cup.
Eriksson managed the national teams of England, Mexico, Philippines and the Ivory Coast, as well as two clubs in England. Eriksson has worked in ten countries: Sweden, Portugal, Italy, England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, China and the Philippines. - Göran Tunström was born on 14 May 1937 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Juloratoriet (1996), Ariel (2018) and Skenäktenskap (2003). He was married to Lena Cronqvist. He died on 5 February 2000 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Christina Olofson was born on 13 June 1948 in Kristinehamn, Värmlands län, Sweden. She is a director and producer, known for Sanning eller konsekvens (1997), I rollerna tre (1996) and Jacob smitaren (1983).- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Lars-Eric August Kjellgren, born August 28, 1918, in Arvika, Sweden, was a director and writer. He was hired by SF (Svensk Filmindustri) in 1942 as a writer. At SF he worked with directors like Ingmar Bergman, Alf Sjöberg, Gustaf Molander and with actor/director Nils Poppe. Lars-Eric Kjellgren debuted as technical film director in 1946, and artistic film director 1947. He was a significant and powerful director with great passion for social justice. During the fifties, he made a number of films about social problems and juvenile delinquency. "Nattens Ljus/ Nighttime Light" (1957) is perhaps one of his most celebrated productions. "Natten Ljus" was nominated for the Golden Lion award at Venivce Film Festival 1957. Lars-Eric Kjellgren directed 20 feature films from 1946 to 1961. He passed away on February 10, 2003, in Stockholm, Sweden.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Bengt Bratt was born on 2 May 1937 in Högboda, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is a writer, known for Hem till byn (1971), Charlotte Löwensköld (1979) and Korridoren (1968).- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Knut Martin was born on 28 May 1899 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He was a director and actor, known for Pappas pojke (1937), Farornas paradis (1931) and Generalen (1931). He died on 9 June 1959 in Sweden.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Sven-Erik Magnusson was born on 13 October 1942 in Säffle, Värmlands län, Sweden. He was an actor and composer, known for Under ditt parasoll (1968), Hagström: Allt I Musik (2003) and Hajk (1971). He was married to Eva. He died on 22 March 2017 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden.- Actor
- Writer
- Make-Up Department
Robert Johansson was born on 16 May 1978 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for 13:de mars 1941 (2004), Ingen djävla picknick (2002) and Kammaren (2007).- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Production Manager
Lennart Norbäck was born on 21 August 1939 in Grava, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is an actor and production manager, known for Dagmar's Hot Pants, Inc. (1971), En förälskelse (2001) and Maria (1975).- Jerk Rysjö was born on 25 December 1950 in Värmland County, Sweden. He was an actor, known for House of Angels (1992), Hedebyborna (1978) and Hjälten (1990). He died on 17 July 1996 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Lars Lerin was born on 2 April 1954 in Munkfors, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is a writer, known for Vänligen Lars Lerin (2016), Lerins lärlingar (2018) and På den yttersta dagen ska älgarna se in i tomma hus (2001). He has been married to Manoel Marques since 2009. They have one child.- Kenneth Karlsson was born on 25 November 1950 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Man tänker sitt (2009), Förbannelsen (2004) and Praktikanten (2003).
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Gustaf Edgren was born on 1 April 1895 in Östra Fågelvik, Värmlands län, Sweden. He was a director and writer, known for Styrman Karlssons flammor (1925), Skeppargatan 40 (1925) and Närkingarna (1923). He was married to Linnea Spångberg and Svea Hellberg. He died on 10 June 1954 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Per Gunnar Elam, born January 16, 1932 in Karlstad, is a Swedish actor. He studied to become at the Willy Koblancks Theatre School in Stockholm 1949-52. He debuted in film 1955 and has subsequently appeared in both television shows and on stage. Engaged at a number of theaters in Stockholm and Gothenburg. In 1976, he played Rickard Furumo (speaking part) in Lars Johan Werle's opera "Tintomara", in Gothenburg and London as well as in the Swedish Television version. He is a renowned interpreter of Gustav Fröding and has made half a dozen guest appearances in the US presenting Fröding. In 1992 he received the Fröding medal of honor. 2005-10 he played a major part in the popular TV series "Saltön".
- Writer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Anders Jacobsson was born on 4 August 1963 in Karlskoga, Värmland, Sweden. He is a writer and actor, known for Håkan Bråkan (2022), Bert (1994) and Håkan Bråkan 2 (2024).