Cycle
From 05.03. To 26.03.2002.
Švedski nijemi film
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Films in cycle
The Song of the Scarlet Flower
(Sĺngen om den eldröda blomman, 1919)
Directed by: Mauritz Stiller
PHOTOGRAPHY: Henrik Jaenzon, Ragnar Westfelt
Synopsis:
The film is based on the famous Finnish novel ‘Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta’. Stiller’s film version of this classical drama of unrequited love is the first of four film adaptations of the same novel.
black and white, 100 minuta
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 05.03.2002 AT 19:00
The Old Mansion
(Gunnar Hedes saga, 1922)
Directed by: Mauritz Stiller
PHOTOGRAPHY: Henrik Jaenzon, Julius Jaenzon
Synopsis:
Nils falls in love with a travelling violin player, Ingrid, despite his mother’s disapproval. He leaves home, but gets badly injured and loses his memory. Having returned, Ingrid helps him get better and he eventually regains his memory with the help of her music.
black and white, 70 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 05.03.2002 AT 21:00
The Phantom Carriage
(Körkarlen, 1921)
Directed by: Victor Sjöström
PHOTOGRAPHY: Julius Jaenzon
Synopsis:
Inspired by the French legend that says that the last of dead of the year has to drive the Chariot in which Death picks up the dead during the whole year. Through a series of flashbacks and double expositions Sjöström creates a certain atmosphere that reflects the social circumstances in which protagonists committed their crimes.
black and white, 93 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 26.03.2002 AT 19:00
The Outlaw and his Wife
(Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru, 1918)
Directed by: Victor Sjöström
PHOTOGRAPHY: Julius Jaenzon
Synopsis:
A stranger comes to widow Halla’s farm. Halla and the stranger, a wrongfully accused convict, fall in love. Under the threat of the wrath of sanctimonious villagers, the lovers flee to the top of the mountain where Halla loses her only child…