Hugo and Josephine
{{Infobox film
| name = Hugo and Josephine
| director = Kjell Grede
| producer = Göran Lindgren
| based_on = Josephine,
Hugo and Josephine
and Hugo by
Maria Gripe
| writer = Kjell Grede
| starring = Fredrik Becklén
Marie Öhman
Beppe Wolgers
| music = Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist
| studio = Sandrew Film & Teater AB
| distributor = Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (United States)
| released = {{Film date|1967|12|16|df=yes|Sweden}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
}}
Hugo and Josephine ({{langx|sv|Hugo och Josefin}}) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 16 December 1967,{{cite web|url=http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?itemid=4775&type=MOVIE&iv=Basic|title=Hugo och Josefin|publisher=Swedish Film Database|language=Swedish|date=16 December 1967|accessdate=7 October 2016}} written and directed by Kjell Grede. The film is loosely based on three novels by Maria Gripe, and it stars Fredrik Becklén and Marie Öhman in the lead roles, with Beppe Wolgers, Helena Brodin and Inga Landgré in supporting roles. The film won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film at the 5th Guldbagge Awards.{{cite web |url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=4775&iv=Awards |title= Hugo och Josefin (1967) |publisher=Swedish Film Institute |date=1 March 2014}}
Production
The film was mostly shot in Kårsta between June–September 1967.{{cite web |url=http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?itemid=4775&type=MOVIE&iv=RecordingPlace |title=Hugo och Josefin |publisher=Swedish Film Database |language=Swedish |date=1967 |access-date=7 October 2016}} The music is by Torbjörn Lundquist.
Plot
The film is about a girl named Josephine (Marie Öhman), who is the daughter of a priest and lives in the country. She has no friends, but one day she meets Hugo (Fredrik Becklén), who is the nephew of the gardener Gudmarson. Along with him and Gudmarson (Beppe Wolgers), she experiences a fantastic summer.
Cast
- Fredrik Becklén as Hugo Andersson
- Marie Öhman as Josephine (Jenny Grå)
- Beppe Wolgers as Gudmarsson, gardener and Hugo's uncle
- Inga Landgré as Josephine's mother
- Helena Brodin as Miss Ingrid Sund, the teacher
- Bellan Roos as Lyra, the lonely old woman on a bicycle
- Karl Carlsson as Karl Carlsson
- Tord Stål as Josephine's father (voice)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0061793}}
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Category:Swedish children's films
Category:1960s Swedish-language films
Category:Films directed by Kjell Grede
Category:Films based on Swedish novels
Category:Best Film Guldbagge Award winners
Category:Films whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge Award
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