I Am Fire and Air
{{short description|1944 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name =I Am Fire and Air
| image = I Am Fire and Air.jpg
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| director = Anders Henrikson
| producer =
| based_on =
| writer = Barbro Alving
Fritz Thorén
| starring = Viveca Lindfors
Stig Järrel
Olof Widgren
| music = Eric Bengtson
| cinematography = Olle Nordemar
| editing = Lennart Wallén
| studio = Nordfilm
| distributor = Sandrew-Baumanfilm AB
| released ={{Film date|1944|09|07|df=yes}}
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
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I Am Fire and Air (Swedish: Jag är eld och luft) is a 1944 Swedish drama film directed by Anders Henrikson and starring Viveca Lindfors, Stig Järrel and Olof Widgren.Qvist & Von Bagh p.105 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and at the city's Grand Hotel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. The film premiered in Sweden on September 7, 1944 , at the Royal cinema in Stockholm and the Grand cinema in Uppsala. The title is taken from a line in William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra.{{Cite web |title=Antony and Cleopatra - Entire Play {{!}} Folger Shakespeare Library |url=https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/read/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.folger.edu |language=en-US}}
Cast
- Viveca Lindfors as Jenny Ahrman
- Stig Järrel as Pharmacist Edvind Franzen
- Anders Henrikson as Hegert
- Olof Widgren as Sven Dahl
- Hasse Ekman as Tore Ekström
- Olof Winnerstrand as Lennart Broberg
- Hilda Borgström as Augusta Condé
- Linnéa Hillberg as Mrs. Ahrman
- Åke Claesson as Ahrman, Jenny's Father
- Britta Brunius as Clara
- Jullan Kindahl as Mrs. Frida Sundelin
- Stina Ståhle as Actress at the theatre
- Hilding Gavle as Helge Brenner
- Kolbjörn Knudsen as Actor at the theatre
- Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Actor at the theatre
- Olga Appellöf as Ester, maid
- Renée Björling as Miss Schultze
- Bellan Roos as Linnéa
- Margaretha Bergström as Greta Linden
- Göran Bernhard as Jenny's Son
- Gösta Gustafson as Erik Jans
- Emmy Albiin as Old woman selling flowers
- Karin Alexandersson as Café hostess
- Carl Deurell as Party guest
- Lars Ekborg as Helmsman
- Erik Forslund as Janitor
- Axel Högel as Veterinary
- Stig Johanson as Shop assistant
- Marianne Löfgren as Harlot
- Erik A. Petschler as Prompter
- Aurore Palmgren as Nurse
References
Bibliography
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0036964}}
{{Anders Henrikson}}
Category:1940s Swedish-language films
Category:Films directed by Anders Henrikson
Category:Swedish black-and-white films
Category:Films shot in Stockholm
Category:Films based on Swedish novels
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