Living on 'Hope'
{{short description|1951 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Living on 'Hope'
| image =File:Living on 'Hope'.jpg
| caption =
| director = Göran Gentele
| producer = Otto Scheutz
| writer = Göran Gentele
| starring = Meg Westergren
Ingrid Thulin
Per Oscarsson
Gunvor Pontén
| music = Gösta Nystroem
| cinematography = Karl-Erik Alberts
| editing = Wic Kjellin
| studio = Europa Film
| distributor = Europa Film
| released = {{film date|1951|4|11|df=yes}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
| budget =
}}
Living on 'Hope (Swedish: Leva på 'Hoppet) is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed and written by Göran Gentele and starring Meg Westergren, Ingrid Thulin, Per Oscarsson and Gunvor Pontén.Hjort & Lindqvist p.330Qvist & Von Bagh p.147 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in Stockholm and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. At the 1st Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear (Comedies) award.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/03_preistr_ger_1951/03_Preistraeger_1951.html |title=1st Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners |accessdate=20 December 2009 |work=berlinale.de}}
Synopsis
Daydreaming theatre student Vivi imagines herself and her friends setting up a travelling theatrical troupe on an old cargo ship named 'Hope' (Hoppet) and enjoying a series of adventures.
Cast
- Meg Westergren as Vivi
- Ingrid Thulin as Yvonne
- Per Oscarsson as Per
- Gunvor Pontén as Maj-Britt
- Jarl Kulle as Jalle
- Arne Ragneborn as Arne
- Hjördis Petterson as Teacher
- Olav Riégo as Teacher
- Tord Stål as Teacher
- Rudolf Wendbladh as Harry, mayor
- Anna-Lisa Baude as Hilda, mayoress
- Eric Gustafson as Advertising Executive
- Arthur Fischer as Yvonne's Father
- Wiktor Andersson as Office clerk
- Barbro Fleege as Office clerk
- Torsten Lilliecrona as Office clerk
References
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Bibliography
- Hjort, Mette & Lindqvist, Ursula. A Companion to Nordic Cinema. John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0043739|title=Living on 'Hope'}}
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Category:1950s Swedish-language films
Category:Films directed by Göran Gentele
Category:Swedish black-and-white films
Category:Films set in Stockholm
Category:Films shot in Stockholm
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