Sunshine Follows Rain
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sunshine Follows Rain
| image = Sunshine Follows Rain.jpg
| caption =
| director = Gustaf Edgren
| producer = Harald Molander
| based_on = {{based on|Sunshine Follows Rain |Margit Söderholm}}
| writer = {{ubl|Gustaf Edgren|Gardar Sahlberg}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Mai Zetterling|Alf Kjellin|Sten Lindgren}}
| music = {{ubl|Eskil Eckert-Lundin|Gösta Krön|Bengt Wallerström}}
| cinematography = Martin Bodin
| editing = Tage Holmberg
| studio = {{ubl|Fribergs Filmbyrå|Svensk Filmindustri}}
| distributor = Svensk Filmindustri
| released = {{Film date|1946|12|26|df=yes}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
| budget =
| gross =
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Sunshine Follows Rain (Swedish: Driver dagg faller regn) is a 1946 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Mai Zetterling, Alf Kjellin and Sten Lindgren.Larsson p.21 The film is based on a 1943 novel by Margit Söderholm.
Söderholm's novel won an award in a competition, and director Gustaf Edgren who had been on the jury wished to make a film out of it. However Carl-Anders Dymling the head of Svensk Filmindustri, was unimpressed with the story and proved very resistant to the project. However, the film turned out to be the company's most profitable of the sound era.Nordic National Cinemas p.188 The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It was made at the Filmstaden in Stockholm with some location shooting around Hälsingland where the film is set. It premiered at the Palladium in Stockholm. It was later released in Germany and Austria by Constantin Film.
Synopsis
In nineteenth century Sweden, a wealthy farmer's daughter engaged to be married, begins a romance with a penniless folk musician.
Cast
- Mai Zetterling as Marit
- Alf Kjellin as Jon
- Sten Lindgren as Germund
- Hilda Borgström as Kerstin
- Anna Lindahl as Elin, änka på Olsgården
- Eric von Gegerfelt as Eliasfar
- Tyra Fischer as Eliasmor
- Ulf Palme as Mats, deras son
- Hugo Hasslo as Knut
- Inga Landgré as Barbro
- Ivar Hallbäck as Glabo-Kalle
- Göran Ax as Boy
- Torsten Bergström as Vicar
- Carl Ström as Forester
- Einar Söderbäck as Nils, Hand
References
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Bibliography
- Gunnar Iverson, Astrid Soderbergh Widding & Tytti Soila. Nordic National Cinemas. Routledge, 2005.
- Mariah Larsson. A Cinema of Obsession: The Life and Work of Mai Zetterling. University of Wisconsin Pres, 2020.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0038497}}
{{Gustaf Edgren}}
Category:1940s historical drama films
Category:Swedish historical drama films
Category:1940s Swedish-language films
Category:Films directed by Gustaf Edgren
Category:Films set in the 19th century
Category:Films based on Swedish novels
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