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Brief Synopsis
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Several stories by Birgit Tengroth intertwine. In 1946, nervous ballet dancer Rut and her husband Bertil are returning to Sweden from his scholarship tour around Italy. In a Basle hotel room and on a train they quarrel, give food through the window to starving Germans, overhear wisdoms about marriage by Swedish clergymen returning from a conference, and finally make up. In flashbacks, Rut reminisces her romance with middle-aged officer Raoul, her subsequent abortion, and her ballet career. In a seemingly separate episode set in quiet Stockholm during Midsummer, middle-aged widow Viola is harassed first by a psychiatrist, Dr. Rosengren, and then by a lesbian old school-friend Valborg, with tragic consequences.
Cast & Crew
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Ingmar Bergman
Director
Eva Hening
Rut
Birger Malmsten
Bertil
Birgit Tengroth
Viola
Mimi Nelson
Valborg
Hasse Ekman
Rosengren Psykiater
Film Details
Also Known As
Three Strange Loves, Törst
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1949
Production Company
SF Studios
Distribution Company
Janus Films; Kino International; Nelson Entertainment; SF Studios; Swedish Information Service
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Synopsis
Several stories by Birgit Tengroth intertwine. In 1946, nervous ballet dancer Rut and her husband Bertil are returning to Sweden from his scholarship tour around Italy. In a Basle hotel room and on a train they quarrel, give food through the window to starving Germans, overhear wisdoms about marriage by Swedish clergymen returning from a conference, and finally make up. In flashbacks, Rut reminisces her romance with middle-aged officer Raoul, her subsequent abortion, and her ballet career. In a seemingly separate episode set in quiet Stockholm during Midsummer, middle-aged widow Viola is harassed first by a psychiatrist, Dr. Rosengren, and then by a lesbian old school-friend Valborg, with tragic consequences.
Cast
Eva Hening
Rut
Birger Malmsten
Bertil
Birgit Tengroth
Viola
Mimi Nelson
Valborg
Hasse Ekman
Rosengren Psykiater
Bengt Eklund
Raoul
Gaby Stenberg
Astrid
Naima Wifstrand
Froken Henriksson
Sven-eric Gamble
Glasmasteriarbetare
Gunnar Nielsen
Rosengrens Assistentlakare
Estrid Hesse
Patient
Helga Hagerman
Swedish Prast
Calle Flygare
Danish Prast
Monica Weinzierl
Liten Flicke Pa Taget
Verner Arpe
Tysk Conductor
Else-merete Heiberg
Norwegian Woman Pa Taget
Sif Ruud
Pratsjukanka Pa Kyrkogarden
Gerhard Beyer
Tidningsbud In Basel
Herman Greid
Tidningsbud In Basel
Oscar Rosander
Herre Pa Hotel
Inga Gill
Woman In Hotel
Laila Jokimo
Balettflickor
Inga Norin-welton
Balettflickor
Ingeborg Bergius
Balettflickor
Peter Winner
Tysk Police
Britta Brunius
Sjukskoterska
Wiktor Andersson
Portvakt
Inga-lill Ahstrom
Pianist
Gustaf A Herzing
Police
Ingmar Bergman
Tagpassagerare
Erik Arrhenius
Man
Crew
Ellen Bergman
Choreography
Den Berry
Music ("You Couldn'T Be Sweeter")
Hugo Bolander
2nd Assistant Director
George Botsford
Music ("The Black And White Rag")
Georges Boulanger
Music ("Avant De Mourir")
Frederic Burgmuller
Music ("Le Chevaleresque")
Karl-ewart Christenson
Lyrics (Swedish) "Faut Jamais Dire Ca Aux Femmes" ("Vad Gor Man Ej For Karlek")
Henri Christine
Song "Faut Jamais Dire Ca Aux Femmes" ("Vad Gor Man Ej For Karlek")
Henri Christine
Music
Eskil Eckert-lundin
Orchestrations
Ingegerd Ericsson
Script Supervisor
Gunnar Fischer
Photography
Herbert Grevenius
Screenwriter
Helga Hagerman
Production Manager
Gustav Halldin
Boom Operator
Arthur Hedstrom
Music ("Fjallbruden")
Louis Huch
Stills
Bengt Jarnmark
2nd Assistant Camera
Olof Johansson
Music ("Nya Dragspelsvalsen")
Rune Lindstrom
Lyrics ("Te Dans Ma Kalstatosera")
Alva Lundin
Title Design
Erik Nordgren
Original Music
Erik Nordgren
Music Arranger
Ulf Peder Olrog
Song ("Mera Bruk I Baljan Boys")
Ulf Peder Olrog
Music
Oscar Rosander
Editor
Fritz Gustaf Sundelof
Lyrics ("Fjallbruden")
Nils Svenwall
Art Direction
Birgit Tengroth
Novel As Source Material ("Torst")
Lennart Unnerstad
Sound Recording
Erik Uppstrom
Music ("Te Dans Ma Kalstatosera")
Film Details
Also Known As
Three Strange Loves, Törst
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1949
Production Company
SF Studios
Distribution Company
Janus Films; Kino International; Nelson Entertainment; SF Studios; Swedish Information Service
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
