Swedish girl
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Swedish girl |
| Original title | Sommarflickan |
| Country of production |
Sweden Federal Republic of Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1955 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Thomas Engel Håkan Bergström |
| script |
Paul Helwig Ursula Bloy |
| production | Melodie-Film, Berlin ( Georg M. Reuther ) AB Sandrew-Baumann Production, Stockholm ( Rune Waldekranz ) |
| music |
Allvén Faith Heino Gaze Willy Mattes Vic Sunesson |
| camera | Göran Strindberg |
| cut | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt |
| occupation | |
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Schwedenmädel (original title: Sommarflickan ) is a Swedish-German fictional film in black and white from 1955. The director was shared by the German Thomas Engel and the Swede Håkan Bergström . The main roles were cast with Maj-Britt Nilsson , Karlheinz Böhm and Walter Giller . The script was written by Paul Helwig and Ursula Bloy . It is based on an idea by Walter Forster and Aldo von Pinelli . In both the Federal Republic of Germany and Sweden, the film first hit cinemas on September 29, 1955 in Hamburg.
action
The film tells the story of two exchange students, the Swede Sven Rydberg from Stockholm and the German Klaus Richter from Munich. While Sven says goodbye to his father, his fiancée Britta and his favorite fellow students, the Swiss couple Susi and Rolf Sprüngli, before he leaves for Germany, Klaus is sailing to Stockholm on a freight steamer. Once there, Britta and Rolf will pick him up. Britta is not only Sven's fiancée, but also his stepsister. Immediately Klaus falls in love with the pretty Swedish girl. At first he does not believe Rolf's remark that the girl belongs to Sven.
At night the young people stroll through Stockholm. Klaus and Britta get closer. But after Klaus had to realize that his beloved is actually Sven's bride, he slows down his feelings for her. Instead, he now turns to the spirited French student Jacqueline, with whom Sven has cheated on his fiancée a few times. But his thoughts are still with Britta, and Britta doesn't want to get Klaus out of her head.
The Swedish midsummer festival is just around the corner . On this occasion, Klaus' host invited all friends and acquaintances to a three-day celebration on his property by the sea. Klaus is enchanted by the Nordic midsummer night. He lets his emotions run free, jumps through the St. John's fire and lands in Britta's wide-open arms. On the way back to Stockholm he becomes aware of what he has done there. He packs his things and leaves his host's apartment. Nevertheless, there is still a discussion between the two lovers, during which they agree to end their friendship for Sven's sake.
For everyone unexpectedly, Sven returns prematurely from Munich. When he from the Techtelmechtel hear his fiancee with the Germans, it packs the jealousy. He wants to pounce on his rival on campus . Before he can carry out his plan, however, he is held back by his father, who is a professor here at the university. Klaus is now finally certain that he can no longer stay in Sweden. He takes the next steamer that goes to Germany via Malmö.
Professor Rydberg cannot watch how his adopted daughter suffers from the separation from Klaus. After an interview with Sven, he is ready to break his engagement. Britta takes the next plane to Malmö to be able to board the ship that Klaus is currently traveling on.
music
The music plays a significant role in the film. The following songs are sung in it:
- A dream without end , composed by Willy Mattes and written by Aldo von Pinelli and Günther Schwenn
- When the lights glow on every street in Stockholm with the music of Heino Gaze on a text by Günther Schwenn and Aldo von Pinelli.
In addition to the German-speaking composers mentioned here, the Swedes Allvén Faith and Vic Sunesson also contributed to the music.
Production notes
The film was produced in the Sandrew studio in Stockholm . The outdoor shots were taken in Stockholm and the surrounding area.
criticism
"Amiable conversation with no deeper meaning."
source
Program for the film: Illustrierte Film-Bühne , published by FILM-BÜHNE GmbH, Munich, No. 2973
Web links
- Sweden girl in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A few pictures of the film at cinema.de