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.[1] 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 title is taken from a line in William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra.[2]
| I Am Fire and Air | |
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| Directed by | Anders Henrikson |
| Written by | Barbro Alving Fritz Thorén |
| Starring | Viveca Lindfors Stig Järrel Olof Widgren |
| Cinematography | Olle Nordemar |
| Edited by | Lennart Wallén |
| Music by | Eric Bengtson |
Production company | Nordfilm |
| Distributed by | Sandrew-Baumanfilm AB |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Cast
edit- 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
edit- ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.105
- ^ "Antony and Cleopatra - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library". www.folger.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
Bibliography
edit- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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