Count Only the Happy Moments

Count Only the Happy Moments (Swedish: Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott) is a 1944 Swedish historical drama film directed by Rune Carlsten and starring Sonja Wigert, Arnold Sjöstrand and Olof Widgren.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location in the Old Town and in Uppsala. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj. It is based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant.

Count Only the Happy Moments
Directed byRune Carlsten
Written byArne Mattsson
Jules Sylvain
Lars Tessing
Based onUne veuve by Guy de Maupassant
Produced bySven Nygren
StarringSonja Wigert
Arnold Sjöstrand
Olof Widgren
CinematographyKarl-Erik Alberts
Music byJules Sylvain
Production
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Film AB Lux
Distributed byFilm AB Lux
Release date
  • 8 August 1944 (1944-08-08)
Running time
120 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Synopsis

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Dressmaker Annemarie falls in love with rising businessman Viktor Branzell, but his middle-class family disapprove of her humble origins.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.53

Bibliography

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  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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