When Love Came to the Village

When Love Came to the Village (Swedish: När kärleken kom till byn) is a 1950 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Sven Lindberg, Ruth Kasdan and Edvin Adolphson.[1] It was made at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location in Gamleby and Västervik. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. It is noted for its more traditional depiction of romantic scenes compared to Mattsson's One Summer of Happiness the following year which featured nudity.[2]

When Love Came to the Village
Directed byArne Mattsson
Written byAlbert Olsson (novel)
Olle Hellbom
Volodja Semitjov
Produced byLennart Landheim
StarringSven Lindberg
Ruth Kasdan
Edvin Adolphson
CinematographySten Dahlgren
Sven Thermænius
Edited byLennart Wallén
Music byLille Bror Söderlundh
Production
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Distributed byNordisk Tonefilm
Release date
  • 9 October 1950 (1950-10-09)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Synopsis

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A substitute teacher arrives in a rural area of Sweden to take over the duties of the regular schoolmaster while he is in hospital. His new methods of teaching doesn't impress the locals and he begins a brief affair with the schoolmaster's wife with whom he is staying.

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References

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  1. ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.147
  2. ^ Björklund & Larsson p.22

Bibliography

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  • Björklund, Elisabet & Larsson, Mariah. Swedish Cinema and the Sexual Revolution: Critical Essays. McFarland, 2016.
  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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