Life Begins Today (1939)

Original title

I dag börjar livet

Directed by

Schamyl Bauman

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 53m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a man trying to start over after a troubled past. It is a drama about second chances and the obstacles that come with them.

dramaticcrime-tingedearnestbittersweetstraightforward1930s-styleemotionalhuman-focused

What happens

Life Begins Today (Swedish: I dag börjar livet) is a 1939 Swedish drama film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Sture Lagerwall, Sonja Wigert and Nils Ohlin. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arthur Spjuth. It is based on the 1933 play Pétrus by the French writer Marcel Achard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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