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Count Only the Happy Moments (1944)

Count Only the Happy Moments poster
Original title
Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
Directed by
Rune Carlsten
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
2h
Rated
Btl
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A widow tells a story of her past love life to a younger woman. The film follows her memories of a romance that ended in tragedy.

melancholicromanticnostalgicslow-pacedbittersweetreflectivequiet

What happens

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. 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 the 1882 Guy de Maupassant short story Une veuve ("A widow"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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