Life in the Finnish Woods (1947)

Original title

Livet i finnskogarna

Directed by

Ivar Johansson

Genre

drama film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

15

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Swedish drama set in the early 1900s about the lives of forest dwellers in eastern Sweden. It follows the everyday struggles and customs of families living off the land, with a focus on a famous waltz that is woven into the story.

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What happens

Life in the Finnish Woods (Swedish: Livet i Finnskogarna) is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Carl Jularbo, Naima Wifstrand and Barbro Ribbing. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm with location shooting around Bollnäs in Eastern Sweden. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. It takes its title from a 1913 waltz of the same title by Jularbo, whose signature tune it became. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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