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Life in the Finnish Woods (1947)

Life in the Finnish Woods poster
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
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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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