The Girl from Backafall (1953)
- Original title
- Flickan från Backafall
- Directed by
- Bror Bügler
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A sailor falls in love with a young woman living on a remote island in the Baltic Sea. Their romance unfolds against the backdrop of the sea and small-town life.
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What happens
The Girl from Backafall (Swedish: Flickan från Backafall) is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Bror Bügler and starring Viola Sundberg, Sven Lindberg and Kenne Fant. It is based on a poem by Gabriel Jönsson, which had been turned into a popular song in the 1920s, about the romance between a sailor and a woman on the island of Ven in the Baltic Sea. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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