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Hästhandlarens flickor (1954)

Hästhandlarens flickor poster
Directed by
Egil Holmsen
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In rural Sweden, a horse dealer's daughters navigate desire and family duty. The story follows their relationships and the tensions that arise within their close knit community.

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What happens

Time of Desire or The Horse Dealer's Daughters (Swedish: Hästhandlarens flickor) is a 1954 Swedish drama film directed by Egil Holmsen and starring Barbro Larsson, Margaretha Löwler and George Fant. It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in Stockholm and on location around Örsundsbro in Uppsala County. It was based on a 1935 short story by Artur Lundkvist. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. In 1959, it was released on the American art house market by Janus Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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