Hemsöborna (1955)
- Directed by
- Arne Mattsson
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Sweden
- Rating
- 4.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young farmhand arrives on a remote island to work for a tough widow. Tensions and attractions grow among the simple rural community over a season of hard labor and small joys.
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What happens
The People of Hemsö (Swedish: Hemsöborna) is a 1955 Swedish historical drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Erik Strandmark, Hjördis Petterson and Nils Hallberg. It marked the screen debut of Daliah Lavi, then a child actress. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. It was based on the 1887 novel The People of Hemsö by August Strindberg, previously adapted into a 1944 film of the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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