Fairy of Solbakken (1919)

Original title

Synnöve Solbakken

Directed by

John W. Brunius

Genre

drama film, silent film, romance film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman named Synnove lives on a farm in rural Norway. She and a neighbor boy grow up together and their bond deepens into love despite family tensions.

gentleromanticpoignantquietearnestold-fashionedpastoral

What happens

Synnöve Solbakken is a Swedish silent film from 1919 directed by John W. Brunius. The screenplay was written by Brunius and Sam Ask. It is based on Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's 1857 novel Synnøve Solbakken. The novel was adapted for film two additional times in Sweden (in 1934 and 1957). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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