Girl with Hyacinths
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Girl with Hyacinths is a 1950 Swedish drama film written and directed by Hasse Ekman
, starring Eva Henning
, Ulf Palme
, Anders Ek and Birgit Tengroth
. It follows a man who investigates the mysterious life of his neighbour who has committed suicide.
. Crossing a bridge, she has a conversation with a drunk artist, and after his persuasion, out of kindness, she buys a sketch that he offers. Arriving at her apartment, she straps a rope to the ceiling and hangs herself. The next morning her body is found by a housekeeper.
The police arrives and ask questions to her neighbours. The young woman's name was Dagmar Brink, and she was something of a loner. Nobody knew much about her, although she had lived for a while in the house, but everyone states that she seemed like a sweet and nice girl. Her closest neighbours in the flat next door, writer Anders Wikner and his wife Britt, are both shocked by the girl's suicide. Soon Anders starts to investigate what happened. He contacts the few people who knew her and asks them questions. He meets artist Elias Körner who painted a portrait of her, an old bank manager who had a cold meeting with her, a woman who shared a room with her once, an ex-husband, and the singer whose party she attended the night of the suicide. Anders' wife also turns out to have a story about Dagmar and what happened one night in Dagmar's apartment. The different people's meetings with Dagmar are told in several flashbacks.
's studios with exterior scenes in Stockholm.
Hasse Ekman
Hasse Ekman was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television.Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film director pre Ingmar Bergman and post Sjöström and Stiller, with his peak in mid-1940s to the year 1950...
, starring Eva Henning
Eva Henning
Eva Henning is a Swedish stage and movie actress, born in Newark, New York, U.S..- Career :Henning was trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in Sweden....
, Ulf Palme
Ulf Palme
Ulf Palme was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Stockholm, and died in Ingarö, Sweden.-Selected filmography:* Only a Mother * Prison * Girl with Hyacinths...
, Anders Ek and Birgit Tengroth
Birgit Tengroth
Birgit Tengroth was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1926 and 1950.- Biography :...
. It follows a man who investigates the mysterious life of his neighbour who has committed suicide.
Plot
A young woman is playing the piano at a wild party. When asked to play a special tune, she begins but stops abruptly and rushes out, visibly upset. Alone she starts to walk home through late night central StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. Crossing a bridge, she has a conversation with a drunk artist, and after his persuasion, out of kindness, she buys a sketch that he offers. Arriving at her apartment, she straps a rope to the ceiling and hangs herself. The next morning her body is found by a housekeeper.
The police arrives and ask questions to her neighbours. The young woman's name was Dagmar Brink, and she was something of a loner. Nobody knew much about her, although she had lived for a while in the house, but everyone states that she seemed like a sweet and nice girl. Her closest neighbours in the flat next door, writer Anders Wikner and his wife Britt, are both shocked by the girl's suicide. Soon Anders starts to investigate what happened. He contacts the few people who knew her and asks them questions. He meets artist Elias Körner who painted a portrait of her, an old bank manager who had a cold meeting with her, a woman who shared a room with her once, an ex-husband, and the singer whose party she attended the night of the suicide. Anders' wife also turns out to have a story about Dagmar and what happened one night in Dagmar's apartment. The different people's meetings with Dagmar are told in several flashbacks.
Cast
- Eva HenningEva HenningEva Henning is a Swedish stage and movie actress, born in Newark, New York, U.S..- Career :Henning was trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in Sweden....
as Dagmar Brink - Ulf PalmeUlf PalmeUlf Palme was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Stockholm, and died in Ingarö, Sweden.-Selected filmography:* Only a Mother * Prison * Girl with Hyacinths...
as Anders Wikner - Birgit TengrothBirgit TengrothBirgit Tengroth was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1926 and 1950.- Biography :...
as Britt Wikner - Anders Ek as Elias Körner
- Marianne LöfgrenMarianne LöfgrenMarianne Löfgren was a Swedish actress. She played in director Ingmar Bergman's debut Crisis and did many other movies in her native Sweden.-Selected filmography:* Crisis * Two Women...
as Gullan Wiklund - Gösta CederlundGösta CederlundGösta Cederlund, Gustaf Edvard Cederlund, was a Swedish actor and film director.Cederlund was one of Sweden's most popular and appreciated male character actors in Swedish films in the 1930s-50s, appreciated for his naturalness as an actor and comedy play...
as banker - Karl-Arne HolmstenKarl-Arne HolmstenKarl-Arne Holmsten was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 83 films between 1938 and 1968. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Lidingö, Sweden.-Selected filmography:* Girl with Hyacinths...
as Willy Borge - Keve HjelmKeve HjelmKarl Evert "Keve" Hjelm was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 70 films between 1943 and 2004.-Selected filmography:* Girl with Hyacinths * Raven's End * Love 65...
as Captain Brink - Anne-Marie BruniusAnne-Marie BruniusAnne-Marie Brunius, Anne-Marie Pauline Brunius , was a Swedish film actress. She was born in Stockholm, and died in Åkersberga, Sweden.-Selected filmography:*The Birds and the Bees...
as Alex
Production
Principal photography took place from 20 October to 3 December 1949 in SandrewSandrew Metronome
Sandrew Metronome is a Scandinavian film distributor. It is one of the biggest distributor companies in the Nordic countries. It is owned by the Anders Sandrew Foundation and the Norwegian Schibsted group....
's studios with exterior scenes in Stockholm.