Valborgsmässoafton = Walpurgis night /
"Lena (Ingrid Bergman) is in love with her married boss, Johan (Lars Hanson), in this romantic drama that takes Sweden's declining birth rate as a backdrop and stirred up controversy with its depiction of abortion. While Lena dreams of marriage and motherhood, Johan's wife is staunchl...
| Uniform Title: | Valborgsmässoafton (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Swedish |
| Language Notes: | Swedish dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[New York, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2018]
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| Series: | Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Ingrid Bergman's Swedish years.
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| Summary: | "Lena (Ingrid Bergman) is in love with her married boss, Johan (Lars Hanson), in this romantic drama that takes Sweden's declining birth rate as a backdrop and stirred up controversy with its depiction of abortion. While Lena dreams of marriage and motherhood, Johan's wife is staunchly unmaternal. Johan and Lena have a chance to be together, but their happiness is threatened by blackmail and murder. The great Victor Sjöström plays Lena's fiercely protective father, a newspaper editor convinced that the population problem will be solved by love, not legislation"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1935. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (79 mi.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Format: | DVD, NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.37:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital monaural. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Martin Bodin ; editor, Oscar Rosander ; music, Eric Bengtson. |
| ISBN: | 9781681434322 1681434326 |