Mother Takes a Vacation
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| Directed by | Schamyl Bauman |
| Written by | Schamyl Bauman Elsa Appelquist Sven Björkman Arthur Spjuth |
| Produced by | Schamyl Bauman |
| Starring | Gerd Hagman George Fant Karl-Arne Holmsten |
| Cinematography | Göran Strindberg |
| Edited by | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt |
| Music by | Sune Waldimir |
Production company | Bauman-Produktion |
| Distributed by | Sandrew-Baumanfilm |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Mother Takes a Vacation (Swedish: Mamma tar semester) is a 1957 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Gerd Hagman, George Fant and Karl-Arne Holmsten.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson.
Synopsis
Sylvia returns to Sweden after several years abroad and is shocked to see how put-upon her sister Karin is by her husband and children, who treat her like a housekeeper. She persuades her to take a vacation in Stockholm to live a little.
Cast
- Gerd Hagman as Karin Forsberg
- George Fant as Ragnar Forsberg
- Karl-Arne Holmsten as Gunnar Broms
- Gaby Stenberg as Sylvia
- Elsa Carlsson as Elisabeth Broms
- Torsten Lilliecrona as Director Broms
- Stig Järrel as Director Sandell
- Sven Almgren as Lennart Forsberg
- Sten Mattsson as Gunnar Forsberg
- Mona Malm as Gittan Broms
- Rut Holm as Mrs. Jansson
- Bellan Roos as Hilda
- Birgitta Andersson as Young Lady in White Fur
- Sven Arvor as Maitre d'
- Lillemor Biörnstad as Miss Lindkvist
- Astrid Bodin as Sales Clerk
- Jessie Flaws as Kajsa Larsson
- Pierre Fränckel as Sven Leråker
- Nils Hallberg as Karlsson
- Ulf Johansson as Jocke
- Holger Kax as Taxi Driver
- Sonja Kolthoff as Miss Blomkvist
- Gösta Krantz as Bus Driver
- Märta Ottoson as Dinner Guest
- Olav Riégo as Dinner Guest
- Birger Sahlberg as Bus Passenger
- Karl-Erik Stark as Bartender
- Claes Thelander as Dinner Guest
References
- ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.44
Bibliography
- Per Olov Qvist & Peter von Bagh. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
- Mother Takes a Vacation at IMDb
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