Hugo and Josephine

Hugo and Josephine
Directed by	Kjell Grede
Written by	Kjell Grede
Based on	Josephine, Hugo and Josephine and Hugo by Maria Gripe
Produced by	Göran Lindgren
Starring	Fredrik Becklén Marie Öhman Beppe Wolgers
Music by	Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist
Production company	Sandrew Film & Teater AB
Distributed by	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (United States)
Release date	16 December 1967 (1967-12-16) (Sweden)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Hugo and Josephine (Swedish: Hugo och Josefin) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 16 December 1967, written and directed by Kjell Grede. The film is loosely based on three novels by Maria Gripe, and it stars Fredrik Becklén and Marie Öhman in the lead roles, with Beppe Wolgers, Helena Brodin and Inga Landgré in supporting roles. The film won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film at the 5th Guldbagge Awards.

Production

The film was mostly shot in Kårsta between June–September 1967. The music is by Torbjörn Lundquist.

Plot

The film is about a girl named Josephine (Marie Öhman), who is the daughter of a priest and lives in the country. She has no friends, but one day she meets Hugo (Fredrik Becklén), who is the nephew of the gardener Gudmarson. Along with him and Gudmarson (Beppe Wolgers), she experiences a fantastic summer.

Cast

• Fredrik Becklén as Hugo Andersson
• Marie Öhman as Josephine (Jenny Grå)
• Beppe Wolgers as Gudmarsson, gardener and Hugo's uncle
• Inga Landgré as Josephine's mother
• Helena Brodin as Miss Ingrid Sund, the teacher
• Bellan Roos as Lyra, the lonely old woman on a bicycle
• Karl Carlsson as Karl Carlsson
• Tord Stål as Josephine's father (voice)

External links

• Hugo and Josephine at IMDb
• Hugo and Josephine at the Swedish Film Institute Database