La Sorcière (film)
Appearance
La Sorcière | |
---|---|
Directed by | André Michel |
Written by | Paul Andréota Jacques Companéez Christiane Imbert Aleksandr Kuprin |
Produced by | Robert Woog |
Starring | Marina Vlady |
Cinematography | Marcel Grignon |
Edited by | Victoria Mercanton |
Music by | Norbert Glanzberg André Lafosse |
Production companies | Films Metzger et Woog Iéna Productions Nordisk Tonefilm |
Release date |
|
Running time | 97 minutes |
Countries | France, Sweden |
Languages | French, Swedish |
La Sorcière (French: The Sorceress, Swedish title: Häxan) is a 1956 fantasy romance drama film directed by André Michel based on a screenplay by Paul Andréota and Jacques Companéez. Adapted from the 1898 Alexander Kuprin novel Olesya.
Plot summary
[edit]A French civil engineer Laurent Brulard is involved in road construction in a remote corner of Sweden There he meets a local girl named Ina whom locals consider to be a witch. A considerable element of the drama is the love triangle that involves Laurent's landlady Kristina.
Cast
[edit]- Marina Vlady as Ina
- Nicole Courcel as Kristina Lundgren
- Maurice Ronet as Laurent Brulard
- Michel Etcheverry as Camoin
- Rune Lindström as Reverend Hermansson
- Erik Hell as Pullinen
- Eric Hellström as Erik Lundgren
- Ulla Lagnell as Mrs. Hermansson
- Naima Wifstrand as Maila
- Ulf Palme as Matti
Awards
[edit]At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "6th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
External links
[edit]- La Sorcière at IMDb
Categories:
- 1956 films
- 1950s romantic fantasy films
- Films directed by André Michel
- Films set in Sweden
- Adaptations of works by Aleksandr Kuprin
- Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution
- Films scored by Norbert Glanzberg
- 1950s French films
- 1950s French-language films
- French fantasy films
- French black-and-white films
- 1950s Swedish films
- 1950s Swedish-language films
- Swedish fantasy films
- Swedish black-and-white films
- 1950s French film stubs
- 1950s drama film stubs