If I Could Marry the Minister
- 12 December 1941 (1941-12-12)
If I Could Marry the Minister (Swedish: Tänk, om jag gifter mig med prästen) is a 1941 Swedish romantic drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Viveca Lindfors, Georg Rydeberg, Arnold Sjöstrand.[1][2][3] with screenplay by Ester Lindin and Ivar Johansson.[4][5] The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj.
Plot
Eva Örn, a young teacher, moves to rural Vikarlunda, where her good looks and strong opinions estrange her from the locals. She begins a clandestine affair with the priest, Ingvar Hagson.
Cast
- Viveca Lindfors as Eva Örn
- Georg Rydeberg as Ingvar Hagson
- Arnold Sjöstrand as Knut Knutsson of Sjövalla
- Nils Lundell as Albert Sundström
- Anna Lindahl as Greta Knutsson
- Gudrun Brost as Helga Persson of Mon
- Sven Bergvall as Persson of Mon
- Linnéa Hillberg as Sophie Ekeberger
- Viran Rydkvist as Ester Örn
- Arthur Natorp as Pettersson, Organist
- Axel Högel as Mr. Örn
- Ruth Stevens as Doris Örn
- Torsten Bergström as Brother Johannes
- Gabriel Alw as Sjövalla's Helping Hand
Controversy and reception
The novel by Ester Lindin which forms the basis of the film was already very controversial, and when it was announced that it would be adapted for the screen, a delegation of priests petitioned the film company Luxfilm and demanded that filming be stopped. The chief executive officer issued an unofficial warning.[6] Despite this, the film was made and became one of the greatest successes of the 1940s.
One reviewer at the time wrote: "Since her novel was released [Ester Lindin] has had the questionable pleasure of getting pilloried in cheap cabarets and causeries as the amorality priestess number one. The film gives all these moral busybodies an answer that should sting – never before has moral hypocrisy and the false idyll of the philistine been exposed to such a mighty attack."[4]
References
- ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.93
- ^ Blomberg, Eva (2006). Vill ni se en stjärna?: kön, kropp och kläder i Filmjournalen 1919–1953 (in Swedish). Nordic Academic Press. ISBN 9789189116849.
- ^ Fjelkestam, Kristina (2002). Ungkarlsflickor, kamrathustrur och manhaftiga lesbianer: modernitetens litterära gestalter i mellankrigstidens Sverige (in Swedish). Brutus Östlings Bokförlag Symposion. ISBN 9789171395528.
- ^ a b Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (2015). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. p. 556. ISBN 9781137312372.
- ^ Lagerberg, Hans (2012-03-30). Lärarna: om utövarna av en svår konst (in Swedish). Ordfront. ISBN 9789174413229.
- ^ "Tänk, om jag gifter mig med prästen". Studio S Entertainment. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
Bibliography
- Nelmes, Jill & Selbo, Jule. Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
- If I Could Marry the Minister at IMDb
- http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=film&itemid=3965
- https://www.filminstitutet.se/sv/fa-kunskap-om-film/ta-del-av-filmsamlingarna/filmer/tank-om-jag-gifter-mig-med-prasten/
- https://www.nt.se/kultur-noje/med-och-om-ester-lindin-om4360046.aspx
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