Les Swedenhielm

Original title: Swedenhielms

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Birger Lundquist in Les Swedenhielm (1935)

The Swedenhielms is an old aristocratic family. The head of the family is professor Rolf Swedenhielm. His three children Bo, Julia and Rolf Jr also live in the house. They also have an excel... Read allThe Swedenhielms is an old aristocratic family. The head of the family is professor Rolf Swedenhielm. His three children Bo, Julia and Rolf Jr also live in the house. They also have an excellent house maid, Boman. Because of the family's extravagance, they are heading for bankrup... Read allThe Swedenhielms is an old aristocratic family. The head of the family is professor Rolf Swedenhielm. His three children Bo, Julia and Rolf Jr also live in the house. They also have an excellent house maid, Boman. Because of the family's extravagance, they are heading for bankruptcy. But perhaps their problems would be solved if Rolf was awarded the Nobel Prize?

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Gösta Ekman

Rolf Swedenhielm

Björn Berglund

Rolf Swedenhielm j:r

Håkan Westergren

Bo Swedenhielm

Tutta Rolf

Julia Swedenhielm

Ingrid Bergman

Astrid

Sigurd Wallén

Erikson

Nils Ericson

Pedersén
(as Nils Eriksson)

Karin Swanström

Marta Boman

Tor Borong

Air Mechanic
(uncredited)

Mona Geijer-Falkner

Charwoman
(uncredited)

Sven Jerring

The Announcer
(uncredited)

Helge Mauritz

Airman
(uncredited)

Hjalmar Peters

Ek
(uncredited)

Adèle Söderholm

Charwoman
(uncredited)

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- Gustaf Molander
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5Jim Tritten

Slow but sweet

Comic treatment of family sliding towards financial ruin unless Father wins the Nobel Prize. In some ways, this film reminded me of `You Can't Take It With You' (1938). Gösta Ekman is superb as the eccentric Father, Rolf Swedenhielm, and Karin Swanström couldn't be better as the devoted and faithful servant, Marta Boman. Film was recently shown in US on TCM and highlighted an early performance of 20-year-old Ingrid Bergman as Astrid - it is a small part. Although the comedy is there, it is subdued - perhaps giving us an insight into the Swedish culture. A slow, but warm, film with good moral messages. Not for everyone.

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Trivia
Julia mentions sailing to India on the "Gripsholm" if he father is awarded the Nobel Prize. The MS Gripsholm was one of the premier ocean liners of the Swedish American Line and was the first transatlantic liner built that was powered by diesel engines rather than steam. She was in service with Swedish American from 1925 to 1954 when she was sold to North German Lloyd. During WW2 she served as a repatriation ship, sailing under the flag of the Red Cross with a neutral Swedish crew, returning nearly 28,000 German, Japanese, Canadian, British and United States citizens to their home countries. She was scrapped in 1966.

Goofs
On the night of the Nobel Prize presentations, Rolf Sr. comes down the stairs wearing a medal on the right side of his suit coat. But, after the scene where he accepts Marta's explanation of things and kisses her hand, the medal has switched to the left side of his coat and remains there for the rest of the film.

Quotes
Astrid: Darling, have you seen the morning paper? I won! What do you say to that?
Bo Swedenhielm: I'll never bet against you again, you clever fox.
Astrid: [giggles] That's probably a good idea.

Connections
Featured in Gösta Ekman - En levande legend (1987)

Soundtracks
Votre toast (The Toreador Song)
(uncredited)
from "Carmen"
Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Hummed and sung by Gösta Ekman