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Hemsöborna - Väldigt fritt efter August Strindberg

4.0 128 mins Comedy   TV Movie   2008
2Entertain  
Director(s): Krister Classon

Strindberg was bold! In 1887, he dared to describe a priest who both drank and swore. He dared to portray a lovesick woman like Madam Flod and a calculating, lecherous Carlsson. He showed that farmhands had a sense of humor and pined for the maids, and he ridiculed the authorities. Strindberg was bold! So bold that Bonniers publishing house rejected several scenes because they were so bold. That is why we do not believe that Strindberg would disapprove of our ideas for his script. Here we will "mess around" with it thoroughly, in his spirit. In other words, you will get an adaptation that is VERY loosely based on Strindberg. Madam Flod will be lovesick, and Carlsson will be senile. The farmhands will have tons of funny lines, the maids will scream at the top of their lungs when the farmhands want to flirt, and the pastor won't be sober for many minutes. And the ending? No, we won't let anyone die here. These are new times! Strindberg was bold. Bold—so are we! Cheers, Strindberg!

Casts of Hemsöborna - Väldigt fritt efter August Strindberg

Claes Månsson

as Rundqvist

Siw Carlsson

as Madame Flod

Jojje Jönsson

as Carlsson

Martin Östh

as Gusten

Kent Vickell

as Norman

Elin Gradin

as Clara

Jenny Antoni

as Ida och Lotten

Thomas Hedengran

as Pastorn

Gösta Jansson

as Professorn

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