Swedenhielms
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 excellent house maid, Boman. Because of the f...
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"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 wi..."
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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.
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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 excellent house maid, Boman. Because of the f...