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Valborgsmässoafton

Valborgsmässoafton

1935Movie⏱️ 1h 15mNot Rated
DramaRomance
6
IMDB Rating
527 votes

Lena Bergström works in an office and is unhappily in love with her boss, Johan Borg. She decides to quit. Borg's wife won't have any children, and when she becomes pregnant she has an illegal abortion. For some reason, Lena's fat...

Director
Gustaf Edgren
Writers
Oscar Rydqvist, Gustaf Edgren
Stars
Lars Hanson, Karin Kavli, Victor Sjöström
Release Date
October 23, 1935
Language
Swedish
Country
Sweden
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lars Hanson
Lars Hanson
as Johan Borg
Karin Kavli
Karin Kavli
as Clary Borg
Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
as Fredrik Bergström
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
as Lena Bergström
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund
as Gustav Palm
Sture Lagerwall
Sture Lagerwall
as Svensson
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Marie-Louise Sorbon
as Mrs. Svensson
Georg Rydeberg
Georg Rydeberg
as Frank Roger
Georg Blickingberg
Georg Blickingberg
as Landberg
Richard Lund
Richard Lund
as 'Doctor' Smith

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Sandhamn, Stockholms län, Sweden
Production
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

🏷️ Keywords

illegal abortionnewspaper editorsecretary in love with bossstruggle over gunstockholm sweden

🎯 Categories

SwedishDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Bergman is radiant
by south-swell2019-07-21
8/10

"OK, I'm a sap for old movies. At the same time, I've never been a huge fan of Ingrid Bergman. In "Walpurgisnacht", however, I can see the beauty others mention. And I don't understand the low ratings of others. Maybe I'm not sufficiently conversant in Swedish cinema, but the tension and real human drama developed in this film were far more attainable than any of the artsy Swedish stuff so beloved by contemporary critics...."

💡 Did You Know?

The blackmail amount of 5,000 kronor would have equaled about $1,250 at the time, and that amount equates to over $25,400 in 2021.

📖 Synopsis

Lena Bergström works in an office and is unhappily in love with her boss, Johan Borg. She decides to quit. Borg's wife won't have any children, and when she becomes pregnant she has an illegal abortion. For some reason, Lena's fat...