The Lass from the Stormy Croft
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The Lass from the Stormy Croft is a 1917
Swedish
drama film
directed by Victor Sjöström
, based on a 1913
novel by Selma Lagerlöf
. It was the first in a series of successful Lagerlöf adaptions by Sjöström, made possible by a deal between Lagerlöf and A-B Svenska Biografteatern (later AB Svensk Filmindustri
) to adapt at least one Lagerlöf novel each year. Lagerlöf had for many years denied any proposal to let her novels be adapted for film, but after seeing Sjöström's Terje Vigen
she finally decided to give her allowance.
It was originally released in the US as The Girl from the March Croft and the UK as The Woman He Chose. However it is today generally referred to as The Lass from the Stormy Croft, which is closer to the original Swedish title. Six other adaptions of the same novel have been made, a German
and a Turkish
in 1935, a Finnish
in 1940, another Swedish in 1947, a Danish
(Husmandstøsen
) in 1952 and another German in 1958.
1917 in film
The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
Swedish
Cinema of Sweden
Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film director.- Biography:Born in Silbodal, in the Värmland region of Sweden, he was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström, moved the family to Brooklyn, New York. His mother died when he was seven years old in 1886...
, based on a 1913
1913 in literature
The year 1913 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Husayn Haykal publishes the first modern Egyptian novel Zaynab.-New books:* Alain-Fournier — Le Grand Meaulnes* L...
novel by Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....
. It was the first in a series of successful Lagerlöf adaptions by Sjöström, made possible by a deal between Lagerlöf and A-B Svenska Biografteatern (later AB Svensk Filmindustri
AB Svensk Filmindustri
AB Svensk Filmindustri or Svensk Filmindustri is a Swedish film production company, distributor and movie theatre chain, currently owned by the Bonnier Group. It was established on December 27, 1919....
) to adapt at least one Lagerlöf novel each year. Lagerlöf had for many years denied any proposal to let her novels be adapted for film, but after seeing Sjöström's Terje Vigen
Terje Vigen (film)
A Man There Was is a 1917 Swedish drama directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a poem of the same title by Henrik Ibsen. At a cost of 60,000 SEK it was the by then most expensive Swedish film ever made, marking a new direction in Swedish cinema with more funding to fewer films, resulting in more...
she finally decided to give her allowance.
It was originally released in the US as The Girl from the March Croft and the UK as The Woman He Chose. However it is today generally referred to as The Lass from the Stormy Croft, which is closer to the original Swedish title. Six other adaptions of the same novel have been made, a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and a Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in 1935, a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in 1940, another Swedish in 1947, a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
(Husmandstøsen
Husmandstøsen
-Cast:* Grethe Thordahl - Helga* Ib Schønberg - Sorte Niels* Maria Garland - Helgas mor Birthe* Jakob Nielsen - Helgas far Karl* Johannes Meyer - Søren Torpegaard* Helga Frier - Ingeborg Torpegaard* Poul Reichhardt - Gudmund Torpegaard...
) in 1952 and another German in 1958.
Cast
- Greta AlmrothGreta AlmrothGreta Almroth was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in 31 films between 1912 and 1940.-Selected filmography:* The Voice of Passion * Judge Not * Daughter of the Peaks...
as Helga Nilsdotter - William LarssonWilliam LarssonWilliam Larsson was a Swedish silent film actor. He appeared in 39 films between 1912 and 1925.-Selected filmography:* Ingeborg Holm * Half Breed * The Clergyman * Judge Not...
as Helga's Father - Thekla Borgh as Helga's Mother
- Lars HansonLars HansonLars Hanson was a Swedish film and stage actor, internationally mostly remembered for his motion picture roles during the silent film era.-Biography:...
as Gudmund Erlandsson - Hjalmar SelanderHjalmar SelanderHjalmar Selander was a Swedish actor, stage director and theatre manager.Selander was active in Gothenburg 1877-79, in various travelling theatre companies 1879-1888 and the Swedish Theatre in 1888-89....
as Erland Erlandsson - Concordia SelanderConcordia SelanderConcordia Cornelia Johanna Selander, née Hård , was a Swedish actress and theatre manager.She first trained at the school of the Royal Swedish Ballet and later at the Royal Theatre's acting school Dramatens elevskola...
as Ingeborg Erlandsson - Karin MolanderKarin MolanderKarin Molander was a Swedish stage and film actress whose career spanned over five decades.-Career:Born Katarina Margareta Elisabet Edwertz in Stockholm, Sweden, she began taking classes from theater actress Julia Håkansson at a young age...
as Hildur Persson - Georg Blomstedt as Erik Persson
- Jenny Tschernichin-LarssonJenny Tschernichin-LarssonJenny Tschernichin-Larsson was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1913 and 1933.-Selected filmography:* The Conflicts of Life * The Miracle * Judge Not...
as Hildur's Mother - Gösta CederlundGösta CederlundGösta Cederlund, Gustaf Edvard Cederlund, was a Swedish actor and film director.Cederlund was one of Sweden's most popular and appreciated male character actors in Swedish films in the 1930s-50s, appreciated for his naturalness as an actor and comedy play...
as Per Mårtensson - Edla Rothgardt as Mrs. Mårtensson
- Nils AhrénNils AhrénNils Ahrén was a Swedish silent film actor. He appeared in 27 films between 1913 and 1928.-Selected filmography:* The Conflicts of Life * Judge Not * The Outlaw and His Wife...
as Judge