I lifvets vår (1912)

Sweden, 60 min
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Original title I lifvets vår
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Swedish release 1912-12-16

Cast

Victor Sjöström
Cyril Alm

Anna Norrie
fru Alm, Cyrils mor

Georg af Klercker
von Seydling, kommerseråd

Selma Wiklund af Klercker
Gerda, von Seydlings dotter

Mauritz Stiller
von Plæin, löjtnant

Astrid Engelbrecht
Sara Andersson, änka

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Read more about this film in our article "Lost Silent Films" (in English)

Titles

Original title
  • I lifvets vår
Swedish release title
  • I lifvets vår
Distribution title
  • The Springtime of Life (USA)
  • Elämän keväänä (Finland 1913)
  • I lifvets vår (Finland 1913)
  • Livets Foraar eller Tiggerbarnets sælsamme Skæbne (Danmark)
  • Le printemps de la vie (Frankrike)
  • Au printemps de la vie (Frankrike)
Alternative title
  • I vårens tid (Scala i Malmö 1915)
Rating title
  • Livets vår
Title alternative spelling
  • I livets vår
Re-release title
  • Första älskarinnan (se kommentar)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Adaptation
Musical Arrangement
Orchestra
Orchestra Leader

Cast

Victor Sjöström Cyril Alm
Anna Norrie fru Alm, Cyrils mor
Georg af Klercker von Seydling, kommerseråd
Selma Wiklund af Klercker Gerda, von Seydlings dotter
Mauritz Stiller von Plæin, löjtnant
Astrid Engelbrecht Sara Andersson, änka
Victor Arfvidson Brooms, ljusskygg individ
Georg Fernquist betjänt hos von Seydling
Erland Colliander man hos von Seydling
William Larsson inspicient på teatern
Valdemar Dalquist hovmästare vid teaterbranden
Henrik Jaenzon gäst på utekaféet
Martha Colliander (as Martha Josefson) Gerdas uppasserska
Olof Ås man i teaterpubliken

Companies

Production Company Pathé
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svenska Biografteaterns Filmbyrå
Pathé Frères filial

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 7088
Date 1912-12-09
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 1099 meters
Notes Kopiornas längd varierar mellan 1087 och 1090 meter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Sound type Silent
Colour type Black and white (tinted)
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 16
Length in metres 1099 meter
Length in minutes 60 min
Reels 3 reels
Titles in viewing length
  • Swedish


Original work

Original title Första älskarinnan (Novel)
Author August Blanche


Production location

Sweden (sensommaren) 1912 1912
Svenska Biografteaterns ateljé Lidingö
Stockholm med omnejd

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1912-12-16 Victoria Malmö Sweden
First showing 1912-12-16 Victoria Malmö Sweden
Release in Stockholm 1912-12-26 Röda Kvarn i Sveasalen Stockholm Sweden
Other showing 1913-01-11 Kristiania Norway (premiär i Norge)
1913-08-01 New York USA (premiär i USA)
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2008-10-30
2009-01-31 I samarbete med GIFF 2009.
2011-03-09

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 1052


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 1051


Element type Duplicate positive
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 869


Element type Duplicate positive for optical printing
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Danish


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