Sonja (1943)
Table of contents
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
Basic facts
Media (58)
| Original title | Sonja |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
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| Swedish release | 1943-11-05 |
Cast
Birgit Tengroth
Sonja Larsson
Åke Grönberg
Kurt Larsson, hennes man, fabriksarbetare
Sture Lagerwall
Nick Berggren
Elsie Albiin
Maj Larsson, Kurts syster, manikyrist
David Erikson
Kalle Lindgren, Kurts arbetskamrat
Bengt Ekerot
Bengt, Majs beundrare
Plot summary
Sonja and Kurt Larsson are happily married. Kurt’s dream is to buy a house and later on have children. But Sonja has a dark secret, that she once earned her living as a street-walker. One day...
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Titles
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Crew
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Cast
| Birgit Tengroth | Sonja Larsson | ||
| Åke Grönberg | Kurt Larsson, hennes man, fabriksarbetare | ||
| Sture Lagerwall | Nick Berggren | ||
| Elsie Albiin | Maj Larsson, Kurts syster, manikyrist | ||
| David Erikson | Kalle Lindgren, Kurts arbetskamrat | ||
| Bengt Ekerot | Bengt, Majs beundrare | ||
| Gunn Wållgren | Sonjas rumskamrat | ||
| Barbro Fleege | Inga, Majs arbetskamrat | ||
| Lotten Olsson | Berta Lindgren, Kalles mor | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Siegfried Fischer | Otto Samuelsson, direktör för ett pälsskrädderi | ||
| Hortensia Hedström | fru Holmgren, Majs hyresvärdinna | ||
| Folke Kjellqvist | elmätaravsynaren | ||
| Gideon Wahlberg | gäst på Kalles femtioårskalas | ||
| Astrid Bodin | Sonjas arbetskamrat på restaurangen | ||
| Monica Schildt | Anna Elisabeth Stark, flickan som begår självmord | ||
| Erik "Hampe" Faustman | verkstadschefen | ||
| Robert Ryberg | hovmästaren | ||
| Manetta Ryberg | gäst på Kalles femtioårskalas | ||
| Chris Wahlström | dansande på restaurangen | ||
| Gunnar Almqvist | dansande på restaurangen | ||
| - | Bortklippt i den slutliga filmen: | ||
| Helge Brinck | överkonstapeln |
Companies
| Production Company | Terrafilms Produktions AB | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Terrafilm | 1943 | |
| Laboratory | AB Film-Labor |
Plot summary
Sonja and Kurt Larsson are happily married. Kurt’s dream is to buy a house and later on have children. But Sonja has a dark secret, that she once earned her living as a street-walker. One day Nick an old friend of Kurt’s turns up. Kurt is not pleased since Nick is engaged in shady deals. Nick immediately recognises Sonja and this gives him a hold on her. He impudently invites himself and moves into their home. After a violent argument between Nick and Kurt, Nick reveals Sonja’s secret. Kurt immediately throws her out. One day Kurt reads about a woman who has taken her own life and he thinks of Sonja and how much he misses her. He urges her to return home and she does.
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 66440 |
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| Date | 1943-11-05 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2160 meters |
| Notes | Enligt notering på censurkortet hade Biografbyrån för avsikt att i akt 3 klippa "en del av scenen mellan Sonja och Nick på soffan", men av allt att döma företogs aldrig dessa klipp. Aktlängder: 500-635-520-505 = 2160 m - 79 minuter. Aktlängder: 500, 635, 520, 505. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Intensity sound |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2160 meter |
| Length in minutes | 79 min |
| Reels | 4 reels |
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Original work
Production location
| (kompletteringar) | 1943-11-02 | 1943-11-02 | ||||
| 1943-07-23 | 1943-08-28 | |||||
| AB Sandrewateljéerna (Novilla och Lästmakaregatan) | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Filmos ateljé, Jungfrugatan | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Bröderna Hedlunds Mekaniska verkstad | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Philipsons garage | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Kajplats 18 | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Nybroplan | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Bastugatan | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Ringvägen | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Skanskvarn | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Källhagen | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Västerbron | Stockholm | Sweden | ||||
| Älgö | Nacka | Sweden | ||||
| Foresta | Lidingö | Sweden | ||||
| Sjövillan | Lidingö | Sweden |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1943-11-05 | Terrassen | Stockholm | Sweden | 79 min | |
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| First showing | 1943-11-05 | Terrassen | Stockholm | Sweden | 79 min | |
| TV showing | 1997-07-29 | SVT2 | Sweden | 76 min | ||
| 2001-01-23 | SVT1 | Sweden | 76 min | |||
| 2003-07-02 | SVT1 | Sweden | 76 min | |||
| 2004-05-04 | SVT1 | Sweden | 76 min | |||
| 2009-04-28 | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
| 2012-08-27 | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2015-11-24 | |||||
| TV showing | 2017-01-31 | SVT1 | Sweden | |||
| 2019-04-09 | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
| 2021-04-05 | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
| 2023-10-26 | SVT1 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Hjärtats saga | |
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| Composer | Wilhelm Åström | (1892) |
| Lyrics | Sigurd | (1892) |
| Singer | kör |
| Original title | Salamander-scherzo | |
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| Composer | Charles Redland |
Related films
| Fram för lilla Terra : 10 års framställning av levande bilder. En självbiografisk bekännelse i 38 tablåer. Terra Film 1938-1948. (1948) | Citation included from | Sonja (1943) |
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 | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2144 |
| Element type | Duplicate positive |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2143 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Tryckeri | Ljunglöfs |
| Designed by | GöstaX Åberg |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Tryckeri | Wernqvist & Co boktr. AB |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Tryckeri | Ljunglöfs |
| Designed by | GöstaX Åberg |
| Size | About 60 x 80 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Archive materials
| Type | Press Cuttings |
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Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Extent | 107 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Script title | Textlista. |
| Extent | 22 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Extent | 30 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Extent | Ca 40 s. Produktionsuppgifter och innehållsbeskrivning (2 s.) ingår. |
| Language | German |
| Script type | Peripheral material |
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| Language | Swedish |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Behind the scenes prints | 5 |
| Album | Yes |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Language | Swedish |
