Älskarinnan (1962)

Sweden, 77 min
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Basic facts

Media (2)

Original title Älskarinnan
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Awards
  • Chaplin Magazine Award
  • Filmbewertungsstelle (Wiesbaden)
  • Prize from Statens Filmpremienämnd (Sweden)
  • Show awards
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • Swedish
Swedish release 1962-10-08

Cast

Bibi Andersson
flickan

Per Myrberg
pojken

Max von Sydow
mannen

Öllegård Wellton
mannens hustru

Birgitta Valberg
den moderliga

Gunnar Olsson
gubben

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Links and resources

Read more about this film in our article "Tåg i svensk film" (in Swedish)
Watch this film in the Mini Cinema in our Stockholm library

Titles

Original title
  • Älskarinnan
Swedish release title
  • Älskarinnan
Distribution title
  • Schlafwagenabteil (Västtyskland)
  • The Mistress (Storbritannien)
  • Älskarinnan (Norge)
  • Elskovsfeber (Danmark)
  • La maîtresse (Frankrike)
  • Rakastajattaren tarina (Finland)
  • Kochanka (Polen)
  • La amante (Spanien)
  • Любовница (Ryssland)
Alternative title
  • The Swedish Mistress

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Script Supervisor
Unit Manager
First Assistant Cameraman
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Boom Operator
Sound Effects

Cast

Bibi Andersson flickan
Per Myrberg pojken
Max von Sydow mannen
Öllegård Wellton mannens hustru
Birgitta Valberg den moderliga
Gunnar Olsson gubben
Birger Lensander sovvagnskonduktören

Companies

Production Company AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svensk Filmindustri 1962
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2024
Laboratory FilmTeknik AB

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 105295
Date 1967-02-16
Classification Suitable for all audiences


Censorship number 99655
Date 1962-09-14
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2110 meters
Notes Speltid: 77 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (AgaScope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2110 meter
Length in minutes 77 min
Reels 4 reels


Production location

Filmstaden Råsunda Sweden

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1962-10-08 Fanfaren Stockholm Sweden 77 min
1962-10-08 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 77 min
First showing 1962-10-08 Fanfaren Stockholm Sweden 77 min
1962-10-08 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 77 min
Other showing 1966 Warsaw Poland
TV showing 1992-07-27 TV2 Sweden 74 min
2015-09-22 SVT1 Sweden
2017-10-23 SVT1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2019-08-28 Filmhuset Stockhom Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2019-08-28
VOD release 2023-02-03 SVT Play Sweden Antal dagar på SVT Play 30
TV showing 2023-02-09 SVT1 Sweden 75 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title Bar Twist
Composer Harold Geller


Original title Cool School
Composer Edward White


Original title Down by the Riverside


Original title Rosen aus dem Süden, vals, op. 388
Composer Johann Strauss d.y. (1880)


Original title Sankt Örjanslåten


Awards

The Jussi Award Helsinki 1964 (diplom)
Filmbewertungsstelle (Wiesbaden) Wiesbaden 1963 (prädikat: wertvoll)
Silberner Bär Berlin 1963 Bibi Andersson (bästa skådespelerska)
Chaplin Magazine Award Stockholm 1962 Vilgot Sjöman
Stockholm 1962 Lasse Björne (foto i denna film och i Briggen Tre Liljor)
Prize from Statens Filmpremienämnd (Sweden) Stockholm 1962 (premie om 200 000 kr)

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 Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2110


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2104


Element type Original picture negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Intermediate audio recording
Carrier type 17.5 mm


Element type Final mix
Carrier type 17.5 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title ÄLSKARINNAN en film av Vilgot Sjöman
Tryckeri Ewes Offsettryck


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title ÄLSKARINNAN
Tryckeri Kopia


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title ÄLSKARINNAN en film av Vilgot Sjöman
Tryckeri Kopia
Designed by Ranke Sandgren


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title ÄLSKARINNAN en film av Vilgot Sjöman
Tryckeri Kopia
Designed by Ranke Sandgren


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title Szwedzki dramat psychologiczny KOCHANKA
Tryckeri Kopia


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Älskarinnan. 5 bilder ur en svensk flickas liv. [Av] Vilgot Sjöman.
Extent 133 s. + 26 s miljölista.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Script title Älskarinnan - Vilgot Sjömans film.
Extent 2
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Script title The mistress (Älskarinnan). Bibbi Andersson - Max von Sydow - Per Myrberg in a film from Svensk Filmindustri by Vilgot Sjöman.
Extent 1 s.
Language English


Script type Peripheral material


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Tågbok.
Extent 2 s. uppdelning av sovvagnskomplexen + 27 s. ritningar över tågscenen + 29 s. motsvarande manussidor
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 1
Album Yes


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Other manifestations of this work

Digitized

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.39:1
Sound type Sound
Colour type Black and white
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 77 min
Dialogue
  • Swedish


Holdings Film

Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264


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