Mother Takes a Vacation (Swedish: Mamma tar semester) is a 1957 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Gerd Hagman, George Fant and Karl-Arne Holmsten.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson.
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| Directed by | Schamyl Bauman |
| Written by | Schamyl Bauman Elsa Appelquist Sven Björkman Arthur Spjuth |
| Produced by | Schamyl Bauman |
| Starring | Gerd Hagman George Fant Karl-Arne Holmsten |
| Cinematography | Göran Strindberg |
| Edited by | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt |
| Music by | Sune Waldimir |
Production company | Bauman-Produktion |
| Distributed by | Sandrew-Baumanfilm |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis
Sylvia returns to Sweden after several years abroad and is shocked to see how put-upon her sister Karin is by her husband and children, who treat her like a housekeeper. She persuades her to take a vacation in Stockholm to live a little.
Cast
- Gerd Hagman as Karin Forsberg
- George Fant as Ragnar Forsberg
- Karl-Arne Holmsten as Gunnar Broms
- Gaby Stenberg as Sylvia
- Elsa Carlsson as Elisabeth Broms
- Torsten Lilliecrona as Director Broms
- Stig Järrel asDirector Sandell
- Sven Almgren as Lennart Forsberg
- Sten Mattsson as Gunnar Forsberg
- Mona Malm as Gittan Broms
- Rut Holm as Mrs. Jansson
- Bellan Roos as Hilda
- Birgitta Andersson as Young Lady in White Fur
- Sven Arvor as Maitre d'
- Lillemor Biörnstad as Miss Lindkvist
- Astrid Bodin as Sales Clerk
- Jessie Flaws as Kajsa Larsson
- Pierre Fränckel as Sven Leråker
- Nils Hallberg as Karlsson
- Ulf Johansson asJocke
- Holger Kax as Taxi Driver
- Sonja Kolthoff as Miss Blomkvist
- Gösta Krantz as Bus Driver
- Märta Ottoson as Dinner Guest
- Olav Riégo as Dinner Guest
- Birger Sahlberg as Bus Passenger
- Karl-Erik Stark as Bartender
- Claes Thelander as Dinner Guest
References
Bibliography
- Per Olov Qvist & Peter von Bagh. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
