Gustav Harald August Mulander ( Swede. Gustaf Harald August Molander ; November 18, 1888 , Helsingfors , Grand Duchy of Finland , Russian Empire , now Helsinki , Finland - June 19, 1973 , Stockholm , Sweden ) - Swedish film director and screenwriter.
| Gustav Mulander | |
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| Gustaf molander | |
| Date of Birth | November 18, 1888 |
| Place of Birth | Helsingfors , VKF |
| Date of death | June 19, 1973 (84 years) |
| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |
| Citizenship | |
| Profession | film director screenwriter |
| Career | 1916 - 1967 |
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Biography
Born November 18, 1888 in Helsingfors, in the Grand Duchy of Finland, where his father Harald Moulander performed in the Swedish Theater.
From 1907 to 1909 he attended school at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm . As an actor he performed until 1913 at the Swedish Helsingfors Theater, and later finally moved to Stockholm.
In the cinema begins as a screenwriter in 1916. Writes scripts for Victor Schöstrem and Moritz Stiller . As a director makes his debut in 1920 (“ King of the Pawns ”), but success came to him only in 1931 - after the release of the movie “ One Night ”. Filmed melodramas, which the critic called sentimental. Appealed to the anti-war and anti-fascist themes. Filmed works of Scandinavian classical literature. He took off several paintings from Ingmar Bergman ’s scenarios. Constantly collaborated with the cameraman Oke Dalqvist .
A participant in the programs of the 2nd (1934, “ Little Flirt ”), the 6th (1938, “ Woman 's Face ”) and the 10th (1949, “ Eva ”) of the International Venice Film Festivals.
He was married to actress Karin Mulander . Their sons Harald Mulander (1909–1994) and Jan Mulander (1920–2009) linked their lives with cinema.
Selected Filmography
- 1920 - The King of Shopkeepers / Bodakungen
- 1931 - One night / En natt
- 1934 - Little flirt / En stilla flirt (based on the novel by Edith Eberg)
- 1935 - Swedenborg / Swedenhielms (based on the novel by Yalmar Bergman )
- 1935 - On the sunny side / På solsidan (based on the play by Helge Krogh)
- 1936 - Intermezzo / Intermezzo (based on the story of Gest Stevens)
- 1938 - The Only Night / En enda natt
- 1938 - The face of a woman / En kvinnas ansikte
- 1943 - The flame will ignite / Det brinner en eld (based on the story of Gest Stevens)
- 1943 - The Word / Ordet (based on the play by Kai Munk )
- 1944 - Emperor Portuguese / Kejsarn av Portugallien (after the novel by Selma Lagerlöf )
- 1944 - The Invisible Wall / Den osynliga muren (based on the novel by Marika Sternstedt)
- 1947 - Woman without a face / Kvinna utan ansikte
- 1948 - Eva / Eva
- 1951 - Divorced / Frånskild
- 1955 - Money by Mr. Arne / Herr Arnes penningar (after the novel by Selma Lagerlöf )
- 1956 - Song of the crimson-red flower / Sången om den eldröda blomman (after the novel by Johannes Linnankoski )
- 1967 - Stimulators / Stimulantia (short story "Necklace")
Awards
- 1934 - Honorary Diploma of the 2nd International Venice Film Festival (“ Little Flirt ”)
- 1938 - Special recommendation of the 6th International Venice Film Festival (" Woman 's Face ")
Works
- Molander, Gustaf. Jag minns så gärna . Stockholm, 1970.
Literature
- Cinema: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. S.I. Yutkevich Moscow, Soviet Encyclopedia, 1987. - p. 281
- Ryazanova O, Mulander Gustav // Director's Encyclopedia. Cinema Europe / Comp. Chernenko M.M. - M., Mainland, 2002. - p.123-1124 - ISBN 5-85646-077-4
- Scandinavian filmmakers: Bibliography / Avt.-comp. O. E. Ryazanov; by ed. M.M. Chernenko . - M .: Scientific Research Institute of Cinema, 1996. - p. 100-103
- Forslund, Bengt (2003). Molander, Molander, Molander: en släktkrönika med tonvikt på Gustaf och Olof Molander, film- och teaterlegender under ett halvt sekel. Stockholm: Carlsson. Libris 8909864. ISBN 91-7203-519-6 (inb.)
- Gimtar från förr - axplock ur Gävles historia, utgiven 2007 av Jan G. Ljungström.
Links
- Gustav Mulander (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database
- Gustav Mulander on the site KinoPoisk