Victor Sjöström — Playwright (12)

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A Man There Was (1917)
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维克多·斯约斯特洛姆 actor: 维克多·斯约斯特洛姆 / 贝里丽奥特·胡斯贝里 …
other title: 仇敌当前 / Terje Vigen …
挪威著名剧作家易仆生编剧,北欧电影黄金时代的开篇之作。全片實景挪威海岸拍攝,拍攝難度與戲劇張力超越當代。原本平凡的水手,戰時為了養家活口冒險出航,卻被軍人所俘。多年後脫身返家卻人事已非,只有滿腔怨怒相伴。某天,當年俘虜他的仇敵與相隨的妻女海上落難待援,他奮勇而至,卻陷入「復仇還是救援?」的天人交戰。 Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on Terje's beneficence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself. Based on a poem written by Henrik Ibsen and entirely on location shooting at the Norwegian coast, the film claimed to be the most expensive production and marked the beginning of the Golden Age in the Nordic film history.

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The Outlaw and His Wife (1919)
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维克多·斯约斯特洛姆 actor: 维克多·斯约斯特洛姆 / 伊迪丝·埃拉斯托夫 …
other title: 生死恋 / Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru …
A stranger comes to work at widow Halla's farm. Halla and the stranger fall in love, but when he is revealed as Eyvind, an escaped thief forced into crime by his family's starvation, they flee and become two of the many outlaws of Iceland's mountains.

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Dawn of Love (1919)
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other title: 英格玛之子 / Ingmarssönerna …
It is extraordinary that this amazing film is not repeatedly shown. It is possibly the best demonstration of the genius (not an assessment to make casually) of Sjöstrom - with David Griffiths, the first person to demonstrate his brilliance by making films. The film's aware mix of the naive vision of the ancestors sitting in the lodge in heaven, which Sjöstrom's character reaches by climbing a ladder to the clouds, and the grim, realist material of the unfaithful wife's child, alone would make it outstanding but finding this at a stage where it had virtually nothing in the way of antecedent is staggering. Modern prints may not do justice to the sophistication of the film making. The performances do survive un-dimmed. Curious that Sjöstrom was able to take his mastery to Hollywood when the Scandinavian industry faltered but not to survive the challenge of sound - something which remains a mystery that could stand investigation.

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Karin Daughter of Ingmar (1920)
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other title: 英格玛之女卡琳 / Karin Ingmarsdotter …
Karin Daughter of Ingmar is a 1920 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It is the second part in Sjöström's large-scale adaption of Selma Lagerlöf's novel Jerusalem, following Sons of Ingmar from the year before, and depicting chapter three and four from the novel. The critical reception was however unenthusiastic and Sjöström decided to not direct any more parts.

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Fire on Board (1923)
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Victor Sjöström actor: Jenny Hasselquist / Matheson Lang …
other title: 船上的大火 / Eld ombord …
A naval adventure that focuses on the rivalry among the crew, particularly the indignation wrought by the behavior of inplacable Captain Steen. Dick, one of the sailors, is one of the most rebellious and draws up plans to exact vengeance. The opportunity arises, but an incident that may sink the ship changes the focus of attention. The lighting for the film and the composition of the scenes are regarded as the highlights of the movie.

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He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
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★ 7.2 8 ratings
维克多·斯约斯特洛姆 actor: 朗·钱尼 / 瑙玛·希拉 …
other title: 挨了耳光的男人 / Ironia da Sorte …
Story of an inventor who, suffering betrayal in life, makes a career of it by becoming a clown whose act consists of getting slapped by all the other clowns. He falls in love with another circus performer, and those who betrayed him enter his life yet again.

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The Phantom Carriage (1921)
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★ 8.2 45 ratings
维克多·斯约斯特洛姆 actor: 维克多·斯约斯特洛姆 / 希尔达·博里斯特伦 …
other title: 幽灵马车 / Körkarlen …
An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.