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Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

Original title: Herr Sleeman kommer
  • TV Movie
  • 1957
  • 43m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Bibi Andersson, Jullan Kindahl, and Naima Wifstrand in Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957)
Drama

Herr Sleeman kommer (Mr. Sleeman Is Coming) is a 1917 one-act play by the Swedish author Hjalmar Bergman. The main character is an orphaned young woman who is about to be married off to an u... Read allHerr Sleeman kommer (Mr. Sleeman Is Coming) is a 1917 one-act play by the Swedish author Hjalmar Bergman. The main character is an orphaned young woman who is about to be married off to an unappealing but rich old man, Mr. Sleeman, at the instigation of her aunts who have taken c... Read allHerr Sleeman kommer (Mr. Sleeman Is Coming) is a 1917 one-act play by the Swedish author Hjalmar Bergman. The main character is an orphaned young woman who is about to be married off to an unappealing but rich old man, Mr. Sleeman, at the instigation of her aunts who have taken charge of her. Bergman infuses the situation with overtones of rueful pessimism concerning ... Read all

  • Director
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Writer
    • Hjalmar Bergman
  • Stars
    • Naima Wifstrand
    • Jullan Kindahl
    • Max von Sydow
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    214
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    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writer
      • Hjalmar Bergman
    • Stars
      • Naima Wifstrand
      • Jullan Kindahl
      • Max von Sydow
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Naima Wifstrand
    Naima Wifstrand
    • Tant Bina
    Jullan Kindahl
    Jullan Kindahl
    • Tant Mina
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • Jägaren
    Yngve Nordwall
    Yngve Nordwall
    • Herr Sleeman
    Bibi Andersson
    Bibi Andersson
    • Anne-Marie
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writer
      • Hjalmar Bergman
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    7Xstal

    Happiness Has Its Own Tears...

    Anne-Marie just can't hide her joy, she's been offered as an old man's wife, his youthful, playful toy, offloaded by two aunties, she'll soon have death inside her panties, the antithesis of her dreamt of playboy.

    The culture and customs of a bygone time make you happy that you didn't live then, unless you're a weird old goat, in which case I'm pleased you're around today and can't torture fair maidens so easily.

    Bibi Andersson is always a joy to watch and, even though this tale set in 1917 is getting on a bit, it still comes across and connects, which is perhaps why you feel for all the young things of yesteryear that had to endure the passions of a pensioner.
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    bitter

    Maybe, not for story must see it. because the themes are familiar and the atmosphere is well known. but for actors. and for the mix of Tchekov and Ibsen. for the too clear definition of life. bitter, remembering the old stories abouts selfish aunts and poor girls, marriage as business and the love who is enough for save. but the lead virtue are the actors. Bibi Andersson as the young Anne Marie, Max von Sydow as the hunter. and the aunts as living portraits from the literature of XIX century in Dickens style. a bitter story. touching and not only. because it is beautiful explore of appearences and innocence and words with same texture and duty. and it is enough.

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    • Trivia
      One of three films Ingmar Bergman made in 1957, with the other two films being The Seventh Seal (1957) and Wild Strawberries (1957). Unlike the two theatrical ones, this one was made for television.
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      Version of Teatterituokio: Herra Sleeman tulee (1963)

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 1957 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Herr Sleeman kommer
    • Production companies
      • Sveriges Radio
      • Malmö Stadsteater
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    • Runtime
      43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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