Til sæters

Til sæters
Directed by	Harry Ivarson
Produced by	A. Rich-Petersen
Written by	Harry Ivarson
Based on	Claus Pavels Riis's musical Til Sæters: dramatisk Idyl med Sange
Starring	Ellen Sinding; Hjalmar Fries; Olafr Havrevold; Didi Holtermann; Sigrun Svenningsen; Signe Heide Steen; Sverre Næss
Cinematography	Thorleif Tønsberg
Edited by	Harry Ivarson
Distributed by	Cinema A/S
Release date	1924;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

Til sæters (To the Mountain Pastures)[1] is a Norwegian silent comedy film from 1924 directed by Harry Ivarson (his first Norwegian film). He also wrote the screenplay based on Claus Pavels Riis's 1850 musical Til Sæters: dramatisk Idyl med Sange (To the Mountain Pastures: A Dramatic Idyll with Singing). The plot of the musical was very thin and mostly served as an excuse to link together various dance performances accompanied by well-known Norwegian folk melodies. Ivarson therefore added more people to the story and a little more intrigue, but retained the basic mood of the musical.[2]

Til sæters is an example of the folk romantic film genre that was popular in Norway in the 1920s.[2]

Filming

The filming took place in Øystre Slidre and at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at Bygdøy.[2]

Plot

A widow on a large farm has two daughters she hopes to marry off. Ragnhild, one of the daughters, is intended to be married to the village schoolmaster, but she is in love with Asmund, a poor farm boy. Asmund gives Ragnhild a silver cross, which the schoolmaster steals, and in despair Ragnhild tries to avoid Asmund, who believes that Ragnhild is flirting with Halvor, a rich man's son. After many complications, the silver cross is returned to its rightful owner, the schoolmaster receives his punishment, and Ragnhild and Asmund are united. In addition, it turns out that Halvor likes the other daughter, Sigrid, and there is a double wedding.

Cast

Ellen Sinding as Ragnhild
Hjalmar Fries as Asmund Nordheia
Olafr Havrevold as Halvor, son of a rich farmer
Didi Holtermann as Desideria, a servant girl
Sigrun Svenningsen as Sigrid
Signe Heide Steen as Gunhild
Sverre Næss as the schoolmaster
Rudolf Mjølstad as Per
Emmy Worm-Müller as Kari
Arne Svendsen as the priest
Idar Tranar as Nordal, a theology student
Henry Randolf as Stenby, a theology student
Josef Sjøgren as Busk, a perpetual student

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References

Seller, Maxine (1983). Ethnic Theatre in the United States. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 111.
"Til sæters". Norsk filminstitutt. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

External links

Til sæters on IMDb
Til sæters at the National Library of Norway

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[1] Seller, Maxine (1983). Ethnic Theatre in the United States. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 111.

[Nf-2] "Til sæters". Norsk filminstitutt. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2019.