Variety Is the Spice of Life
Variety Is the Spice of Life (Swedish: Ombyte förnöjer) is a 1939 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Tutta Rolf, Per Aabel and Elsa Burnett.[1]
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| Directed by | Gustaf Molander |
| Written by | Leo Lenz (play) Robert Arthur Schönherr (play) Gösta Stevens |
| Starring | Tutta Rolf Per Aabel Elsa Burnett |
| Music by | Gunnar Johansson Jules Sylvain |
| Cinematography | Elner Åkesson |
Production company | Svensk Filmindustri |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
Release date | 22 March 1939 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
The film's sets were designed by Arne Åkermark. It was based on a play which was also turned into a German film Marriage in Small Doses the same year.
Synopsis
When her composer husband loses interest in her, an ordinary housewife turns into a seductive vamp to try and win back his affections.
Main cast
- Tutta Rolf as Mrs. Vera Ivanow
- Per Aabel as Gregor Ivanow
- Elsa Burnett as Monica Falk
- Ernst Eklund as Uncle Ludvig
- Anna-Lisa Baude as Maria, maid
- Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Night Porter
gollark: Pulling gold from a few km underground is about as energy-intensive as firing bullets or dropping 100kg weights on people's heads from 50m up, which somehow people don't do?
gollark: There isn't just gold *everywhere* underground.
gollark: Was it just a really gold-rich area for some reason?
gollark: How do you even *get* pure gold from arbitrary ground locations, in significant quantities?
gollark: The *true* form of cereal bars was of course covered up by the lace person.
References
- Larsson & Marklund p.115
Bibliography
- Mariah Larsson & Anders Marklund. Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.
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