Who was the subject of a Swedish film in 1967 and learned tight rope dancing with Gisela Brož?
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Gisela Brož Gisela Antonia Brož (Brosch) (also sometimes referred to as Gisela Madigan), (4 April 1865 - 1945) was an Austrian-American circus performer, tight rope dancer, and clown. Her parents were shoemaker Joseph Brož and his wife Maria. She went to convent school in Siebenbürgen and at the age of 15 she got to know the circus family Madigans with John and Laura who at that time toured with circus Krembser in Vienna. Gisela became their foster child and got to learn tight rope dancing, this along with the couple's two year younger daughter Elvira Madigan.
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Elvira Madigan Elvira Madigan (4 December 1867 – 19 July 1889) was the stage name of a Danish tightrope walker and trick rider, whose illicit affair and dramatic death were the subject of the Swedish film of 1967.
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Världens bästa Karlsson Världens bästa Karlsson is a Swedish family film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 2 December 1974, directed by Olle Hellbom. It is based on a book about Karlsson-on-the-Roof by Astrid Lindgren.
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A Gangstergirl A Gangstergirl (Dutch: Het Gangstermeisje ) is a 1966 Dutch drama film directed by Frans Weisz. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.
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The Bobo The Bobo is a 1967 British comedy film starring Peter Sellers and co-starring his then-wife Britt Ekland.
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Les Créatures "Les Créatures" (Swedish: "Varelserna") is a French-Swedish 1966 film by Agnès Varda that recounts a story of a couple who have just moved to a new town and been in a car accident. The wife, Mylène Piccoli, has lost her voice in the accident and communicates through writing. The husband, Edgar Piccoli, is a science fiction writer working to produce his next book.
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Three Girls in Paris Three Girls in Paris (Danish: Tre piger i Paris ) is a 1963 Danish family film directed by Gabriel Axel and starring Daniel Gélin.
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Stockholm International Film Festival The Stockholm International Film Festival (Swedish: Stockholms filmfestival ) is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year in the second half of November. The film voted by a jury as the best in the competition section receives the Bronze Horse (Bronshästen). Since its start the festival has focused on bringing forth and supporting new talents through competitions and scholarships. A third of the films selected for the festival are made by a debuting director and only directors who have made less than 3 films are selected for the competition. In 2011 "The Stockholm Film Festival Feature Film Award" was inaugurated which funds a feature film for an unestablished female director. The aim for Stockholm International Film Festival is to broaden the selection of films in Sweden with creative new films of high quality and offer the visitor an orientation within modern film. With seminars, opportunities to meet actors and filmmakers during the festival, all means are given to make the film experience come full circle. An impressive list of filmmakers and actors have attended the festival, including Dennis Hopper, Lauren Bacall, Gena Rowlands, Charlotte Rampling, Susan Sarandon, Ang Lee, David Cronenberg, Roman Polanski, Terry Gilliam, David Lynch, Elia Kazan, Wong Kar-Wai and Uma Thurman.
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Suddenly, a Woman! Suddenly, a Woman! (Danish: "Gudrun" ) is a 1963 Danish drama film directed by Anker Sørensen and starring Laila Andersson.
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Jenny Skavlan Jenny Ebbing Skavlan (born 3 June 1986) is a Norwegian model, actress, television presenter, and author. She started her career by appearing in a television commercial for Pizza Grandiosa in 2007. She has since appeared in such films as "Fatso", "Dead Snow", "Børning", and "Tomme Tønner". In 2008 Skavlan participated as a celebrity dancer on "Skal vi danse?" on Norway's TV2. In 2012 she wrote a book, "Sy om", about her passion for sewing.
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Blast-Off Girls Blast-Off Girls is a 1967 American exploitation film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis.
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Two Weeks in September Two Weeks in September (French title: "À coeur joie ") is a 1967 French film starring Brigitte Bardot directed by Serge Bourguignon.
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Trace of a Girl Trace of a Girl (German: Spur eines Mädchens) is a 1967 West German drama film directed by Gustav Ehmck and starring Thekla Carola Wied, Gunther Lagarde and Rainer Basedow.
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Kekec's Tricks Kekec's Tricks (Slovene: "Kekčeve ukane" ) is a 1968 Yugoslav/Slovenian adventure film directed by Jože Gale. Film was based on the "Kekec" mountain narratives by Josip Vandot, published in Slovenian youth magazine Zvonček. Film was produced at "Viba film" and distributed originally at "Vesna film" and currently at "Viba film".
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Sista dansen Sista dansen (en. "The Last Dance") is a Danish-Norwegian-Swedish 1993 film directed by Colin Nutley. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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The Making of Fanny and Alexander The Making of Fanny and Alexander (Swedish: Dokument Fanny och Alexander ) is a 1986 Swedish documentary film directed by Ingmar Bergman which traces the making of his film "Fanny and Alexander". Its running length is 110 minutes and it is photographed by Arne Carlsson, Bergman's long time photographic collaborator and former neighbor at the island of Fårö. It documents the full production scope "behind-the-scenes" with Bergman, the actors and staff.
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La Cigarra está que arde La Cigarra está que arde is a 1967 Argentine film.
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Heja Roland! Heja Roland! is a 1966 Swedish comedy film directed by Bo Widerberg. The film won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film and Thommy Berggren won the award for Best Actor at the 3rd Guldbagge Awards.
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Solange Leben in mir ist Solange Leben in mir ist (English: As Long As There's Life in Me) is a 1965 German biopic from the East German state-owned DEFA studios and director Günter Reisch following the life of the German Communist leader Karl Liebknecht during the first half of World War I. It is the first part in a two-part film series about Liebknecht directed by Reisch, starring Horst Schulze as Karl Liebknecht and Lyudmila Kasyanova as Sophie Liebknecht. It is followed by the 1972 sequel "Trotz alledem!" (English: In Spite of Everything!) which follows Liebknecht's life during the second half of the war and beyond.
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Hugo and Josephine Hugo and Josephine (Swedish: Hugo och Josefin ) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 16 December 1967, written and directed by Kjell Grede. The film is based on the novel with the same name by Maria Gripe, and it stars Fredrik Becklén and Marie Öhman in the lead roles, with Beppe Wolgers, Helena Brodin and Inga Landgré in supporting roles. The film won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film at the 5th Guldbagge Awards.
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Dancers (film) Dancers is a 1987 film directed by Herbert Ross and stars Mikhail Baryshnikov and Julie Kent. The story revolves around a ballet dancer who is planning to make a film version of the ballet "Giselle", and how his romance with a young woman parallels the plotline of the ballet. The film received scathing reviews upon release.
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Miss Julie (1951 film) Miss Julie (Swedish: Fröken Julie ) is a 1951 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Anita Björk and Ulf Palme, based on the play of the same name by August Strindberg. The film deals with class, sex and power as the title character, the daughter of a Count in 19th century Sweden, begins a relationship with one of the estate's servants. The film won the Grand Prize at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.