Living on 'Hope' (Swedish: Leva på 'Hoppet') is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed and written by Göran Gentele and starring Meg Westergren, Ingrid Thulin, Per Oscarsson and Gunvor Pontén.Hjort & Lindqvist p.330Qvist & Von Bagh p.147 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in Stockholm and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. At the 1st Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear (Comedies) award.
Synopsis Daydreaming theatre student Vivi imagines herself and her friends setting up a travelling theatrical troupe on an old cargo ship named 'Hope' (Hoppet) and enjoying a series of adventures.
Cast Meg Westergren as Vivi Ingrid Thulin as Yvonne Per Oscarsson as Per Gunvor Pontén as Maj-Britt Jarl Kulle as Jalle Arne Ragneborn as Arne Hjördis Petterson as Teacher Olav Riégo as Teacher Tord Stål as Teacher Rudolf Wendbladh as Harry, mayor Anna-Lisa Baude as Hilda, mayoress Eric Gustafson as Advertising Executive Arthur Fischer as Yvonne's Father Wiktor Andersson as Office clerk Barbro Fleege as Office clerk Torsten Lilliecrona as Office clerk
References
Bibliography Hjort, Mette & Lindqvist, Ursula. A Companion to Nordic Cinema. John Wiley & Sons, 2016. Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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