Spring of Life (Spanish: Primavera de la vida, Swedish: Livets vår) is 1957 Argentine-Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Nicole Berger, Folke Sundquist and Pedro Laxalt.Scandinavian Cinema p.280 It was shot in studios in Buenos Aires and on location in the region. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gori Muñoz. The film tried to exploit the success of Mattson's earlier film One Summer of Happiness which had also starred Sundquist.Soila p.117
Synopsis Young couple Elisa Fernandez and Marcelo are in love, but she is distressed that he is going away to Buenos Aires to study. Her strict father opposes their relationship, but Marcelo tries to find a way in order to raise the money so that she can come to the city with him.
Cast Nicole Berger as Elisa Fernandez Folke Sundquist as Marcelo Pedro Laxalt as Mr. Fernandez Elisardo Santalla as Don Manuelo Norma Giménez as Rosita Marisa Núñez as Mercedes Horacio Priani as Lopez Alita Román as Doña Elena
References
Bibliography Cowie, Peter Françoise Buquet, Risto Pitkänen & Godfried Talboom. Scandinavian Cinema: A Survey of the Films and Film-makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Tantivy Press, 1992. Soila, Tytti. The Cinema of Scandinavia. Wallflower Press, 2005.
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