At first, i wasn't sure how to make this thread boring.
But then I remember when I bored my classmates while having an assignment about Swedish movies.
Yup, I made Swedish movies sound boring.
And I'll also make the thread look messy. (because my assignment was kind of messy too)
And I pretty much just copypasted stuff from two websites.
Swedish film experienced its first boom in the latter half of the silent age of cinema, 1912-1924. This period is often called the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema when movies like Häxan (The Witch), Terje Viggen (A Man There Was), The Saga of Gösta Berling (Gösta Berlings Saga), The Phantom Carriage (Körkarlen) and Ingeborg Holm put Sweden on the cinematic map. The poetic use of Swedish landscapes (more often than not shot on-location), in-depth studies of character and emotions, and groundbreaking optical effects have left a lasting impact on cinema history. (source: visitstockholm.com)
The Swedish Film Institute was founded in 1963 to support and develop the Swedish film industry. It supports Swedish filmmakings and allocates grants for production, distribution and public showing of Swedish films in Sweden. It also promotes Swedish cinema internationally. Furthermore, the Institute organises the annual Guldbagge Awards. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982) was born in Stockholm and is considered one of the greatest movie stars of all time. She received no less than three Oscars, two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress, which is still a feat for actors today. She was immortalized as Ilsa Lund opposite Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, and Alicia Huberman opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Notorious. (source: visitstockholm.com)
Nils Anton Alfhild Asther (17 January 1897 – 19 October 1981) was a Swedish actor active in Hollywood from 1926 to the mid-1950s, known as "the male Greta Garbo". Between 1916 and 1963 he appeared in over seventy feature films, sixteen of which were produced in the silent era.
In 1960, Asther was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6705 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry. (source: WIkipedia)
