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Sunshine Follows Rain (Swedish: Driver dagg faller regn) is a 1946 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Mai Zetterling, Alf Kjellin and Sten Lindgren. The film is based on a 1943 novel by Margit Söderholm.
Söderholm's novel won an award in a competition, and director Gustaf Edgren who had been on the jury wished to make a film out of it. However Carl-Anders Dymling the head of Svensk Filmindustri, was unimpressed with the story and proved very resistant to the project. However, the film turned out to be the company's most profitable of the sound era. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It was made at the Filmstaden in Stockholm with some location shooting around Hälsingland where the film is set. It premiered at the Palladium in Stockholm. It was later released in Germany and Austria by Constantin Film.
Synopsis
In nineteenth century Sweden, a wealthy farmer's daughter engaged to be married, begins a romance with a penniless folk musician.
Cast
Mai Zetterling as Marit
Alf Kjellin as Jon
Sten Lindgren as Germund
Hilda Borgström as Kerstin
Anna Lindahl as Elin, änka på Olsgården
Eric von Gegerfelt as Eliasfar
Tyra Fischer as Eliasmor
Ulf Palme as Mats, deras son
Hugo Hasslo as Knut
Inga Landgré as Barbro
Ivar Hallbäck as Glabo-Kalle
Göran Ax as Boy
Torsten Bergström as Vicar
Carl Ström as Forester
Einar Söderbäck as Nils, Hand
References
Bibliography
Gunnar Iverson, Astrid Soderbergh Widding & Tytti Soila. Nordic National Cinemas. Routledge, 2005.
Mariah Larsson. A Cinema of Obsession: The Life and Work of Mai Zetterling. University of Wisconsin Pres, 2020.
External links
Sunshine Follows Rain at IMDb