Anna Hofman-Uddgren
Directing
Biography
Anna Maria Viktoria Hofman-Uddgren (23 February 1868 – 1 June 1947) née Hammarström was a Swedish actress, cabaret singer, music hall and revue artist, theatre director, and film director. Until 2016, she was referred to as the first woman to become a film director in Sweden.
Known For
A mother walks with her melancholic son on pilgrimage to seek comfort at the Madonna image, thereby trying to heal the broken heart of the son.
The Pilgrimage to Kevlaar
Film adaptation of August Strindberg's classic marriage drama in which the wife Laura drives the equestrian master into insanity and death.
The Father
In front of the salvation Army headquarters. An old man who is being teased by a flock of children, is almost run over by a car. Out of the headquarters gates march singing and playing female Salvation Army soldiers. One of the women is on her way to a nearby restaurant where the two sisters Ruth and Fanny works as waitresses.
The Sisters
End of the 19th century. In a mansion, Miss Julie lives with her father. She has just broken her engagement but is attracted to a valet, Jean. They spend the Midsummer Eve together and plan to fly to Switzerland. Anna Hofman-Uddgren was almost the first female film director in Sweden. Beaten by a couple of months by Ebba Lindkvist.
Miss Julie
The young sawmill owner Anders Person has won the lottery and goes on pleasure trip to Stockholm with his wife Julia. They are met by aunt Julia and makes plan for a night on the town.
Stockholm’s Temptations
Actor Carl Barcklind (playing a fictional version of himself) enjoys life and women in Stockholm. Invited to the Sommarlund family, he gets caught in a love triangel, as both the daughter and the mother of the family are enamoured with him.
The Stockholm Ladies’ Darling
The poor seamstress Hildur is having a dream, where she meets and marries a handsome lieutenant.