Concordia Selander
Acting
Biography
Concordia Cornelia Johanna Selander, née Hård (Arboga, 2 June 1861 – 31 March 1935), was a Swedish actress and theatre manager. Her father was a music instrument maker. She first trained at the school of the Royal Swedish Ballet (1874–80) and later at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy (1878–83). She was active at Stora teatern in Gothenburg 1883–85, at various travelling theatre companies in 1885–88, and at the Swedish Theatre (Stockholm) in 1888–89. In 1887, she married Hjalmar Selander, and from 1889 she was actor and co-manager of their own Selander Company. From 1917, she also worked as an actress in films.
Known For
An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.
The Phantom Carriage
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
About loaner Master Samuel, based on a writings by Hjalmar Bergman
A Lover in Pawn
Three Scottish officers, including Sir Archi, murder Sir Arne and his household for a coffin filled with gold. The only survivor is Elsalill, who moves to relatives in Marstrand. There she meets a charming young officer- Sir Archi- and she soon understands that he was one of the murderers.
Sir Arne's Treasure
Erik Andersson marries Brita Blomstedt. During the wedding party he drinks alcohol which he is not used to. Later that evening Erik is involved in a brawl that end with a policeman getting a knife in the back.
National match
Gunnar Hede is raised by a strict mother, who wants him to become respectable to match his family’s wealth. He is more interested in his grandfather, who started as an itinerant violin player, but got rich by leading a herd of wild reindeer south to market. He falls for a violinist working with a married couple of traveling performers and renounces his fortune to go with them. He then tries to earn a fortune by driving reindeer to market, but it doesn’t work out and he goes insane. He is finally restored to sanity by the violinist when she returns with the performers.
The Tale of Gunnar Hede
Helga is a young single lady who has a baby by a much older married man. After the older man tells Helga's father that he refuses to pay child support because he isn't the child's father, her father insists that Helga take him to court. On court day, just as the older married man is about to swear on the Bible that he is not the father of Helga's child, Helga suddenly tells the court that she's dropping the case because although the man did father her child, she doesn't want him to commit perjury, which is not only a serious crime but a mortal sin as well.
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
A man decides to renounce his wealth and becomes a pastor. Within a short time he builds a reputation as a merciful and just man, but when he falls in love with a young rich woman, it causes problems.
The Suburban Vicar
Vera Nilsson is friendly with the poor neighbor boy Håkan, this is not seen kindly by Vera's father Nils.