Only a Mother

★★★★★

Original title: Bara en mor

1949 · 1 h 32 min

Directed by Alf Sjöberg · Sweden · Scandinavian Cinema

Drama

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Cast

Eva Dahlbeck

Credits

Written by: Ivar Lo-Johansson

Plot

A farmhand's wife and her life.

Sinekatalog’s take

Alf Sjöberg's drama follows a farmhand's wife struggling through hardship and children in rural Sweden. Eva Dahlbeck is touching in a lyrical, social-minded film, set against an unforgiving landscape.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (269 votes)
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