The Wayward Girl (1959 film)

Last updated

Ung Flukt or The Wayward Girl is a 1959 Norwegian film directed by Edith Carlmar with a screenplay by Otto Carlmar and Niels Johan Rud.

Contents

It marks the acting debut of Norwegian film actress Liv Ullmann who had previously appeared as an uncredited extra in Edith Carlmar's 1957 film Fools in the Mountain . [1]

The film is about the affair between two young lovers, the uneducated and wild Gerd, and her bourgeois boyfriend, university student Anders who decides to run away with Gerd to continue their relationship when his parents disapprove of them.

Plot

Anders (Atle Merton) is about to enter university. He is enamoured with Gerd (Liv Ullmann), a high school drop out who has a reputation for being promiscuous. After Anders's mother refuses to allow Anders to bring Gerd on a camping trip he steals his father's car and runs away with Gerd to a remote hunting cabin he and his father stayed in once before.

Gerd, an illegitimate child raised by a working single mother, dreams of being loved and pampered with luxurious things and is not impressed at first with the shabby cabin and lack of store bought food. Even as Anders attempts to make things more comfortable for Gerd she begins to suffer from mood swings fearing that Anders thinks of her as a whore and is using her for her body. When she tries to run away however Anders finds her and convinces her to come back, promising to take her into town for cigarettes and dancing.

In the meantime the car that Anders and Gerd drove to the cabin is discovered by the local sheriff. Anders's father and Gerd's mother take the train to go and see if they can find the young lovers and bring them home. Gerd's mother is very open, talking to Anders's father about the possibility that Gerd is pregnant and her reputation for being sexually promiscuous, which Anders's father finds shocking. When they arrive they come across Anders and Gerd totally nude which amuses Gerd's mother and embarrasses Anders's father. To the surprise of Anders and Gerd, while their parents lecture them briefly, neither parents forces them to come home, instead leaving them at the cabin with extra supplies.

After two weeks Gerd once again begins to grow bored, especially as Anders has not kept his promise of taking her to town. Just as they are about to kill a sheep they have stolen to eat a stranger arrives. The stranger helps the two to skin the sheep and seems to know everything about their remote area leading Anders to suspect he is the true owner of the cabin, though the man continues to claim he is a stranger to the area. Gerd begins to flirt with the stranger and he begins to make sexual advances towards her as well, much to Anders's dismay.

Later that night the group go to the local store where the stranger breaks in and steals the supplies they need. When Gerd follows him inside she and the stranger share a kiss during which the necklace that Anders made her breaks.

Anders is upset over the grocery robbery and begs Gerd to leave with him. Sick of him Gerd approaches the stranger and begs him to take her with him. He propositions her sexually and grows angry when she declines, calling her a whore but promising to take her with him anyway. Anders, increasingly jealous, threatens to kill Gerd if she leaves him.

Gerd's mother arrives on a scooter to tell Anders that his parents are sick of his excursion with Gerd and are coming the next day to bring him back home. She introduces herself to the stranger who reveals that he really is the owner of the place, Bendik.

The following morning Gerd wakes up early and goes to Bendik hoping to run away with him. As she and Bendik watch, the police arrive and take Anders and Gerd's mother away with them. Anders's parents cover the theft of the sheep and the fact that he tried to pay for his stolen groceries also mostly absolves him of his crimes in the eyes of the police. Furious Anders runs away again and returns to the cabin where he confronts Bendik. In his anger and rage he hits Bendik with an axe and accidentally sets off a fire. Realizing that Bendik is still alive Gerd and Anders drag him out of the barn and try to nurse him back to health.

Anders reveals that he was angry enough to have killed Bendik, making Gerd feel loved. Bendik recovers enough to wake up. He allows Anders and Gerd to leave as Gerd is pregnant and her child needs a father.

Production

Actress Liv Ullmann had to pay for her own plane ticket to audition for Edith Carlmar. [2]

Related Research Articles

Liv Ullmann Norwegian actress and film director

Liv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses, Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent partner of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She acted in many of his films, including Persona (1966), Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), The Passion of Anna (1969), and Autumn Sonata (1978).

<i>The Emigrants</i> (film) 1971 film

The Emigrants is a 1971 Swedish film directed and co-written by Jan Troell and starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Allan Edwall, Monica Zetterlund, and Pierre Lindstedt. It and its 1972 sequel, The New Land (Nybyggarna), which were produced concurrently, are based on Vilhelm Moberg's The Emigrants, a series of novels about poor Swedes who emigrate from Småland, Sweden, in the mid-19th century and make their home in Minnesota. This film adapts the first two of the four novels, which depict the hardships the emigrants experience in Sweden and on their journey to America.

<i>The Bay Boy</i> 1984 film

The Bay Boy is a 1984 Canadian drama film. It is a semi-autobiographical film based on director Daniel Petrie's experiences of growing up in Glace Bay, a mining town on Cape Breton Island, during the Great Depression. It features the screen debut of Kiefer Sutherland as the film's central character, alongside Liv Ullmann as his character's mother.

<i>Face to Face</i> (1976 film) 1976 film

Face to Face is a 1976 Swedish psychological drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It tells the story of a psychiatrist who is suffering from a mental illness. It stars Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson.

Loung Ung Cambodian-born US human-rights activist

Loung Ung is a Cambodian-American human-rights activist and lecturer. The national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World, between 1997 and 2003, she served in the same capacity for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which is affiliated with the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation.

<i>Aetbaar</i> 2004 film by Vikram Bhatt

Aetbaar (transl. Trust) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt and stars Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu and Supriya Pilgaonkar. Business tycoon Ratan Tata entered Bollywood by producing Aetbaar. Aetbaar is inspired by the Hollywood film Fear. Vikram Bhatt had earlier directed another movie based on the Hollywood film Fear, called Inteha, which had released just 3 months earlier.

<i>The Marquise of O</i> (film) 1976 film by Éric Rohmer

The Marquise of O is a 1976 historical drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, based on the 1808 novella of the same name by Heinrich von Kleist. Set in 1799, the film tells the story of the Marquise von O, a virtuous widow, who finds herself pregnant and protests her innocence while possibly deserving to be exiled. The film won the Grand Prix Spécial Prize at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.

Olivia Winters Fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless

Olivia Winters is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless. The role was portrayed by Tonya Williams, on contract beginning in June 1990, until agreeing with the show to drop to recurring status in 2005. She returned to the role in 2007 to 2012. In February, 2011, the character appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful for two episodes, when it was revealed that her cousin is that show's Justin Barber.

The Tillerman Cycle is a series of children's novels by the author Cynthia Voigt. Currently there are seven titles in the series.

Fjols til fjells or Fools in the Mountains is a Norwegian situation comedy film released in 1957. It is one of the most popular Norwegian films of all time. It is considered one of Edith Carlmar's best films and is one of her few forays into the comedy genre as she was known primarily for social dramas about women's issues.

Edith Carlmar Norwegian actress and director

Edith Carlmar was a Norwegian actress and Norway's first female film director. She is known for films such as Aldri annet enn bråk (1954), Fjols til fjells (1957), and Ung flukt. Her 1949 film, Døden er et kjærtegn, is considered to be Norway's first film noir. The last film she directed, Ung flukt, introduced Liv Ullmann, Norway's most famous actor internationally, to the silver screen.

Franky Fitzgerald Fictional character from Skins

Francesca "Franky" Fitzgerald is a fictional character from the third generation of the British teen drama Skins. She is portrayed by Dakota Blue Richards.

Matty Levan Fictional character from Skins

Matthew "Matty" Levan is a fictional character from the third generation of the British teen drama Skins, portrayed by actor Sebastian de Souza. Matty is described as "mysterious and initially unrealistic character, because he's untouchable."

"Alo" is the sixth episode of fifth series of the British teen drama Skins, which first aired on 3 March 2011 on E4. It focuses on Aloysius "Alo" Creevey as he deals with the consequences of refusing to grow up, and his efforts to stand up to his domineering mother and father.

Everyone is the eighth and final episode of fifth series of the British teen drama Skins. It aired on E4 on 17 March 2011.

Aloysius "Alo" Creevey is a fictional character from the third generation of the British teen drama Skins. He is portrayed by Will Merrick. He appears in the fifth and sixth series of the show.

Eleven (<i>Stranger Things</i>) Fictional character from the Netflix series Stranger Things

Jane "El" Hopper, better known as Eleven, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Netflix science fiction horror drama series Stranger Things, written and produced by the Duffer Brothers. She is played by British actress Millie Bobby Brown. Eleven has psychokinetic and telepathic abilities.

Vigdis is a Norwegian film from 1943 directed by Helge Lunde. It is based on the novel Vigdis og hennes barns fedre, which was published by the lawyer Albert Wiesener in 1931 under the pseudonym Frantz Ferdinand.

Skadeskutt (Wounded) is a Norwegian drama film from 1951 directed by Edith Carlmar. The lead roles are played by Carsten Winger, Eva Bergh, Sigrun Otto, and Einar Vaage.

Ingrid Øvre Wiik was a Norwegian actress.

References

  1. "The Wayward Girl - Ung flukt" . Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. "The Wayward Girl, 1959" . Retrieved 23 October 2018.