Drama
När syrenerna blomma
The 1880s. Abandoned by his middle class parents in Stockholm, Johannes grows up in the countryside with a cobbler who regularly beats him up. Also at school he has to face regular beatings because of his Stockholm background, the only one who cares for him is a girl, Lotta, who promises to marry him one day. When he's 20 he moves to Stockholm and joins the Royal guards at the Royal palace. Quite by accident he meets Lotta again and start an affair with her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Directed by Ivar Johansson
70
User score
2 votes
Status
Released
Released
February 4, 1952
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
Swedish
Top cast
Kenne Fant
Johannes Weijner
Nine-Christine Jönsson
Charlotta, "Trubbnos"
Gudrun Brost
Alexandra Weijner
Eva Stiberg
Frida
Maj-Lis Lüning
Julia
Åke Fridell
Doctor
John Elfström
Gustafsson
Anna-Lisa Baude
Emma
Ingrid Backlin
Aina Wickman
Börje Mellvig
Albert Wickman
Hjördis Petterson
Mrs. Lamberg
Willy Peters
John Weijner
Björn Berglund
Rudolf
Lissi Alandh
Lena i Härsikeby
Sten Lindgren
Charlotta's father
Hugo Björne
Oscar II
Olav Riégo
Sven Lagerberg, general
Arthur Fischer
Strid the cobbler
Paul-Erland Dahlerus
Johannes as a child
Margareta Nisborg
Charlotta as a child
