Drama ·Thriller · Sweden · 1942 · 1h 34m

Flames in the Dark

Lågor i dunklet

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Director
Hasse Ekman
Cast
Edvin Adolphson as Rolf Nordmark Stig Järrel as Birger Sjögren Inga Tidblad as Eva Sjögren Hugo Björne as Edvard Bergfelt Linnéa Hillberg as Magda Bergfelt Hasse Ekman as Per Sahlén
Crew
Hilding Bladh — Director of Photography Jules Sylvain — Original Music Composer Hasse Ekman — Writer Lorens Marmstedt — Producer Arthur Spjuth — Production Design
Synopsis

Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically ill mother that he will get married. She gets a stroke and dies. Sjögren is affected by feelings of guilt, envy and hatred towards the surroundings. A series of mysterious fires have taken place around the school the last few months. One of the students has seen Sjögren setting fire to a barn. But can he convince the trusted biology teacher Nordmark, expert of the criminal mind?

Mood & Themes
boarding schoolpsychopathmarriageteacher student relationshippyromaniac
Key Collaborators
Hasse Ekman Director Hilding Bladh Director of Photography Jules Sylvain Original Music Composer Hasse Ekman Writer Lorens Marmstedt Producer Arthur Spjuth Production Design
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