Wood Painting
Trämålning
Synopsis
A knight returning home with his squire Jons after a ten-year crusade to the Holy Land finds a country paralyzed by the Black Death, a newly burned witch, a blacksmith and his runaway wife, an actress, a Virgin Mary with her child and the knight's faithful wife. All approaches the realm of the dead in a single "tragicomic long dance of death". The narrator begins with: "In a church in southern Småland is our spectacle painted on the wall just to the right of the entrance to the porch. The unknown painter has on the church wall depicted a number of people in formal long dance toward death."
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lennart Olsson
- Screenplay & Story
- Ingmar Bergman
- Original Title
- Trämålning
- Country of Origin
- Sweden
- Spoken Languages
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 49m
- Production Studios
- Sveriges Radio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lennart Olsson
Ingmar Bergman
Henrik Dyfverman
Department Leadership Roster
Lennart Olofsson-Leo
Costume Design
Lennart Olsson
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Writer
Lennart Olofsson-Leo
Production Design
Henrik Dyfverman
Producer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Wood Painting
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What is Wood Painting about?
A knight returning home with his squire Jons after a ten-year crusade to the Holy Land finds a country paralyzed by the Black Death, a newly burned witch, a blacksmith and his runaway wife, an actress, a Virgin Mary with her child and the knight's faithful wife. All approaches the realm of the dead in a single "tragicomic long dance of death". The narrator begins with: "In a church in southern Småland is our spectacle painted on the wall just to the right of the entrance to the porch. The unknown painter has on the church wall depicted a number of people in formal long dance toward death."
Who directed Wood Painting?
Wood Painting was directed by Lennart Olsson.
Who stars in Wood Painting?
The principal cast of Wood Painting includes Oscar Ljung, Marianne Wesén, Ulla Akselson, Marianne Wesén, Gudrun Brost.
When was Wood Painting released and how long is it?
Wood Painting was released in 1963 with a total runtime of 49m.