I moralens navn explained

I moralens navn
Producer:Vilhelm Bjørset
Based On:Finn Bø's play I moralens navn
Starring:Eva Lunde
Fridtjof Mjøen
Anita Thallaug
Music:Carl Chr. Bøyesen
Laurie Mackenzie
Cinematography:Reidar Lund
Editing:Ragnar Engström
Distributor:Norenafilm
Runtime:87 minutes
Country:Norway
Language:Norwegian

I moralens navn (The Moral Reputation) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1954 directed by Olav Engebretsen.[1] It stars Eva Lunde, Fridtjof Mjøen, and Anita Thallaug.[2]

The film is based on Finn Bø's play with the same name,[3] which premiered at the National Theatre in Oslo on September 22, 1937 and was directed by Bø himself. It was later performed that same year at the Trøndelag Theater.

Plot

Mona and Egil have grown up with a jumble of parents and stepparents. Now they have a total of three pairs of parents. Mona gets pregnant, and all her parents want her to get married. During the engagement party, the parents cheat on each other one by one, which leads to Mona escaping with her fiancé. They decide not to get married. The parents travel to Copenhagen to look for the escaped young people.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Di Giammatteo . Fernaldo . Filmlexicon degli autori e delle opere . 1985 . Bianco e Nero . Rome . 785.
  2. News: Anita fyller 80 år: Diva ved minnenes vegg . March 26, 2022 . Ringerikes Blad . February 13, 2018.
  3. Book: Bø . Finn . I moralens navn: lystspill i 3 akter . 1937 . Gyldendal . Oslo.
  4. Web site: I moralens navn (1954) . Norsk filmografi . Nasjonalbiblioteket . March 27, 2022.