Wild Birds (1955)

9.0/10 100 min Drama

Overview

A Swedish film noir with the character of a French noir ('Quai des brumes', 'Le jour se lève'). Two worlds meet for a brief experience of happiness ended by a violent tragedy. In one world the unhappy prostitute (Ulla) finds a drunken young man (Nisse) who had previously failed in many occupations. She takes him home. Her feelings are like those for a younger brother.

Cast

Maj-Britt Nilsson

Lena Hern

Per Oscarsson

Nisse

Ulf Palme

Harry

Ulla Sjöblom

Ulla

Gertrud Fridh

Lizzie

Jane Friedmann

Ester

Eva Stiberg

Mrs. Carlsson

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Captain Hern

Erik Strandmark

Furniture dealer

Allan Edwall

Fiorentino

Bengt Blomgren

Gunnar

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Moje

Olof Thunberg

The caretaker

Recommendations

El Chicano
The Locket
Babylon
Killer's Kiss
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Come Sunday
The Young One
The Padre
The Enforcer
40 Acres
Hungry Hearts
Pimp
Split
The River
Imperial Dreams
The Nest
Scandalous Sex
Hardball
Salomé
Adam