Mother Takes a Vacation (Swedish: Mamma tar semester) is a 1957 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Gerd Hagman, George Fant and Karl-Arne Holmsten. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson.
Synopsis
Sylvia returns to Sweden after several years abroad and is shocked to see how put-upon her sister Karin is by her husband and children, who treat her like a housekeeper. She persuades her to take a vacation in Stockholm to live a little.
Cast
Gerd Hagman as Karin Forsberg
George Fant as Ragnar Forsberg
Karl-Arne Holmsten as Gunnar Broms
Gaby Stenberg as Sylvia
Elsa Carlsson as Elisabeth Broms
Torsten Lilliecrona as Director Broms
Stig Järrel as Director Sandell
Sven Almgren as Lennart Forsberg
Sten Mattsson as Gunnar Forsberg
Mona Malm as Gittan Broms
Rut Holm as Mrs. Jansson
Bellan Roos as Hilda
Birgitta Andersson as Young Lady in White Fur
Sven Arvor as Maitre d'
Lillemor Biörnstad as Miss Lindkvist
Astrid Bodin as Sales Clerk
Jessie Flaws as Kajsa Larsson
Pierre Fränckel as Sven Leråker
Nils Hallberg as Karlsson
Ulf Johansson as Jocke
Holger Kax as Taxi Driver
Sonja Kolthoff as Miss Blomkvist
Gösta Krantz as Bus Driver
Märta Ottoson as Dinner Guest
Olav Riégo as Dinner Guest
Birger Sahlberg as Bus Passenger
Karl-Erik Stark as Bartender
Claes Thelander as Dinner Guest
References
Bibliography
Per Olov Qvist & Peter von Bagh. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.