Fantegutten

Fantegutten (The Gypsy) is a Norwegian film from 1932 directed by Leif Sinding. Sinding also wrote the screenplay, which was based on Harald Meltzer's novel of the same name, published posthumously in 1873. Egil Sætren designed the sets.

Plot

The film opens in a valley on a spring day. A couple is buried in an avalanche, but their son Iver miraculously succeeds in escaping. He is found by the wealthy farmer Sjur Rognved, who lets the boy stay with him. Growing up, Ivar falls in love with the farmer's daughter Ragnhild, who returns his love. One day a group of Gypsies comes to the farm, and a woman in the group, Marja, recognizes Iver as her nephew. When the farmer learns this, he no longer wants Ragnhild to marry Iver because he does not consider "Gypsy blood" pure. Iver is furious about this and takes refuge with the travelers. However, Iver finds their wandering life too uncertain and he grows tired of it. When he hears that Ragnhild will marry Bottolf, he leaves the travelers and returns home. He succeeds in stopping the wedding at the last moment, and finally the wealthy farmer also gives his approval for the marriage between Iver and Ragnhild.

There is another version of the film with an alternative ending, in which Iver interrupts Sjur and Ragnhild before they arrive at the church. Then one sees Ragnhild and Iver in the church singing a hymn along with an open Bible between them.

Music

• "Fanteguttens lengsel" (The Gypsy Boy's Longing; composed by Reidar Thommessen)
• "Foni mi gitara" (composed by Reidar Thommessen)
• "Elsk mig, zigeuner" (Love Me, Gypsy; composed by Jacques Armand, a.k.a. Olof Thiel)

Cast

• Odd Frogg as Iver, the Gypsy boy
• Egil Eide as Sjur Sjursen Rognved, a wealthy farmer
• Helga Rydland as Aase, Sjur's wife
• Randi Brænne as Ragnhild, Sjur and Aase's daughter
• Amund Rydland as Mons Bottolfsen
• Finn Bernhoft as Bottolf, his son
• Oscar Larsen as the priest
• Reidar Kaas as Parkas, a Gypsy chief
• Ellen Sinding as Tatjana, a dancer
• Marie Hedemark as Marja, a fortuneteller
• Eugen Skjønberg as Christian, Marja's husband
• Mimi Kihle as Ilona, Christian and Marja's daughter
• Per Kvist as Elias, a Gypsy
• Alfred Maurstad as Stephan, a Gypsy
• Arthur Barking as Boris, a Gypsy
• Egil Sætren as a vagabond, Iver's father
• Alfhild Grimsgaard as the vagabond's wife, Iver's mother

References

External links

• Fantegutten at IMDb
• Fantegutten at the National Library of Norway
• Fantegutten at the Swedish Film Database

1. Reidar Kaas
2. Marie Hedemark
3. List of compositions by Edvard Grieg
4. Egil Sætren
5. Alf Rød
6. Fjeldeventyret
7. Ellen Sinding
8. Leif Sinding
9. Vi vil oss et land... (film)
10. Arthur Barking
11. Eivind Groven
12. Alfred Maurstad
13. Jeppe på bjerget (1933 film)
14. Odd Frogg
15. Mimi Kihle
16. Randi Brænne
17. Finn Bernhoft
18. Per Kvist
19. Eugen Skjønberg
20. Olof Thiel