16-569: The Gardener may refer to: The Gardener (1912 film) , a Swedish silent film The Gardener (2012 film) , an Iranian documentary film The Gardener , a 2021 action film starring Gary Daniels The Gardener (ballad) , a Child ballad "The Gardener" (story) , a 1925 short story by Rudyard Kipling The Gardener (book) , a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore See also [ edit ] Baghban (disambiguation) Gardener (disambiguation) Gardening Topics referred to by
32-587: A copy was found at the Library of Congress in the United States. The Swedish premiere followed on 14 October 1980 when it was shown at Cinemateket/Bio Victor in Stockholm. A gardener (Sjöström) runs a farm, and his son ( Gösta Ekman ) has fallen in love with the daughter of one of the farm workers ( Lili Bech ). The gardener, who has an interest in the daughter himself, furiously runs the son out of
48-436: A job as a domestic worker and is driven away by the police when she tries to lie down on a park bench. Exhausted, she loses consciousness and collapses, and is mocked by schoolchildren. Her son, who is passing by, sees the incident and carries Helena to his house, unaware that she is his mother. Once they arrive home, she is identified as his mother and they joyfully reconcile, vowing to never again be separated. A Ruined Life
64-456: A three-year-old son. Though he is happy with his marriage, he hides it from the rest of his family, afraid that they would react poorly to Helena's status. One day, Georg competes in a steeplechase and is on the verge of winning, but crashes into the final obstacle and is fatally injured. On his deathbed, he reveals his marriage to his father, who promises to care for them after Georg's death. Four years later, Helena and her son have settled into
80-614: A year later on 30 December 1913, at the Victoria Theater in Copenhagen . The film received mixed reviews from critics. One review in Social-Demokraten praised Borgström's (Helena's) performance as "utomordentligt och gripande" (extraordinary and gripping), with the exception of the scene in which Helena is rescued from the lake. A reviewer for Dagens Nyheter disagreed, describing Borgström's performance in
96-459: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Gardener (1912 film) The Gardener ( Swedish : Trädgårdsmästaren ) is a 1912 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström . It is mostly known for being the first film to ever be banned by the Swedish censor system. It was long thought to have been lost, but in 1979
112-464: Is out with his nanny. During the ensuing manhunt , she attempts to drown herself and her son, but they are rescued. Helena is charged with attempted murder and sentenced to prison. After another 14 years have passed, Georg and Helena's son celebrates his 21st birthday with his family; they are proud that he has become a colonel like his grandfather. He has only vague memories of his mother, who has just been released from prison. She has difficulty finding
128-443: The colonel's home. However, Georg's brother-in-law attempts to drive them out, viewing them as a disgrace to the family's reputation and not wanting to share the colonel's eventual inheritance. Helena eventually acquiesces and moves out with her son; they subsequently face financial difficulties and Helena accepts the colonel's offer to adopt her son. She struggles to deal with her resulting loneliness, and abducts her son one day when he
144-478: The cruise ship Nackanäs I. Cinematography was headed by Julius Jaenzon. Although A Ruined Life is considered to be his debut film, as it was the first to premiere, The Gardener was Sjöström's debut production as director. His past experience in film was limited to a few cinema visits which is why he, along with Charles Magnusson , visited the studios of Pathé Frères in Paris as a learning experience. Claiming
160-429: The film as having distribution titles in five different languages, other than the original Swedish title: A Ruined Life A Ruined Life ( Swedish : Ett hemligt giftermål eller Bekännelsen på dödsbädden ) is a 1912 Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström . It was Sjöström's debut film as a director. Georg, the son of a wealthy colonel, is secretly married to the poor Helena, with whom he has
176-498: The film was contrary to "good practices" and for embellishing death, the film was banned from public screenings by Swedish authorities on 20 August 1912. In an attempt to appeal the ban, a special screening with Prime Minister Karl Staaff and other ministers was arranged. The censors' decision was upheld. The Gardener premiered on 17 October 1912 at the Victoria-Teatret in Copenhagen . The Swedish Film Database lists
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#1732781026509192-666: The general suffers a seizure and upon his death, his family and friends kick the girl out. The devastated girl returns to her home village. Distraught, she visits the greenhouse where she pulls out all the flowers and curses the gardener. The next morning, the gardener finds her dead among the roses. The Gardener was filmed during July and August 1912 at the studio of the Swedish Cinematic Theatre in Lidingö with outdoor scenes taking place as Nackanäs inn and surroundings at Järla and Sickla lakes, as well as aboard
208-400: The house. One day, the gardener rapes the worker's daughter and then sends her and her father (Gunnar Bohman) away, fearing discovery. While on a boat on the way into the city, the two meet an old general ( John Ekman ) who gives the girl money and his business card. When the father later dies, the girl reaches out to the general, who lets her act as a hostess at his dinner parties. Soon after,
224-421: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Gardener . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Gardener&oldid=1216834523 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
240-644: Was censored and not publicly screened in Sweden until 1980. A Ruined Life was also the debut film of actors Greta Almroth and Richard Lund , both of whom would later star in many more Svenska Bio films. The Stockholm premiere took place at the Röda Kvarn [ sv ] theatre on 25 November 1912; it was accompanied by music arranged by Gustav Erbs and performed by the Röda Kvarn orchestra, with Erbs as conductor. The film's Danish premiere took place
256-646: Was filmed during July and August 1912 at the Svenska Bio headquarters in Lidingö , under the working title En moder ( A Mother ). The steeplechase scenes were filmed in Gärdet , Stockholm . The film premiered at the Cosmorama [ sv ] theatre in Gothenburg on 14 October 1912. It was the debut film of director Victor Sjöström ; although The Gardener was filmed earlier that summer, it
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