La Sorcière (film)

La Sorcière (French: The Sorceress, Swedish title: Häxan) is a 1956 drama horror film directed by André Michel based on a screenplay by Paul Andréota and Jacques Companéez. Adapted from the 1898 Alexander Kuprin novel Olesya.

La Sorcière
Directed by	André Michel
Written by	Paul Andréota Jacques Companéez Christiane Imbert Aleksandr Kuprin
Produced by	Robert Woog
Starring	Marina Vlady
Cinematography	Marcel Grignon
Edited by	Victoria Mercanton
Music by	Norbert Glanzberg André Lafosse
Production companies	Films Metzger et Woog Iéna Productions Nordisk Tonefilm
Release date	11 April 1956 (1956-04-11)
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	France Sweden
Languages	French Swedish

Plot summary

A French civil engineer Laurent Brulard is involved in road construction in a remote corner of Sweden There he meets a local girl named Ina whom locals consider to be a witch. A considerable element of the drama is the love triangle that involves Laurent's landlady Kristina.

Cast

• Marina Vlady as Ina
• Nicole Courcel as Kristina Lundgren
• Maurice Ronet as Laurent Brulard
• Michel Etcheverry as Camoin
• Rune Lindström as Reverend Hermansson
• Erik Hell as Pullinen
• Eric Hellström as Erik Lundgren
• Ulla Lagnell as Mrs. Hermansson
• Naima Wifstrand as Maila
• Ulf Palme as Matti

Awards

At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution.^[1]

See also

• Olesya (1971 film)