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"Regional Conflicts: From the Merchant's House to the People's Home"

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Author

Editor

  • Erik Hedling
  • Olof Hedling
  • Mats Jönsson

Summary, in English

This article is an analysis of the Swedish feature film "Brita i grosshandlarhuset" from 1946 about a poor girl that moves to the city finding employment as a maid in the house of a rich merchant. Here I examine the compromises - in terms of constructions of class and gender - that paved the way for a new narrative, with the progression of imagery from, so to speak, the symbol of the merchant house to the metaphor of the "Folkhem". In special focus stands the relation between city and country side.

Department/s

Publishing year

2010

Language

English

Pages

191-211

Publication/Series

Regional Aesthetics : Locating Swedish Media

Volume

Mediehistoriskt arkiv 15

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Kungliga biblioteket

Topic

  • History

Keywords

  • historical film analysis
  • maid servants
  • class
  • gender
  • Folkhem

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1654-6601
  • ISBN: 978-91-88468-14-7