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Singoalla
French poster with Michel Auclair listed in the starring role as Erland Månesköld
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	Viktor Rydberg (novel The Wind Is My Lover) Pierre Véry (screenplay) and Christian-Jaque (screenplay) Bertil Malmberg (dialogue) and Romney Brent (dialogue)
Produced by	Lorens Marmstedt (producer) Jacques Bar (producer) (uncredited) Raymond Froment (producer) (uncredited)
Starring	Viveca Lindfors Alf Kjellin
Cinematography	Christian Matras
Edited by	Jean Desagneaux Lennart Wallén
Music by	Hugo Alfvén
Release date	1949 (1949)
Running time	63 minutes 104 minutes (Sweden)
Countries	France Sweden

Singoalla is a 1949 Swedish–French film directed by Christian-Jaque, starring Viveca Lindfors and Alf Kjellin. It is based on the romantic novel The Wind Is My Lover by Viktor Rydberg, which in turn is based on a medieval legend of the love between a Romani woman and a nobleman. It was produced in three language versions: Swedish, French, and English. The Swedish and French versions were entitled Singoalla. The English version had three titles: Gypsy Fury (USA), The Wind is My Lover (UK), and The Mask and the Sword (UK). The Swedish and English versions starred Alf Kjellin as the nobleman, but the French version starred Michel Auclair. All three versions were edited separately – even scoring is slightly different. The Swedish and French run over 100 minutes, the English only 63 minutes.

Cast

• Viveca Lindfors as Singoalla
• Alf Kjellin (aka Christopher Kent) as Knight Erland Månesköld - Swedish and English versions
• Michel Auclair as Knight Erland Månesköld - French version
• Edvin Adolphson as Latzo
• Lauritz Falk as Assim
• Naima Wifstrand as Cioara
• John Elfström as Erasmus
• Märta Dorff as Elfrida Månesköld
• Vibeke Falk as Helena Ulfsax
• Georg Funkquist as Chaplain
• Jean Georges Chambot (aka Johnny Chambot) as Sorgbarn
• Katarina Taikon as Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

Depiction of the Romani People

Singoalla stereotypically depicts the Romani People as being uncivilised thieves. The film hired many real Romani actors, among them was Katarina Taikon, who later became a civil rights leader and writer. After the film was released, the Romani actors expressed regret about having participated in a racist movie.

References

1. ^ "Singoalla (1949) – Svensk filmdatabas". Svensk filmdatabas. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
2. "Singoalla (1949) – Svensk filmdatabas". Svensk filmdatabas. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
3. ^ "Singoalla (1949) – Svensk filmdatabas". Svensk filmdatabas. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
4. "Katarina Maria Taikon". Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

External links

• Singoalla at IMDb
• Publicity booklet for Singoalla / The Wind is My Lover - the final page has information how to view the different film versions

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