Oct 08, 2010
22 min
Full-HD

Sigrid Holmquist (2010)

The story of Swedish silent film actress Sigrid Holmquist's life (1899-1970), by using the silent film medium. It consists of already existing film clips from the 1910s and 20s. Sigrid is played by eight different stars from her era, and she also plays herself. Sigrid Holmquist was born in Borås, Sweden and her stubborn spirit led her to become a movie star in Scandinavia and Hollywood before retiring from the movies in 1926. An experimental film project.

Category

Documentary Drama

Country

Sweden

Companies

Maria Norrman

Sigrid Holmquist

Herself (archive footage)

Greta Garbo

Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

Lillian Gish

Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

Clara Bow

Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

Olive Thomas

Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

Georgia Hale

Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

Mary Miles Minter

Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

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