An August Rhapsody (1940)
Arne Sucksdorff’s debut—made when he was 23— is a lyrical short about Sweden’s late-summer crayfish fishery: night-time trapping on water, daybreak on the shore, and the rhythms of August nature rendered in carefully composed images. Often grouped with This Land Is Full of Life as one of Sucksdorff’s “hymns to the Swedish summer,” the film distills a 24-hour cycle into a seven-minute nature rhapsody.
Director: Arne Sucksdorff
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 7 min
Release Date: February 9, 1940
Production: Arne Sucksdorff Filmproduktion
Country: Sweden
Language: svenska
Original Language: sv
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is An August Rhapsody about?
- Arne Sucksdorff’s debut—made when he was 23— is a lyrical short about Sweden’s late-summer crayfish fishery: night-time trapping on water, daybreak on the shore, and the rhythms of August nature rendered in carefully composed images. Often grouped with This Land Is Full of Life as one of Sucksdorff’s “hymns to the Swedish summer,” the film distills a 24-hour cycle into a seven-minute nature rhapsody.
- Who directed An August Rhapsody?
- An August Rhapsody was directed by Arne Sucksdorff.
- How long is An August Rhapsody?
- An August Rhapsody has a runtime of 7m (7 minutes).
- What genre is An August Rhapsody?
- An August Rhapsody is a Documentary film.
- Where was An August Rhapsody produced?
- An August Rhapsody was produced in Sweden.