Victor Sjöström Biography
Victor David Sjöström (September 20, 1879 – January 3, 1960), sometimes known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in 1924. Sjöström worked primarily in the silent era; his best known films include The Phantom Carriage (1921), He Who Gets Slapped (1924), and The Wind (1928).
Sjöström was Sweden's most prominent director in the "Golden Age of Silent Film" in Europe. Later in life, he played the leading role in Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957).
Victor Sjöström Movies
Victor Sjöström Quotes
Seeking Redemption and Emotional Release
Mrs. Holm:
I can't help crying too. I won't be truly happy until all my sorrow is drained.
David Holm:
Lord, please let my soul come to maturity before it is reaped.
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The Complexity of Morality in Suffering
David Holm: [to a coughing woman]
Why turn away so carefully? I'm a consumptive myself, but I cough in people's faces in hopes of finishing them off. Why should they be better off than us?
Edit:
He's merely amusing himself. He's not as wicked as he pretends to be.
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