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201022 minPGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Sigrid Holmquist

201022 minPGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Eight actresses portray Sigrid Holmquist, a silent film star from Sweden, using archival footage from the 1910s and 1920s to tell her story.

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Eight actresses portray Sigrid Holmquist, a silent film star from Sweden, using archival footage from the 1910s and 1920s to tell her story.

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Maria Norrmandirector

Maria Norrmanwriter

Sigrid Holmquist

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Greta Garbo

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Lillian Gish

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Sigrid Holmquist, born in Borås, Sweden, in 1899, became a prominent silent film actress in the early 20th century. The documentary features film clips from her career in the 1910s and 1920s, illustrating her rise to fame before her retirement in 1926. Eight actresses portray Holmquist, while archival footage of her performances reveals her impact on the silent film industry. Directed by Maria Norrman, the film examines her legacy in early cinema.

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