Raven's End
1963 film by Bo Widerberg
Raven's End (Swedish: Kvarteret Korpen) is a 1963 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg, about an aspiring working-class writer in Malmö. The story bears some similarities to Widerberg's own background, although he claimed it to be entirely fictional.
Plot
In the mid-1930s, Anders dreams of becoming a writer. His friend Sixten dreams of becoming a football player so he can go to Paris and meet prostitutes in fur. Anders' ambitions are supported by his girlfriend, Elsie, and his parents. His mother supports the family by doing laundry, while his father, who is unemployed, struggles with alcohol and gambling.
Anders sends a manuscript for a book he has written about the block they live in to a publisher in Stockholm. He is asked to come to Stockholm and discuss the book, which excites his father. However, the publisher declines to publish the book, and when Anders returns, they all become very disappointed.
Elsie becomes pregnant with Anders' child.
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