Begin typing your search above and press return to search. To get to that level, she clearly had to get started early. …so was she a Nazi sympathiser? Sonja Henie, at the age of 14, won her first world championships, the five judges deciding 3 votes to 2 that young Henie was the best. “Goering, in particular, could not keep his eyes off Cecilia. And yet, her rising star was yet to hit its zenith. He owns ice rinks. First I have the European Championship in Berlin, and the Olympic championship in Garmisch, and the World Championship in Paris'. Additionally, as sports-refernce.com details, Colledge’s nerves may have gotten the best of her, as she fell early in her free skate program, resulting in a good, but not great average score of 5.7. Views differ, both in the US and Norway. Very nice close up interview with Sonja, in which she is interviewed by the man giving the voice over. Ultimately who is the film is for? ', she says 'Well, don't ask me those kind of questions'. Oslo. At the release of her first picture, “One in a Million”, Sonja Henie, walked arm in arm with Hollywood leading man, Tyrone Power at the film’s premier at the Roxy Theater in New York City. A skate, according to Mr. Webster, is a contrivance for the foot, consisting of a keel-like runner attached to a plate or frame, enabling the wearer to glide rapidly over the ice. It’s been a very long process, with many drafts. According to this article in The Independent, the powers-that-be in Nazi Germany were fans: The British team manager, T.D. Now she is in the movies. He’s one of the first members of the IJS Technical Committee. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. c She had no fears and followed her ambition. He asked me all about her on several occasions.”. With Sonja Henie, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, Maurice Moscovitch. https://www.altfg.com/film/tyrone-power-lana-turner-sonja-henie-884 Crown Prince Harald of Norway marries Sonja Haraldsen after ten year courtship. Her biggest asset - besides her athletic qualities - was that she never gave up, and always found new opportunities. She did, at 11. AS: There wasn’t one film that inspired us. TrustNordisk handles sales. Sonja-The White Swan tells of Sonja Henie, the iconic Norwegian athlete, inventor of modern figure skating, ten-time world, six-time European and three-time Olympic champion, who moved to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star. ', she says 'I am never turning professional. Her flaws were perhaps that she didn’t know when to stop. In Hollywood, she signs a contract with 20th Century Fox, and becomes one of the richest women in her time. In many ways, she was ahead in her time, an untraditional role model, both as a strong woman and an outstanding athlete. We always welcome comments and more information about our films.All posts are reactively checked. We spoke to the director. The festival has been very important for my career and I feel Sonja The White Swan is perfect with a Sundance feel to it, as a mainstream film with artistic quality. AS: The whole shoot was exciting and intense. It is evidence that the times move faster than the dictionary, and that the dictionary is not yet aware of Sonja Henie. What makes her the perfect Sonja? What were her biggest assets and biggest flaws? But up-and-comers, as always, are always nipping at the heels of champions. In what way will it attract younger generations and a male audience?AS: It’s both for a female and male audience as it is emotional and fast-paced. Guest blog: Dates with Mae West, Susan Hayward, Judy Garland and Sonja Henie helped Liberace cover up his preference for men, but it was a London lawsuit that cleared my ex … What fascinated you about Sonja Henie? She was said to have repeatedly skated to the rinkside asking for her coach’s advice during her routine. I've always been an amateur, and I want to stay one'. At the age of 23, she had been to four Olympics, won three gold medals in three consecutive Olympiads, and 10 consecutive world championships in a row, and was arguably one of the most famous people in the world. At the time, quite many people would do the Nazi salute without being a sympathiser. How challenging was the filming of the ice-skating scenes?AS: It was very challenging, as we knew very little about ice-skating. Each episode is self-contained, like a small film, which allows me to bring my own vision. Her father, Wilhelm Henie (pronounced like “penny”), was a good athlete who competed as a speed skater and a cyclist, and so encouraged his children to take up sports. He’s been a Novice champion. The heads of each department were mainly Scandinavian - Norwegian/Swedish, and we added crew from each country in each department. Sonja Henie on the cover of TIME Magazine, July 17, 1939. Fortunately, in the free skating part of the competition, Henie may have gotten the star treatment. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. He asks 'Are you too tired to give an interview for the news reels? “I said to myself,” she explains, “I’ll win 10 skating championships, then I will go into the movies,” She won the championships. Soon she wanted to win a Norwegian championship. Please Register or Log in to add a comment. She usually go it. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Skater Sonia Henie performs a figure skating routine. We watched many films, from arthouse to mainstream, including Black Swan. To her it has proved the means to fame, fortune, movie stardom and the plaudits of kings. Unfortunately, the optics were poor as three of the five judges were Norwegian, and their votes carried the day, as explained in The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics 2014 Edition. I think Europe missed out on the scale of her achievements and fame at that time, perhaps because she was a woman, or because of her alleged Nazi sympathies. How much research did you do? She was 57 years old. An interview with David Kirby, who knows everything there is to know about figure skating. We have done test screenings and young audiences have responded positively. There is lots of material about her. Not only was Henie’s short skirt stunning and sensational to spectators used to more modest wear, it was revealing in ways that showed off the power and technical level of her spins and spirals, “and allowed her to perform tricks – the single axel, for instance – that had previously belonged to male skaters.”. In Norway, what became a big problem is when she was asked to financially support the Norwegian resistance and she refused. AS: Sonja was the most winning athlete in the world and became one of the richest women of the time, with the highest wage in Hollywood. Thanks to the resources of her furrier father, figure skating and ballet coaches were at little Sonja’s service. And at the second show, Zanuck showed up. We were lucky to have a fantastic figure skating choreographer Catarina Lindgren. Please log in to add to WorkSpaces. Sonja Henie, Skating Star, Dies BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. The one-and-a-half meter tall woman from Oslo, Norway was a giant of giants. As The Independent states, in the subjective world of figure skating, there is a distinct advantage to skating later in the day. With it she has glided swiftly not merely over the ice, but also into one of the most extraordinary of all motion picture careers. Various shots of figure skater Sonja Henie performing skating routine on spotlit ice rink. (Years later, a fairer, staggered draw was adopted to counteract this situation.). However Busby Berkeley dance films and choreographies were a big source of inspiration. After that she decided to triumph in the Olympics, and nothing could stop her. AS: She has the perfect combination of vulnerability and strength. Get the latest film- and TV industry news from the Nordics (e.g. Henie was not considered a favorite as the field was strong with 20 skaters, and yet she won handily, making her the youngest figure skater to win gold at the age of 15. The daughter of a fur wholesaler in Norway, Sonja Henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six. At the age of 4, according to this Vanity Fair article, Sonja Hennie was on skis. As a footnote, Henie turned professional later the same year. According to this article in The Independent, The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics 2014 Edition, Referrals for the Book “1964: The Greatest Year in the History of Japan”. That brought her shame. Sonja Henie practises at Richmond for forthcoming championships'. In February 1936, there was universal expectation that Sonja Henie, aka The Ice Queen of Norway or The White Swan, would win her third gold medal in the women’s individual figure skating competition at the Gamisch-Partenkirchen Winter Olympics in Germany. Henie, who benefited from the energy and excitement of a crowd waiting to see the Ice Queen crowned champion for a third time in a row, skated without error, well enough to maintain her hold on first, and the golden medal. ', and she replies 'Not at all, I'd be very pleased. But ultimately we had to choose and decide what to focus on… Shortly after Mette [M. Bølstad] came on board and I followed right after. Instead, Colledge was asked to skate second of the 26 total number of skater. Figure ice skating in Berlin Sports Palace. Henie’s business partner, Arthur Wirtz, who created the ice revue business for Henie in New York, would help Henie bring an ice show to Hollywood with the hopes of getting the studio heads’ attention. In the US, many people over 50 know of her, but in Norway, she was known mostly as an athlete. We shot the film for 37-38 days, one-third in southern Spain, two-thirds in Bucharest where we rebuilt a house interior, a hotel, etc, the rest in Norway. Henie would leverage her sporting accomplishments and become one of the most famous people on the planet in the 1930s and 1940s, a movie and professional skating star, who earned millions of dollars in the process. Sonja Henie dances "White Swan" dance for the first time in front of New York audience. The diet was “raw eggs and rare steaks,” a lifetime delight, and the program was three hours practice in the AM and two hours in the PM, sans school. AS: I think she was more an opportunist than a sympathiser. The music is quite modern, with a mix of rap, iconic tunes and classical music. While the first place competitor should skate last, it might follow that the second place competitor would skate second to last. At seven years old, she told us recently, she wanted a pair of skates for Christmas. interviews, admissions reports, trailers), monthly updates on projects funded by Nordisk Film & TV Fond, and information about our events and new initiatives.

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