She was called the nasturtium of the north, the ice queen of norway, the white. Sonja became a naturalized citizen of the united states in 1941. Various shots ballet on ice rink with chorus line and star appearance by ice skating champion, sonja henie. This was norwegian ice skating olympic champion sonja henie s fourth film. Overview of thin ice, 1937, directed by sidney lanfield, with sonja henie, tyrone power, arthur treacher, at turner classic movies. Voir the unsuspected en streaming gratuit complet regarder the unsuspected 1947 film gratuit vf. Queen of ice, the true life story of sonja henie original title. The former olympic gold medal figure skater is expected to play the lead in a film about sonja henie, a norwegian athleteturnedscreen siren. May 09, 2016 sonja henie 19121969 was the most famous norwegian woman of the 20th century, a claim she might very well still inhabit this film opens and ends with sonja in her last film, hello london. She was a threetime olympic champion 1928, 1932, 1936 in womens singles, a tentime world champion 19271936 and a sixtime european champion 19311936. With oksana baiul, boiangiu alma, radugabriel alexandrescu. Sonja henie 1912 1969 was one of the greatest figure skaters in history, the pavlova of the ice.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. At the height of her acting career, the norwegian figure skater and film star was one of the highest paid stars in hollywood. Queen of ice the sonja henie movie starring oksana. Sonja henie 8 april 1912 12 october 1969 was a norwegian figure skater and film star. Wir besprechen keine downloads oder streaming versionen. Sonja henies hollywood debut and first movie one in a.
The daughter of a fur wholesaler, sonja henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six. Leif henie author of queen of ice, queen of shadows. Simultaneous with her film career, henie launched an ice. Sonia henie, as controversial as she was legendary september 21, 2017 philip hersh adolf hitler greeting sonja henie at a rink in munich six weeks after the 1936 winter olympics, where she won a third straight womens singles title. Queen of the ice documents her rise to stardom and tragic demise. Sonja henie was a norwegian figure skater and film star.
Sonjas popularity suffered briefly when a photograph was published showing her shaking hands with adolf hitler at. Olympic legend oksana baiul to star in flick about another. Dorothy lewis, vivacious skating star of new yorks elegant st. Queen of the ice the daughter of a fur wholesaler, sonja henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six. Born in norway in 1912, henie s father, wilhelm, was the track cycling world champion of 1894, setting two world records, and he.
Regis hotel ice shows, was signed for the leading role and filming began in june. The time line of sonja henie timeline timetoast timelines. Anne sewitskys anticipated sonja henie project, queen of ice, is edging closer to an august 2016 shoot after confirming norwegian film institute funding of 1. A new film about ice skating star sonja henie hasnt been very popular with the public either, but it was chosen to make its international premiere at the sundance film festival in utah this weekend. Elizabeth projects an aura of such bloodless severity that no one in the film or in the audience buys the reason for why she signs on. This film offers an excellent biography of sonjas life. Queen of ice the sonja henie movie starring oksana baiul updated their info in the about section. The film was a great success, and sonja was now a movie star. Upending the stereotype of the careerist ice queen. Aug 10, 2017 trustnordisk has picked up international rights for norwegian figure skating biopic queen of ice. Ice skating developed in the united states because of her, henie s former skating partner geary steffen said in the documentary sonja henie. The sonja henie collection is a much less disturbing kind of fun. Sonja henie is considered a figure skating legend and is also considered the first ice skating celebrity.
Preproduction see complete list of inproduction titles comments. The cutting edgethis is a funny moviefigure skating vs ice hockey. Eight years later, she was the norwegian skating champion. At the time, she was only 11 years old and she had to punctuate her free skating routine with frequent visits to the sidelines to ask her coach what she should do next. In 1936 she turned professional and began touring with her own ice show, and soon after caught the attention of hollywood.
If you are not a skater, you probably cant imagine what i mean. In this film she is presented both as cold and calculating, and without the ability to empathize with both family members and employees. Her favorite part was the whiring sensation of ice skating and the resulting sense of power over distance and gravity. Make games, stories and interactive art with scratch. At 15, she would win the gold medal in skating at the 1928 olympics, thus becoming the youngest olympic skating. Sonja henie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Ice skating sequence from its a pleasure 1945 is depicted as one of henie s first film sequences, when in fact the film was one of her last. She died of the disease at age 57 in 1969 during a flight from paris to oslo. The film depicts henie as both a great diva, who treated all those around her as objects she could use for what she wanted from them. This photo gallery includes photos of famous figure skaters. The principal photography was conducted in vermont and the film was released directly to video on june 7, 2005 in the united states by the mti home video media distributing company. She practically defined modern figure skating, being the first to combine skating with dance choreography, and originating the short skirt and white skates look that is. In an attempt to coattail the upcoming lillehammer winter olympic games, fox is releasing on video for the first time seven rarely. Olympic ice queen sonja henie became a hollywood star and.
Vanilla ice claims he bought under pressure from queen. Sonja henie s highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. Sonja henie movies can be ranked 6 ways in this table the really cool thing about this table is that it is usersortable. Containing no such lustrous ballets as it happens on ice produced by henie and still in manhattan, no such galaxy of specialists as the touring ice follies of 1941, it depends heavily on henie herself. Sonja henie s hollywood ice revue, her fourth annual touring ice carnival last week left manhattan and set out on the road again. Sonja henie was born to be an ice skater and she revolutionised the sport. The order of these top sonja henie movies is decided by how man. She was a threetime olympic champion in womens singles, a tentime world champion and a sixtime e. About queen of ice sonja henie, filmed in galati, romania. The worlds first olympic ice queen became a hollywood star and a hitler admirer norwegian skating champion sonja henie is pictured training on. Sonja henie was an international superstar, but the new sonja film shows that her life wasnt so super at all. New york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film.
All website content, photos and logos may not be used, copied nor retransmitted without written. Sonja henie on the cover of time magazine, july 17, 1939. Jul, 2017 vanilla ice got famous on the back of the monstrously huge 1990 single ice ice baby, a song that was recorded when you could still get away with releasing rap songs with uncleared samples. Upcoming sonja henie biographical film, queen of ice page. Sonja queen of ice cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See more ideas about figure skating, ice skating and olympic ice skating. Surprisingly, there is no entry for the movie on, and the movie is not marked neither for the director, which is miss anne sewitsky. Gives a better idea of how she moved about on the ice tippy toeing into your heart.
She signed with 20th century fox and played an ice skater in one in a million 1936. At the height of her acting career, she was one of the. Queen of shadows the unsuspected life of sonja henie raymond strait. Queen of the ice dan kenneth gigernes a typical biography movie with archive footage and talking heads but there are a few interesting things here, but the norwegian narration is extremely weak and hard to hear ruining much of the experience and info drop. She won more olympic and world titles than any other ladies figure skater. To accommodate shooting the skating scenes that were featured in each of henie s films, 20th centuryfox jackhammered the cement floor from one of their soundstages and put in a series of waterpipes and freon tubing to create ice. Lnnod norwegian sonja henie livery boeing 737800 takeoff amsterdam runway 36l 23 july 20.
Sewitskys henie film aims for august shoot news screen. The glittering rise and fall of sonja henie, ice skatings. Access exclusive tsl content including live shows, listen to audio versions of. Jun 11, 2019 list of the best sonja henie movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Henie won more olympic and world titles than any other ladies figure skater. She won gold at three different olympics and is known for bringing ballet to the ice. In 1985, about 16 years after sonjas death, a biography cowritten by raymond strait and leif henie who died in 1984 was published. Ice queen, originally titled avalanche run, is a 2005 american horror film cowritten and directed by neil kinsella and starring ami chorlton.
A teenager is torn between her desire to please her mother and following her own ambitions in this familyfriendly comedy drama. Sonja henie biography, doll, films, husband and museum. Oksana baiul attends the tibi fall 2010 fashion show. Film series about norwegian skating star and hollywood sensation sonja henie. Narrated by cliff robertson the daughter of a fur wholesaler, sonja. The figureskating ice queen who became hollywoods golden girl. Sonja the white swan is the story about sonja henie, one of the worlds. Sonja henie the pavlova of the ice figure skating she changed peoples concept of women athletes from that of musclebound freakishness to strong, beautiful femininity. Sonja henie made her olympic debut at the first olympic winter games in chamonix in 1924. At 15, she would win the gold medal in skating at the 1928 olympics, thus becoming the youngest olympic skating champion a. Casey carlyle michelle trachtenberg is a highschool student who. As a consequence of the film leaping from the start of her film career to 1951, henie s first marriage to dan topping is not depicted.
She was a threetime olympic champion 1928, 1932, 1936 in ladies singles, a tentime world champion 19271936 and a sixtime european champion 19311936. Champion figure skater and movie star, sonja henie was one of the most popular celebrities of the thirties. Valene kane the fall, aidan mcardle the duchess and malcom adams return to montauk also star. Subscribe to this channel for everything all of your figure skating fan needs. At 15, she would win the gold medal in skating at the 1928 olympics, thus becoming the youngest olympic skating champion a record that stood for 70 years. Sonja henie was the ice queen of figure skating in the.
Sonja henie s hollywood debut and first movie one in a million in 1937 featured some footage from the 1936 winter olympics. I could try to tell you by saying its a feeling of ice miles running under your blades, the wind splitting open to let you through, the earth whirling around you. Its a sense of power, of command over distance and gravity, and an illusion of no longer. Preproduction see complete list of inproduction titles. Leif henie is the author of queen of ice, queen of shadows 3. She managed to prevail and eventually won the olympic gold medal at the age of 16. Upcoming sonja henie biographical film, queen of ice.
Sonia henie, as controversial as she was legendary. Narrated by cliff robertson the daughter of a fur wholesaler, sonja henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six. The film stars ine marie wilmann homesick as modern figure skater sonja henie, who in 1936 moved to hollywood to become a movie star. The glittering rise and fall of sonja henie, ice skatings original. Sort sonja henie films by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost in millions. At 15, she would win the gold medal in skating at the 1928 olympics, thus becoming the youngest olympic skating champion a record. About queen of ice sonja henie, filmed in galati, romania it looks like the movie will be released at the end of 2018. Aug 10, 2017 queen of ice, a documentary telling the story of the famous norwegian skater and actress sonja henie, will be filmed at dunarea skating rink in galati, a city in eastern romania, between september 4 and september. In the pavlova of the ice, film footage shot in 1928 and available on youtube, she is skating outdoors, her slowmotion leaps and spins set against snowdusted mountains that are nothing short. The true life story of sonja henie, the norwegian olympic and world gold champion figure skater who arrived in hollywood in 1936 determined to be a movie star and became the highest paid actress during the mid 1930s to early 1940s. Please note that the graphic above does not do justice to the beautiful gold embossing of sonja s image and autograph on the cover. Sonja henie queen of the ice dvd, 2007 for sale online. Films like one in a million, thin ice, and wintertime helped bring financial success for the hollywood ice revues that she produced and starred in every year and which drew huge crowds across the united states.
Norways young sonja henie didnt give up after suffering several early defeats in her childhood ice skating career. Sonja henie 8 april 1912 12 october 1969 was a famous norwegian ice skater and movie star who was born in oslo. The unsuspected life of sonja henie raymond strait. Sonja henie 19121969 was the most famous norwegian woman of the 20th century, a claim she might very well still inhabit this film opens. Webster, is a contrivance for the foot, consisting of a keellike runner attached to a plate or frame, enabling the wearer to glide rapidly over the ice. They had enviously observed the soaring box office intake by the new musical skating films starring sonja henie and eagerly arranged to film the readymade ice capades. Sonja henies one and only brother tought her how to ice skate henie pefered figure ice skating.
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