by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Two directors pooled their talents on the Norwegian wartime drama To Liv (To Life) -- one of whom, Finn Bo, also wrote the play upon which the film was based. Set in the final days of the Nazi occupation of Norway, the story concerns a young Quisling (Jon-Lennart Mjoen) who insinuates himself into a loyal Norwegian household. All the while professing friendship and fidelity, the youthful traitor arranges to ship the family's son to prison and to seduce the daughter. When the family's mother returns after a long absence, she tearfully sums up the situation and metes out retribution. Written while Norway was still occupied, To Liv didn't make it before the cameras until 1946.
