▁held ▁as ▁an ▁ideal ▁by ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁only ▁during ▁the ▁exterior ▁sequences , ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁stage ▁version , ▁did ▁B jör k ▁feel ▁that ▁the ▁part ▁actually ▁belonged ▁to ▁her . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁Sand rew ' s ▁stud ios ▁and ▁various ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁Stockholm ▁area , ▁including ▁Dal ar ö , ▁St ora ▁W äs by ▁Castle , ▁and ▁the ▁Dro tt ning holm ▁Palace ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book - length ▁interview ▁H itch cock / T ru ff aut ▁( Sim on ▁and ▁Sch uster , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ), ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁h ired ▁B jör k ▁as ▁the ▁female ▁lead ▁for ▁I ▁Conf ess ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁after ▁seeing ▁her ▁in ▁Miss ▁Jul ie . ▁However , ▁when ▁B jör k ▁arrived ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁with ▁her ▁lo ver ▁St ig ▁D ag erman ▁and ▁their ▁baby , ▁Jack ▁L . ▁Warner , ▁head ▁of ▁Warner ▁Brothers . ▁ins isted ▁that ▁H itch cock ▁find ▁another ▁actress . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Alf ▁S jö berg ▁won ▁the ▁highest ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁du ▁Festival ▁International ▁du ▁Film , ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁Pal me ▁d ' Or ▁in ▁later ▁years . ▁S jö berg , ▁who ▁won ▁earlier ▁for ▁Tor ment , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Swedish