A Difficult Parish (Swedish: Ett svÃÂ¥rskött pastorat) is a 1958 Swedish comedy film directed by Emil A. Lingheim and àke Ohlmarks and featuring Knut Borglin, Hans Alfredson and àke Ohlmarks. The cast included many non-professional actors. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne àkermark. Location shooting took place around Lund and Sjöbo in Scania. It is an adaptation of the 1895 short story of the same name by Axel Wallengren.