Tag Archives: swedish

A small Swedish community which seems idyllic on the surface. But when 15-year-old Jennifer claims to have been raped by a schoolmate, everything changes. Read More »

When the prestigious Dr. Arne Lundell ends the most important work of his life, a colleague from the University of Stockholm Read More »

This comedy romp takes place in and around Stockholm’s Old Town, which is inhabited by various dubious characters doing dubious things Read More »

A drama set in 1970s Sweden and centered on a young woman’s experiences growing up in a home riddled with abuse and alcoholism. Read More »

During a strike strike-breakers are being transported to Lunde, where they are assaulted by the strikers. Read More »

An educational film about AIDS contracted by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare Read More »

Set in the underground living quarters of a scientist working at an international nuclear waste station near the west coast of Sweden. Read More »

Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée (1897) which Troell had dramatized in “Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd” (1982). Read More »

Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer’s daughter Read More »

Part history lesson followed by re-enactments with actors, this film takes depicts the history of witchcraft Read More »

The devil has a stye in his eye, caused by the purity of a vicar’s daughter. Read More »

Ragnar and Frida married solely because she was pregnant. Later he would have a passionate side-affair with Rut. Read More »

The film is a portrayal of the Swedish Prison Service, told by an inmate Lasse and art teacher Björn, who will do anything to help him. Read More »

A lonely night watchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store’s mannequins. Read More »

Famous composer Martin meets concertmaster Barbara at one of his performances, and the two fall in love. Read More »