Set in the underground living quarters of a scientist working at an international nuclear waste station near the west coast of Sweden. Read More »
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A Frozen Dream (1997) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Samuel Fröler, Rolf Lassgård
Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée (1897) which Troell had dramatized in “Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd” (1982). Read More »
As White as in Snow (2001) Jan Troell, Amanda Ooms, Rikard Wolff, Björn Granath
Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer’s daughter Read More »
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen
Part history lesson followed by re-enactments with actors, this film takes depicts the history of witchcraft Read More »
The Devil’s Eye (1960) Ingmar Bergman, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Stig Järrel
The devil has a stye in his eye, caused by the purity of a vicar’s daughter. Read More »
Woman Without a Face (1947) Gustaf Molander, Alf Kjellin, Gunn Wållgren, Anita Björk
Ragnar and Frida married solely because she was pregnant. Later he would have a passionate side-affair with Rut. Read More »
You’re Lying! (1969) Vilgot Sjöman, Börje Ahlstedt, Stig Engström, Sif Ruud
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 »
Vaxdockan (1962) Arne Mattsson, Per Oscarsson, Gio Petré, Tor Isedal
A lonely night watchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store’s mannequins. Read More »
A Song for Martin (2001) Bille August, Sven Wollter, Viveka Seldahl, Reine Brynolfsson
Famous composer Martin meets concertmaster Barbara at one of his performances, and the two fall in love. Read More »
It Rains on Our Love (1946) Ingmar Bergman, Barbro Kollberg, Birger Malmsten, Gösta Cederlund
Maggi meets David after having missed her train, and they spend the night together. Read More »
A Woman’s Face (1938) Gustaf Molander, Ingrid Bergman, Tore Svennberg, Anders Henrikson
When she was a child, Anna Holm burned her face. This destroyed her looks, and she has become a mean and bitter woman. Read More »
Summer with Monika (1953) Ingmar Bergman, Harriet Andersson, Lars Ekborg, Dagmar Ebbesen
Harry Lund is a nineteen-year-old man who meets Monika, a romantic, reckless and rebellious seventeen-year-old, and they fall in love. Read More »
The Moon God (1988) Jonas Cornell, Tomas Laustiola, Agneta Ekmanner, Per Myrberg
A serial killer who slaughters campers is on the loose in Sweden. Read More »
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957) Ingmar Bergman, Naima Wifstrand, Jullan Kindahl, Max von Sydow
The main character is an orphaned young woman who is about to be married off to an unappealing but rich old man Read More »
The Venetian (1958) Ingmar Bergman, Folke Sundquist, Eva Stiberg, Maud Hansson
A young beautiful man from Milan arrives at the carnival in Venice. He meets two flirtatious women. Read More »