Olof is the restless son of a wealthy farmer. He meets Annikki and brings her to the evening dance. Read More »
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Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) Ingmar Bergman, Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Comedy, Romance
It’s late nineteenth century Sweden. Middle aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his nineteen year old current wife Anne Egerman’s two-year marriage has not yet been consummated. Read More »
Winter Light (1963) Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, Drama
On a chilly winter Sunday, the pastor of a tiny African American church (Tomas Ericsson) performs support for a very small congregation; however he’s dealing with a cold and a serious crisis of faith. Read More »
The Last Gasp (1995) Ingmar Bergman, Ingvar Kjellson, Björn Granath, Anna von Rosen, Drama, Documentary
A fictional meeting at the headquarter of the Swedish Film Industry between the former director Georg af Klercker and the business man behind SF (Svensk film): Director Charles Magnusson. Read More »
Secrets of Women (1952) Ingmar Bergman, Anita Björk, Eva Dahlbeck, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Comedy, Drama
Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage for their husbands to come home, they tell each other stories about their marriages. Read More »
Faro Document (1970) Ingmar Bergman, Per Broman, Richard Ostman, Documentary
Fårö Document is Ingmar Bergman’s first documentary. Having recently built a house on the island in the Baltic he was taken by the people who lived there Read More »
Du levande / You, the Living (2007) Roy Andersson, Elisabeth Helander, Jörgen Nohall, Jan Wikbladh, Comedy, Drama, Music
A series of scenes that focus specially on a single idea, emotion or act us. Read More »
Underbara älskade / Suddenly (2006) Johan Brisinger, Michael Nyqvist, Anastasios Soulis, Moa Gammel, Drama
The mother and the younger son in a happy family dies in a car-accident. The father and the teenage-son Jonas survives the accident. Now they have to move on with their lives together.
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Vargtimmen / Hour of the Wolf (1968) Ingmar Bergman, Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gertrud Fridh, Drama, Horror
An artist in crisis is haunted by nightmares from the past in Ingmar Bergman’s only horror film, which takes place on a windy island. Read More »
Viskningar och rop / Cries and Whispers (1972) Ingmar Bergman, Harriet Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Kari Sylwan, Drama
In turn-of-the-century Sweden, cancer-stricken, dying Agnes is visited in her isolated rural mansion by her sisters Karin and Maria. Read More »
Enskilda samtal / Private Confessions (1996) Liv Ullmann, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Samuel Fröler, Biography, Drama
Alfred (1995) Vilgot Sjöman, Sven Wollter, Rita Russek, Judit Danyi, Biography, Drama
Alfred is highly successful in applying scientific finds to business ideas. With his fathers approval he leads the family company to an international standing. Read More »
Riten / The Rite (1969) Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Thulin, Anders Ek, Gunnar Björnstrand, Drama
A judge in an unnamed country interviews three actors, together and singly, provoking them while investigating a pornographic performance for which they may face a fine. Read More »
Man tänker sitt / Burrowing (2009) Henrik Hellström, Fredrik Wenzel, Sebastian Eklund, Jörgen Svensson, Hannes Sandahl, Drama
An eleven-year-old boy observes his neighborhood as its surface orderliness rots away. Read More »
Mannekäng i rött / Mannequin in Red (1958) Arne Mattsson, Anita Björk, Lillebil Ibsen, Nils Hallberg, Mystery, Thriller
A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Read More »