Jacob Cotten is a rich banker, quickly approaching his 60th birthday. Read More »
Tag Archives: swedish
Face to Face AKA Ansikte mot ansikte (1976) Ingmar Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Aino Taube
With her husband Eric at a medical congress in Chicago Read More »
The Bomber AKA Sprängaren (2001) Colin Nutley, Helena Bergström, Pernilla August, Reine Brynolfsson
The Victoria stadium is totally destroyed in a bomb attack and Christina Furhage Read More »
Hallo Baby (1976) Johan Bergenstråhle, Marie-Louise Ekman, Malin Gjörup, Anders Ek
About a girl growing up in a big city in the seventies. Read More »
If I Could Marry the Minister AKA Tänk, om jag gifter mig med prästen (1941) Ivar Johansson, Viveca Lindfors, Georg Rydeberg, Arnold Sjöstrand
Eva Örn is a newly graduated teacher, who becomes a school teacher in rural Vikarlunda. Read More »
Il capitano (1991) Jan Troell, Antti Reini, Maria Heiskanen, Berto Marklund
Triple murders are rare enough in Sweden that they qualify as headline-grabbing national news for prolonged periods of time. Read More »
Mirage AKA Hägringen (1959) Peter Weiss, Staffan Lamm, Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss, Birger Åsander
A young man comes to Stockholm City and experiences several bizarre situations. Read More »
The Simple-Minded Murderer AKA Den enfaldige mördaren (1982) Stellan Skarsgård, Maria Johansson, Hans Alfredson
In the 1930s, the feeble-minded Sven’s mother dies and he is hired as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund’s farm. Read More »
Möten i skymningen (1957) Alf Kjellin, Eva Dahlbeck, Åke Grönberg, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz
Olle moves to Stockholm to start a new job as a printer. He rents a room by his colleague-to-be, Victor. Read More »
While the City Sleeps AKA Medan staden sover (1950) Lars-Eric Kjellgren, Sven-Eric Gamble, Inga Landgré, Adolf Jahr
Jompa is unemployed – and not keen on getting a job. He still lives with his parents Read More »
The Flight of the Eagle AKA Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (1982) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Göran Stangertz
Based on the novel by Per Olaf Sundman, Ingenjör Andrées Luftfärd (Flight of the Eagle) Read More »
Drowning Ghost AKA Strandvaskaren (2004) Mikael Håfström, Rebecka Hemse, Jesper Salén, Jenny Ulving
Hundred years ago, three students at the Hellestads Boarding School were brutally slaughtered Read More »
Who Saw Him Die? AKA Ole dole doff (1968) Jan Troell, Per Oscarsson, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz, Kerstin Tidelius
Sören Mårtensson is a middle school teacher. Schoolwork is a torment for him Read More »
Faro Document 1979 AKA Fårö-dokument 1979 (1979) Ingmar Bergman, Annelie Nyström
In 1969, Bergman made a surprisingly direct and political document about Fårö’s importance. Read More »
Dollar (1938) Gustaf Molander, Ingrid Bergman, Georg Rydeberg, Tutta Rolf
Ludvig and Sussi Battwyhl, Louis and Katja Brenner and Julia and Kurt Balzar are upper class millionaires. Read More »