Set in creepy 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre, powerful fable of wealthy Read More »
Tag Archives: swedish
Eat Sleep Die AKA Äta sova dö (2012) Gabriela Pichler, Nermina Lukac, Milan Dragisic, Jonathan Lampinen
A young Eastern European immigrant, working in Sweden Read More »
The Elephant Walk AKA Barnförbjudet (1979) Marie-Louise Ekman, Bibi Andersson, Philip Backström, Mariella Ballardini
A girl dreams of a festival, where family and the staff from her day-care center are involved. Read More »
The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter AKA Magnetisøren’s femte vinter (1999) Morten Henriksen, Rolf Lassgård, Ole Lemmeke, Johanna Sällström
A mysterious stranger, Meisner, arrives in a northern Swedish town in 1820 Read More »
The Sacrifice AKA Offret (1986) Andrei Tarkovsky, Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall
Alexander, a journalist and former actor and philosopher, tells his little son how worried Read More »
A Guest Is Coming AKA Det kom en gäst… (1947) Arne Mattsson, Sture Lagerwall, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Erik ‘Bullen’ Berglund
The owner of an old mansion has decided to sell it. Read More »
The New Country AKA Det nya landet (2000) Geir Hansteen Jorgensen, Mike Almayehu, Ingrid Luterkort, Michalis Koutsogiannakis
A 15 year old Somalian boy meets a 40 year old Iranian man on a refugee camp in Skåne Read More »
The Laser Man AKA Lasermannen (2005) Mikael Marcimain, David Dencik, Mats Blomgren, Sten Johan Hedman
Follows the Swedish serial killer and bank robber John Ausonius, nicknamed “the laser man”. Read More »
Smoke (1971) Torbjörn Axelman, Christina Lindberg, Axelle Axell, Ulf Brunnberg
A group of Americans who live together in an old mansion somewhere in Sweden Read More »
Amorosa (1986) Mai Zetterling, Stina Ekblad, Erland Josephson, Philip Zandén
About the Swedish author Agnes Von Krusenstjerna (1894-1940) during the period Read More »
The Last Sentence AKA Dom över död man man (2012) Jan Troell, Jesper Christensen, Pernilla August, Ulla Skoog
Torgny Segerstedt was one of the leading journalists in Sweden in the 20th century. Read More »
Dead Man’s Trail AKA I död mans spår (1975) Mats Helge Olsson, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Isabella Kaliff, Solveig Andersson
The gold digger Tom is being chased by a gang of bandits and heads to Carson City. Read More »
Die Beauty AKA Du Sköna (2010) Stina Bergman, Herta Jankert, Anna Bellika, Sofia Berg-Böhm
Atmospheric low-budget indie that leans towards the absurd about people living in a small village by a river and the dysfunctional relationships between them. Read More »
Discord AKA Hans engelska fru (1927) Gustaf Molander, Lil Dagover, Gösta Ekman, Karin Swanström
Two English gentlemen of the upper class, Ivor Willington and Lionel Jessop, play a card game Read More »
The Nurtull Gang AKA Norrtullsligan (1923) Per Lindberg, Tora Teje, Inga Tidblad, Renée Björling
About a group of office girls hardships in the male world set in 1907. Read More »