The officer Robert Motander is invited to a dinner with his upper-class relatives. Read More »
Tag Archives: Sweden
The Father AKA En far (1988) Bo Widerberg, Thommy Berggren, Ewa Fröling, Melinda Kinnaman
A TV production of Strindberg’s play Fadren about a tragic family feud. Read More »
The Serpent’s Way AKA Ormens väg på hälleberget (1986) Bo Widerberg, Stina Ekblad, Stellan Skarsgård, Reine Brynolfsson
A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Read More »
The Baby Carriage AKA Barnvagnen (1963) Bo Widerberg, Inger Taube, Thommy Berggren, Lars Passgård
Following his manifesto for a new Swedish cinema, director Widerberg started his career with this realist tale Read More »
As White as in Snow AKA Så vit som en snö (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 »
Hugo and Josephine AKA Hugo och Josefin (1967) Kjell Grede, Fredrik Becklén, Marie Öhman, Beppe Wolgers
Josefin is a six year old girl who lives isolated in the countryside, where her father is a priest. Read More »
The Magician AKA Ansiktet (1958) Ingmar Bergman, Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand
When ‘Vogler’s Magnetic Health Theater’ comes to town, there’s bound to be a spectacle. Read More »
Starring Maja AKA Prinsessa (2009) Teresa Fabik, Zandra Andersson, Moa Silén, Anastasios Soulis
Princess is a heart-warming drama-comedy about overweight 18 year old Maja Read More »
Beyond AKA Svinalängorna (2010) Pernilla August, Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Outi Mäenpää
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 »
Swedish Wedding Night AKA Bröllopsbesvär (1964) Åke Falck, Jarl Kulle, Christina Schollin, Edvin Adolphson
A wedding with no love. The bridegroom is the person who owns the best butcher business from town. Read More »
Shame AKA Skammen (1968) Ingmar Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Sigge Fürst
During civil war, two musicians retreat to a rural island to farm. Read More »
Us AKA Vi (2013) Mani Maserrat-Agah, Gustaf Skarsgård, Anna Åström, Rebecca Ferguson
This is a story of IDA and KRISTER. It’s about a relationship that goes to hell. Read More »
Mamma Gógó (2010) Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Gunnar Eyjólfsson
Mamma Gógó is about Gógó, an elderly lady, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and her son’s and family’s reaction to her illness. Read More »
Life at Any Cost AKA Liv till varje pris (1998) Stefan Jarl, Thommy Berggren, Roy Andersson, Kalle Boman
A tribute and portrait of the Swedish filmmaker Bo Widerberg. Read More »
To Love AKA Att älska (1964) Jörn Donner, Harriet Andersson, Zbigniew Cybulski, Isa Quensel
Louise (Andersson) is a young Swedish widow, living with her mother and her young son. Read More »