A TV production of Strindberg’s play Fadren about a tragic family feud. Read More »
Tag Archives: Sweden
The Teachers on Summer Vacation AKA Magistrarna på sommarlov (1941) Schamyl Bauman, Alice Babs, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Thor Modéen
Inga Danell’s summer vacation is near. But unfortunately both Inga and her brother Acke have bad grades and are forced to study. Read More »
I Am Curious (Yellow) AKA Jag är nyfiken – en film i gult (1967) Vilgot Sjöman, Lena Nyman, Börje Ahlstedt
Lena, aged twenty, wants to know all she can about life and reality. Read More »
The Royal Rabble AKA Kungliga patrasket (1945) Hasse Ekman, Edvin Adolphson, Ester Roeck Hansen
The Ankers is a well-established acting family in the theater world of Stockholm, three generations working together Read More »
The Kautokeino Rebellion AKA Kautokeino-opprøret (2008) Nils Gaup, Mikkel Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Aslat Mahtte Gaup
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village. Read More »
The Reunion AKA Återträffen (2013) Anna Odell, Anders Berg, David Nordström
Anna Odell, a famous artist, doesn’t get an invitation to her class reunion. Read More »
Sunday’s Children AKA Söndagsbarn (1992) Daniel Bergman, Henrik Linnros, Thommy Berggren, Lena Endre
The film switches back and forth between the adventures of Pu on a summer holiday in Norrland in Sweden Read More »
The Saga of Gosta Berling AKA Gösta Berlings saga (1924) Mauritz Stiller, Lars Hanson, Sven Scholander, Ellen Hartman-Cederström
Gösta Berling is a young and attractive minister. Read More »
Darling (2007) Johan Kling, Michelle Meadows, Michael Segerström, Richard Ulfsäter
A tragic and comic tale about beautiful and self-absorbed Eva, who cheats on her boyfriend Read More »
Bad Faith AKA Ond tro (2010) Kristian Petri, Kristoffer Joner, Jonas Karlsson, Sonja Richter
Mona has just moved to a new town and a new job, when she witness a grisly murder. Read More »
The Butt AKA Fimpen (1974) Bo Widerberg, Johan Bergman, Monica Zetterlund, Magnus Härenstam
Six year old Johan, a.k.a. Fimpen, loves football. One day his talents are discovered. Read More »
Doktor Glas (1968) Mai Zetterling, Per Oscarsson, Lone Hertz, Ulf Palme
Doktor Glas face ethical complications when a woman, Helga Gregorius Read More »
In the Presence of a Clown AKA Larmar och gör sig till (1997) Ingmar Bergman, Börje Ahlstedt, Marie Richardson, Erland Josephson
Inventor Carl Åkerblom is a rosy-cheeked 54 year-old admirer of Franz Schubert – and a patient in the psychiatric ward Read More »
This Can’t Happen Here AKA Sånt händer inte här (1950) Ingmar Bergman, Signe Hasso, Alf Kjellin, Ulf Palme
Atka Natas is a secret agent from the oppressive regime of Liquidatzia. Read More »
The Heist AKA Stöten (1961) Hasse Ekman, Gunnar Hellström, Maude Adelson, Tor Isedal
Four young criminals are planning a heist against a racecourse and in order to obtain a seed capital they rob a gambling den. Read More »