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The Royal Rabble (1945) Hasse Ekman, Edvin Adolphson

The Ankers is a well-established acting family in the theater world of Stockholm, three generations working together Read More »
The Moon Is a Green Cheese (1977) Mai Zetterling

A family in their summer house in the Stockholm archipelago. The two daughters fantasize they are adults, representing different colors Read More »
A Serious Game (2016) Pernilla August, Sverrir Gudnason

An adaptation of Hjalmar Söderberg’s novel “The Serious Game” from 1912. The great Swedish love story. Read More »
The Girl from the Third Row (1949) Hasse Ekman

Is man’s existence really meaningful and hopeful? As a reply to Ingmar Bergman’s Fängelse (1949), this movie claims that it is. Read More »
Zorn (1994) Gunnar Hellström, Linda Kozlowski

Swedish painter Anders Zorn gained notoriety for his nudes. His works are currently worth millions Read More »
Summer Interlude / Sommarlek (1951) Ingmar Bergman, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Birger Malmsten, Alf Kjellin

While waiting for the night rehearsal of the ballet Swan Lake, the lonely twenty-eight year-old ballerina Read More »
The Count Of The Old Town / Munkbrogreven (1935) Edvin Adolphson, Valdemar Dalquist, Julia Cæsar, Sigurd Wallén

This comedy romp takes place in and around Stockholm’s Old Town, which is inhabited by various dubious characters doing dubious things Read More »
Children’s Island / Barnens ö (1980) Kay Pollak, Tomas Fryk, Anita Ekström, Ingvar Hirdwall

Reine is supposed to go to a summer camp called Children’s Island but decides to remain Read More »
Det okända. / The Unknown (2000) Michael Hjorth, Jacob Ericksson, Marcus Palm, Ann-Sofie Rase

Five young field-biologists are sent to northern Sweden to investigate effects of a large forest fire. Read More »