The officer Robert Motander is invited to a dinner with his upper-class relatives. Read More »
Tag Archives: swedish
The Father / En far (1988) Bo Widerberg
A TV production of Strindberg’s play Fadren about a tragic family feud. Read More »
The Serpent’s Way (1986) Bo Widerberg
A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Read More »
The Broad Way / Laveata tietä (1931) Valentin Vaala, Teuvo Tulio, Eeva Virtanen, Alli Riks
In this silent Finnish film by Valentin Vaala, master violist Antti Larto (Teuvo Tulio) Read More »
The Baby Carriage / 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 (2001) Så vit som en snö
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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 »