Set in 1909: A working-class girl is refused marriage by her politically committed boyfriend. Read More »
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Eva (1948) Gustaf Molander, Birger Malmsten, Eva Stiberg, Eva Dahlbeck
During WW2 in neutral Sweden, young sailor Bo, son of a railway stationmaster, comes home from the Navy and reminisces a childhood accident. Read More »
Swedenhielms Family AKA Swedenhielms (1935) Gustaf Molander, Gösta Ekman, Björn Berglund, Håkan Westergren
The Swedenhielms is an old aristocratic family. The head of the family is professor Rolf Swedenhielm. Read More »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
Happy End (2011) Björn Runge, Ann Petrén, Malin Buska, Gustaf Skarsgård
A fairytale for adults. It’s about five people with an important liaison to one another. Read More »