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If I Could Marry the Minister / Tänk, om jag gifter mig med prästen (1941) Ivar Johansson, Viveca Lindfors, Georg Rydeberg, Arnold Sjöstrand
Eva Örn is a newly graduated teacher, who becomes a school teacher in rural Vikarlunda. Read More »
Il capitano (1991) Jan Troell, Antti Reini, Maria Heiskanen, Berto Marklund
Triple murders are rare enough in Sweden that they qualify as headline-grabbing national news for prolonged periods of time. Read More »
Mirage / Hägringen (1959) Peter Weiss, Staffan Lamm, Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss, Birger Åsander
A young man comes to Stockholm City and experiences several bizarre situations. Read More »
The Simple-Minded Murderer / Den enfaldige mördaren (1982) Stellan Skarsgård, Maria Johansson, Hans Alfredson
In the 1930s, the feeble-minded Sven’s mother dies and he is hired as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund’s farm. Read More »
Möten i skymningen (1957) Alf Kjellin, Eva Dahlbeck, Åke Grönberg, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz
Olle moves to Stockholm to start a new job as a printer. He rents a room by his colleague-to-be, Victor. Read More »
The Flight of the Eagle / Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (1982) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Göran Stangertz
Based on the novel by Per Olaf Sundman, Ingenjör Andrées Luftfärd (Flight of the Eagle) Read More »
Drowning Ghost / Strandvaskaren (2004) Mikael Håfström, Rebecka Hemse, Jesper Salén, Jenny Ulving
Hundred years ago, three students at the Hellestads Boarding School were brutally slaughtered Read More »
Who Saw Him Die? / Ole dole doff (1968) Jan Troell, Per Oscarsson, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz, Kerstin Tidelius
Sören Mårtensson is a middle school teacher. Schoolwork is a torment for him Read More »
Faro Document 1979 / Fårö-dokument 1979 (1979) Ingmar Bergman, Annelie Nyström
In 1969, Bergman made a surprisingly direct and political document about Fårö’s importance. Read More »