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Swedish cinema: Drama
A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929)
Anthony Asquith
One night, a convict escapes from Dartmoor prison and races across open countryside towards a remote farm cottage. Unaware of the trouble that is coming her way, the young woman inside this solitary building is putting her child to bed...
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Anthony Asquith
A Man There Was (1917)
Victor Sjöström
On the wave-lashed coast of Norway there lives a man who is never comfortable on land, preferring instead a life of danger and excitement on the open sea...
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Victor Sjöström
Autumn Sonata (1978)
Ingmar Bergman
After a period of separation, Eva invites her mother, Charlotte, a world class pianist, to spend a few days with her and her husband Victor, a parish priest...
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Ingmar Bergman
The Bride of Glomdal (1926)
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Tired of working for others, Tore finally decides to take over his father's rundown farm and restore it to its former glory...
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Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cries and Whispers (1972)
Ingmar Bergman
In the bedroom of a large country house in the 19th Century, a young woman, Agnes, is enduring the last excruciating days of a terminal cancer...
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Ingmar Bergman
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Ingmar Bergman
A painter, Johan Borg, and his young wife Alma move into a small cottage on a remote island. Some time after their idyllic first weeks on the island, Alma notices a change in her husband... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
A painter, Johan Borg, and his young wife Alma move into a small cottage on a remote island. Some time after their idyllic first weeks on the island, Alma notices a change in her husband... [More...]
Ingeborg Holm (1913)
Victor Sjöström
Sven and Ingeborg Holm are a happily married couple with three young children. By scrimping and scraping they have saved enough money so that, with the help of a loan, they can open a small grocer's shop in Stockholm... [More...]
Victor Sjöström
Sven and Ingeborg Holm are a happily married couple with three young children. By scrimping and scraping they have saved enough money so that, with the help of a loan, they can open a small grocer's shop in Stockholm... [More...]
Johan (1921)
Mauritz Stiller
Johan, a surly middle-aged woodcutter, decides to marry a young orphan girl, Marit, against the wishes of his domineering mother... [More...]
Mauritz Stiller
Johan, a surly middle-aged woodcutter, decides to marry a young orphan girl, Marit, against the wishes of his domineering mother... [More...]
The Lass from the Stormy Croft (1917)
Victor Sjöström
In a close-knit Swedish farming community, Helga Nilsdotter becomes a social outcast when she bears an illegitimate child... [More...]
Victor Sjöström
In a close-knit Swedish farming community, Helga Nilsdotter becomes a social outcast when she bears an illegitimate child... [More...]
The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
Victor Sjöström
Iceland, in the mid-18th century. Kari is an itinerant labourer who persuades a wealthy widow, Halla, to give him work on her farm... [More...]
Victor Sjöström
Iceland, in the mid-18th century. Kari is an itinerant labourer who persuades a wealthy widow, Halla, to give him work on her farm... [More...]
The Passion of Anna (1969)
Ingmar Bergman
After the break-up of his marriage, Andreas Winkelman takes to a life of solitude on a bleak Scandinavian island. His neighbours are Elis, an architect, and wife Eva, who are taking care of Anna, a woman who recently lost her husband and son in a terrible car accident... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
After the break-up of his marriage, Andreas Winkelman takes to a life of solitude on a bleak Scandinavian island. His neighbours are Elis, an architect, and wife Eva, who are taking care of Anna, a woman who recently lost her husband and son in a terrible car accident... [More...]
Persona (1966)
Ingmar Bergman
Whilst performing a stage play, a well-known actress Elisabeth Vogler loses the power of speech. There follows a mental breakdown throughout which she is bed-ridden and unable, or unwilling, to speak... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Whilst performing a stage play, a well-known actress Elisabeth Vogler loses the power of speech. There follows a mental breakdown throughout which she is bed-ridden and unable, or unwilling, to speak... [More...]
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Victor Sjöström
As she lies on her deathbed one New Year's eve, salvation army worker Edit insists that a man named David Holm be brought to her... [More...]
Victor Sjöström
As she lies on her deathbed one New Year's eve, salvation army worker Edit insists that a man named David Holm be brought to her... [More...]
Port of Call (1948)
Ingmar Bergman
Shortly after landing at the port of Gothenburg, a merchant seaman named Gösta prevents a young woman from drowning herself... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Shortly after landing at the port of Gothenburg, a merchant seaman named Gösta prevents a young woman from drowning herself... [More...]
The Rite (1969)
Ingmar Bergman
Three members of a theatrical troupe are brought before a judge, charged with committing some unspecified act of obscenity... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Three members of a theatrical troupe are brought before a judge, charged with committing some unspecified act of obscenity... [More...]
The Sacrifice (1986)
Andrey Tarkovskiy
Alexander is a man in his early sixties who leads a tranquil existence with his wife Adelaide, stepdaughter Marta and young son in a large house by the sea on a remote island... [More...]
Andrey Tarkovskiy
Alexander is a man in his early sixties who leads a tranquil existence with his wife Adelaide, stepdaughter Marta and young son in a large house by the sea on a remote island... [More...]
The Saga of Gosta Berling (1924)
Mauritz Stiller
A young Swedish priest, Gösta Berling, is defrocked when his liking for the demon drink is discovered by his congregation... [More...]
Mauritz Stiller
A young Swedish priest, Gösta Berling, is defrocked when his liking for the demon drink is discovered by his congregation... [More...]
Saraband (2003)
Ingmar Bergman
Some thirty years after their divorce, Marianne decides to pay a visit to her former husband, Johan, who lives alone in his country house... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Some thirty years after their divorce, Marianne decides to pay a visit to her former husband, Johan, who lives alone in his country house... [More...]
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Ingmar Bergman
A travelling circus that has obviously seen better days arrives at a provincial town, but the weary performers are gloomy about the reception they will receive... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
A travelling circus that has obviously seen better days arrives at a provincial town, but the weary performers are gloomy about the reception they will receive... [More...]
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
Ingmar Bergman
Johan and Marianne have what seems to be the perfect marriage. They have been together for ten years, have two children, and have settled into a life of domestic bliss... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Johan and Marianne have what seems to be the perfect marriage. They have been together for ten years, have two children, and have settled into a life of domestic bliss... [More...]
Secret of the Monastery (1920)
Victor Sjöström
In the 17th century, two weary travellers arrive at a remote monastery and are invited to spend the night there. They are curious about the origins of the monastery, so, reluctantly, the kindly old monk who shows them to their room recounts the tragic tale that led to founding of the religious establishment... [More...]
Victor Sjöström
In the 17th century, two weary travellers arrive at a remote monastery and are invited to spend the night there. They are curious about the origins of the monastery, so, reluctantly, the kindly old monk who shows them to their room recounts the tragic tale that led to founding of the religious establishment... [More...]
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Ingmar Bergman
In the mid-fourteenth century, Europe is being ravaged by the Black Death. On his way home from the Crusades, a knight, Antonius Block, is visited by Death, in the form of an old man in a black cowl... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
In the mid-fourteenth century, Europe is being ravaged by the Black Death. On his way home from the Crusades, a knight, Antonius Block, is visited by Death, in the form of an old man in a black cowl... [More...]
Shame (1968)
Ingmar Bergman
Jan and Eva are two former concert musicians who have retired to a sparsely populated island where they live a peaceful, uneventful life working on a remote farm... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Jan and Eva are two former concert musicians who have retired to a sparsely populated island where they live a peaceful, uneventful life working on a remote farm... [More...]
The Silence (1963)
Ingmar Bergman
Whilst travelling by train in a foreign country, a young woman named Ester suddenly falls ill. With her companions - sister Anna and young nephew Johan - she stops at a hotel... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Whilst travelling by train in a foreign country, a young woman named Ester suddenly falls ill. With her companions - sister Anna and young nephew Johan - she stops at a hotel... [More...]
Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
Mauritz Stiller
In 16th century Sweden, King Johan III decrees that the Scottish mercenaries who are plotting against him are to be expelled from the country and their commanders incarcerated... [More...]
Mauritz Stiller
In 16th century Sweden, King Johan III decrees that the Scottish mercenaries who are plotting against him are to be expelled from the country and their commanders incarcerated... [More...]
Summer Interlude (1951)
Ingmar Bergman
Marie is a leading ballerina with a ballet company in Stockholm. One day, she receives a mysterious parcel - an old diary written by Henrik, her first love... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Marie is a leading ballerina with a ballet company in Stockholm. One day, she receives a mysterious parcel - an old diary written by Henrik, her first love... [More...]
Summer with Monika (1953)
Ingmar Bergman
Monika, 17, works as a grocer's assistant in the centre of Stockholm. One day, she meets Harry, a young warehouse employee who is a few years her senior... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Monika, 17, works as a grocer's assistant in the centre of Stockholm. One day, she meets Harry, a young warehouse employee who is a few years her senior... [More...]
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
Ingmar Bergman
Four family members arrive on a remote island to spend a few days in each other's company. They consist of David, a renowned author who is working on the final draft of a novel, his daughter Karin, his son Minus and Karin's husband, Martin... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Four family members arrive on a remote island to spend a few days in each other's company. They consist of David, a renowned author who is working on the final draft of a novel, his daughter Karin, his son Minus and Karin's husband, Martin... [More...]
To Joy (1950)
Ingmar Bergman
Stig Eriksson is a violist in a Swedish orchestra company. During a rehearsal, he is informed that his wife Marta has just died in a domestic accident... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Stig Eriksson is a violist in a Swedish orchestra company. During a rehearsal, he is informed that his wife Marta has just died in a domestic accident... [More...]
The Virgin Spring (1960)
Ingmar Bergman
In 14th Century Sweden, a wild young woman Ingeri lives with her foster parents, Töre and Märeta, hard working peasants who have chosen to follow the new Christian faith... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
In 14th Century Sweden, a wild young woman Ingeri lives with her foster parents, Töre and Märeta, hard working peasants who have chosen to follow the new Christian faith... [More...]