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Swedish cinema: Romance
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 Lesson in Love (1954)
Ingmar Bergman
David, a gynaecologist, has been married to Marianne for 15 years. When she discovers that her husband has been sleeping with one of his patients, Marianne begins an affair with a close family friend...
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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
Dreams (1955)
Ingmar Bergman
Susanne Frank is a fashion photographer with a successful agency in Stockholm. Doris is her favourite model, a sensitive and naïve young woman...
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Ingmar Bergman
Erotikon (1920)
Mauritz Stiller
Professor Leo Charpentier is an eminent entomologist who is far more interested in the mating habits of insects that in his wife's conjugal needs...
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Mauritz Stiller
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...]
Masculin, féminin (1966)
Jean-Luc Godard
His military service finally over, Paul, a young man in his early twenties, returns to Paris in search of work. He finds a job with a trendy magazine where he meets Madeleine, an attractive woman of his own age who has set her sights on becoming a pop singer... [More...]
Jean-Luc Godard
His military service finally over, Paul, a young man in his early twenties, returns to Paris in search of work. He finds a job with a trendy magazine where he meets Madeleine, an attractive woman of his own age who has set her sights on becoming a pop singer... [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...]
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 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...]
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...]
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...]
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Ingmar Bergman
Fredrik Egerman, a successful lawyer, has married Anne, a woman much younger than himself, and has yet to consummate the marriage... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Fredrik Egerman, a successful lawyer, has married Anne, a woman much younger than himself, and has yet to consummate the marriage... [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...]
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...]
Waiting Women (1952)
Ingmar Bergman
Whilst waiting for their husbands to join them at their holiday home, four sisters-in-law swap stories about their lukewarm marriages... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
Whilst waiting for their husbands to join them at their holiday home, four sisters-in-law swap stories about their lukewarm marriages... [More...]