The Virgin Spring is a 1960 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It tells the story of a medieval peasant family in Eastern Scandinavia who seek revenge after their daughter is raped and murdered. The film explores themes of faith, revenge, and the clash between pagan and Christian beliefs.
Principal Bertilsson plan the perfect crime, for who would suspect a principal?
Shame (1968) is a movie about a musician and his wife who struggle to survive and find refuge on a remote island as their country is embroiled in a fictional war. The film explores themes of disillusionment, existential loneliness, and the consequences of political oppression. As the war escalates, the couple's relationship deteriorates, and they are faced with difficult choices that test their humanity.
A young woman, living in a relationship, falls in love with a married man.
Principal Bertilsson lives a peaceful small-town life in Kalmar. No one knows that he is hiding a million kronor in his basement. Money of a successful bank robbery.
A police inspector is assigned to catch a mysterious killer who is targeting police officers in Stockholm. As the body count rises, the inspector must navigate a web of violence, revenge, and police misconduct to bring the killer to justice.
The journalist Gunnar meets the cancer-patient Seija and love arises. Seija has only a short time left to live. The doctors advice her not to become pregnant, because radiotherapy could harm the fetus. She interrupts the radiotherapy and give later birth a healthy child. Meanwhile, it turns out that pregnancy has cured her cancer.
Port of Call tells the story of a sailor who arrives at a port city and tries to escape his troubled past. He forms a bond with a young girl and experiences love, friendship, and jealousy. As he tries to navigate his way through the challenges of his new life, he must confront his own demons and find redemption.
The Stockholm publisher Adam, a wealthy gentleman with a favorable appearance, has completely undeservedly gained a reputation for being a great Don Juan. Women of all ages are drawn to him and give him their invitations. To be at peace, Adam escapes on his sailboat out into the archipelago and settles down on a small islet. But the ladies follow him and in their footsteps follow jealous fiancés and angry courting cavaliers.
A collection of human stories from the streets of Stockholm. Taxi 13 becomes the link between them. One night a taxi driver disappears.
Films the process of making Bo Widerberg's film "Death of a Salesman'.
In this autobiographical drama, a young boy in Sweden experiences family relationships, a preacher father, and the challenges of childhood. The story later becomes a novel.
"The Man Who Lived his Life Over" - A drama about a person who gets the opportunity many dream of, to relive his life. In his past he committed a crime. It must not happen again. Now everything will surely be different.
Prince Hamlet returns home from the university of Wittenberg to attend his father's funeral. His uncle Claudius, the new King, has announced his brother's widow queen. Claudius asks Hamlet to stop mourn his father.
Greve Axel Von Rambow owns the Poppelhagen estate. One day an inspector comes to see him and a big quarrel starts.
"A Shadow" - Henry Kendall, Elizabeth Allan, Sam Livesey. An old dark house on a gloomy night is the setting for this British horror thriller about a mad killer, dressed completely in black, who bumps off the inhabitants one by one.
When Ludvig Ekman is ordered to do his military rehearsals course, he sends one of his employees, Lasse Alm, to do it for him. Everything is fine until Alm also is ordered to do the same thing - on the same boat! There is only one thing to do: Ekman goes as Alm. When Ekman goes aboard, he discovers that it is his wife's ex-husband who is captain and Ekman really is punished for marrying his wife.
A woman is murdered and a little girl is the only one who can reveal the perpetrator.
Idlaflickorna is a poignant drama set in a Swedish town during the late 1800s, focusing on the lives of three sisters. The story follows their journey of facing societal expectations, pursuing their individual dreams, and experiencing love and loss. Through the challenges and triumphs they encounter, the sisters strive to find independence and meaning in their lives.
A short story from the book Nils Karlsson Pyssling.