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Flushed with the success of his Elvira Madigan, Swedish director Bo Widerberg concocted another story of teenaged love juxtaposed with social upheaval in Adalen 31. The title refers to the 1931 worker’s strike against the Adalen paper mill in Northern Sweden. As the strikers debate whether or not to use violence in pressing their complaint, the daughter of the factory owner (Marie De Geer) is impregnated by the son of a worker (Peter Schildt). The strike is “resolved” in a bloody confrontation between the laborers and government troops, resulting in the death of the boy–and, on a greater scale, the collapse of Sweden’s Conservative Government. The girl ultimately opts for an abortion, which partially explains why Adalen 31 was originally given an “X” rating by the then-conservative Motion Picture Association of America.Read More »
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Bo Widerberg – Ådalen 31 AKA Adalen Riots (1969)
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Johan Kling – Darling (2007)
2001-2010DramaJohan KlingSwedenQuote:
A tragic and comic tale about beautiful and self-absorbed Eva, who cheats on her boyfriend, which becomes the starting point of a slow but relentless descent down to the life of ordinary people and a surprising, but doomed friendship.Read More » -
Jan Troell – Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd AKA The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
Drama1981-1990AdventureJan TroellSwedenThe Swedish 19th century engineer S. A. Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, “The Eagle”, takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are not heard of again.Read More »
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Bo Widerberg – Elvira Madigan (1967)
1961-1970Bo WiderbergDramaRomanceSwedenA count and a tightrope dancer fall madly in love, so much so that he deserts the army and his family to run away with her. Set to a Mozart concerto, this film was released in 1967 to rapturous critical acclaim and went on to win Best Actress Award at Cannes for its then 17-year old star, Pia Degermark.Read More »
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Ingmar Bergman – Såsom i en Spegel AKA Through a Glass Darkly (1961) (HD)
1961-1970ArthouseDramaIngmar BergmanSwedenSynopsis:
Recently released from a mental hospital; Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family and their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.Read More »
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Arne Mattsson – Mannekäng i rött AKA Mannequin In Red (1958)
1951-1960Arne MattssonMysterySwedenThrillerPlot Synopsis
Just wrapping up a previous investigation, the PI:s John and Kajsa Hillman stumbles upon a dead body in a famous fashion house. Kajsa Hillman takes employment as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill the model who was a blackmailer. The murderer continues to kill people to cover up the tracks…Read More » -
Mats Arehn – En kärleks sommar AKA A Summer Of Love (1979)
Drama1971-1980Mats ArehnRomanceSwedenDavid is stuck. Stuck in his middle-aged life, with a middle-aged wife and a daughter, a decent Volvo, a decent apartment in the suburbs and a decent job. He meets Eva, a free-roaming spirit, young and full of vitality. He falls head over heels in love with her…Read More »
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Alf Sjöberg – Iris och löjtnantshjärta AKA Iris And The Lieutenant (1946)
1941-1950Alf SjöbergDramaRomanceSwedenHandsome young cavalry officer Robert Motander is invited to a dinner with his decidedly rich family – makers of the classic Motander brand shoes. Amongst the booze and barbed exchanges with the siblings and in-laws, he can’t help but notice the beautiful and flirty young housemaid, Iris. Not shy of a trifle or two, he decides to go in for the kill.
And so begins a forbidden love story which the world will do anything to stop.Read More »
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Roy Andersson – Om det oändliga AKA About Endlessness (2019)
2011-2020DramaExperimentalRoy AnderssonSwedenWith ABOUT ENDLESSNESS, Roy Andersson adds to his cinematic oeuvre with a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendour and banality.Read More »