Literal adaption of Stig Dagerman’s debute novel Ormen (The Snake, 1945). The film focuses on the first chapter of the book, Berättelsen om Iréne (The Story of Iréne). It was rather controversial at the time of its release, because of the graphic violence and the sex scenes (it was even screened at some porn venues in the UK). It was shot by Mac Ahlberg, who would go on directing several classic Swedish porn films in the 1970’s, such as Flossie (1974), Bel Ami (1976) and Molly – familjeflickan (1977). Apart from that it was also praised as being extremely true to the literary source, not only in terms of plot but also regarding overall style.Read More »
Christina Schollin
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Hans Abramson – Ormen AKA The Serpent (1966)
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Olle Hellbom – Raggare! (1959)
Olle Hellbom1951-1960ClassicsDramaSwedenYoung greasers, known as “raggare” in Sweden, gather at a café outside of Stockholm. Roffe is the toughest greaser. He kidnaps his own girlfriend Bibban, when he discovers that she is out riding with other guys. Bibban falls in love with the sensitive Lasse.Read More »
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Åke Falck – Bröllopsbesvär AKA Swedish Wedding Night (1964)
1961-1970Åke FalckDramaSwedenMax Scharnberg/IMDb wrote:
A wedding without love. The bridegroom is the owner of the greatest butcher enterprise in the town. He is also a womaniser who boasts about knowing what kinds of pants numerous girls wear. The bride is unusually beautiful. Her mother instructs her never to refuse her husband and never to argue against his side-affairs. The boy she really loves and who loves her would never do as a breadwinner. The bride’s family believes that he is working far away. Her father has not taken a full bath for many years, and the bride needs much diplomacy to make him do so on the wedding day. To obtain money for the feast the bride had sold an old cow to the slaughterhouse. Read More » -
Lars-Magnus Lindgren – Änglar, finns dom? aka Love Mates (1961)
1961-1970ComedyLars-Magnus LindgrenRomanceSwedenQuote:
A young man, Jan Froman, who has spent his life so far on a couch reading books, decides to become CEO of the local bank. He gets a job as assistant janitor. He sees Margareta who also works in the bank, and it’s love at first sight. However, she is already engaged to be married, which complicates things. In a not all together honest way, he starts trading in the stock market and with real estate, to get access to the boardroom of the bank.Read More »