Gunnar Björnstrand

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The Rite
7

The Rite

Mar. 25, 1969

The Rite

Called to court on obscenity charges, a theatre troupe are forced to expose their neuroses and inner psychological torments.
Shame
8

Shame

Sep. 29, 1968

Shame

In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best ...
The Girls
6.7

The Girls

Sep. 16, 1968

The Girls

As they tour Sweden in a theatrical production of “Lysistrata”, performing to often uncomprehending audiences, three women find their ...
Persona
8

Persona

Oct. 18, 1966

Persona

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend ...
Loving Couples
6.7

Loving Couples

Dec. 20, 1964

Loving Couples

As three pregnant women wait to have their babies in a hospital in Stockholm at the outbreak of the Great War, they relive their childhood and ...
Winter Light
8

Winter Light

Feb. 11, 1963

Winter Light

A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.
Through a Glass Darkly
7.9

Through a Glass Darkly

Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family’s cottage on a tiny island. Her ...
Miss April
6.1

Miss April

Jun. 08, 1958

Miss April

The banker Marcus falls in love with the young ballet-dancer Maj who works at the opera. To meet her he takes a job there but Maj is in love with ...
The Magician
7.5

The Magician

Dec. 26, 1958

The Magician

A traveling magician and his troupe arrive in a Swedish town in the 1840s, where their act is scrutinized by local authorities and a skeptical ...
Wild Strawberries
8.1

Wild Strawberries

Aug. 28, 1957

Wild Strawberries

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to ...
The Seventh Seal
8.1

The Seventh Seal

Feb. 16, 1957

The Seventh Seal

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he ...
Smiles of a Summer Night
7.7

Smiles of a Summer Night

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while ...
Dreams
7

Dreams

Aug. 22, 1955

Dreams

Two women—a fashion executive and her young model—experience parallel romantic disappointments during a trip to Gothenburg, exposing generational ...
A Lesson in Love
7

A Lesson in Love

Oct. 04, 1954

A Lesson in Love

After fifteen years of marriage and mutual infidelity, a couple on the brink of divorce unexpectedly confront their unresolved love during a ...
Sawdust and Tinsel
7.4

Sawdust and Tinsel

Sep. 14, 1953

Sawdust and Tinsel

A number of complicated relationships develop between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.
Waiting Women
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Waiting Women

Nov. 03, 1952

Waiting Women

The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.
Music in Darkness
6.4

Music in Darkness

Jan. 17, 1948

Music in Darkness

A blind, upper-class pianist falls in love with a young servant.
While the Door Was Locked
7

While the Door Was Locked

The film follows a number of people in an apartment building during a night full of dramatic events and entanglements.
Torment
7.2

Torment

Oct. 02, 1944

Torment

Jan-Erik Widgren meets the lonely Bertha Olsson, a woman struggling with alcoholism. Though Bertha is already linked to Caligula, ...