Carl Ström
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Stampen
Pawnshop assistant Patrick and maid Viveka meet by chance and become fond of each other, but none of them want to reveal his real profession for the other.
Ljuset från Lund
A horse wanders from town to the countryside. Here lives Sten Stensson Stéen, a bachelor at law and philosophy. He is writing a social psychological report on the youth-problem.
Gabrielle
While Bertil Lindström works at the Swedish embassy in Paris, his wife Gabrielle spends the summer alone in Sweden. After a phone call to her, he starts to think of all the things she can possibly be doing separated from him.
En lektion i kärlek
After fifteen years of marriage and mutual infidelity, a couple on the brink of divorce unexpectedly confront their unresolved love during a journey to Copenhagen. Blending farce with emotional reflection, the film is Ingmar Bergman’s first sustained venture into marital comedy.
Kvinnors väntan
The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they each wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.
Sommarlek
Ballet dancer Marie reminisce of a summer 13 years ago when she was a teenager and met Henrik on vacation in the archipelago.
Medan staden sover
Jompa is unemployed - and not keen on getting a job. He still lives with his parents who are tired of his attitude about employment and regular hours. Jompa and his friends spend their time at nightclubs, cafés and doing petty crimes. While playing poker, Jompa becomes indebted to the criminal Kalle Lund.
Främmande hamn
A Swedish cargo ship is in the winter of 1938 at the dock in Gdynia in Poland, waiting to depart with coal to Sweden. In a tavern in the port a Polish dockworkers tries to tell something to the Swedish sailors, but is rudely turned away by the tavern owner. Later in the evening the port worker is found dead.
Eva
Marine Bo Fredriksson is travelling home on a leave. He reminisce about an accident he caused as a 12-year old which killed a young girl, an event that has made him feel revulsion for death. Back home he meets Eva, a girl he fancies and they move together to Stockholm to start a life together.
Driver dagg faller regn
The Farmer Germund is planning a wedding between his daughter Marit and Mats, the son of a neighboring farm. Everything seems to be going according to plan until Marit meets the fiddler Jon, an illegitimate son who enchants the youth with his violin.
Brita i grosshandlarhuset
Brita moves from her parents' cabbage patch in the countryside to work in Stockholm as a housemaid for a wealthy family. The big city overwhelms her at first and she falls in love with Greger, the young man of the household. But one day Arvid, an infatuated young man from her home village also comes to Stockholm to express his love for her.
Den osynliga muren
In an unnamed country under occupation, a senior officer is killed in an attack by a member of the resistance.
Kungsgatan
Young woman Marta dreams of a better future and leaves her parent's cabbage patch and move to Stockholm. Waiting tables doesn't pay nearly enough and she soon finds herself working the streets. Her teenage sweetheart Adrian also moves to Stockholm to search for her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Det brinner en eld
In an unnamed country, the greatest supporter of the National Theatre and its actors is a diplomat from a foreign country, Ernst Lemmering. Lemmering is also in a relationship with the theatre's star actress Harriet Brandt.
Rid i natt!
In the south of Sweden, some farmers get into trouble when the German Count is forcing them to perform day labor for him. But a man refuses to bow to the German Count.
Snapphanar
It is 1676 and Denmark declares war on Sweden. The intention is to recapture the region Skåne. The Danes have on their side a number of sympathizers, called Snapphanar.
Juninatten
A woman flees to avoid rumors of promiscuity, but is trailed by a reporter who wants to expose her dark past.
Hanna i societén
When the old colonel Hummerborg dies, he leaves his fortune and estate to his trusted housemaid Hanna. But the colonel's relatives try everything to have the last will canceled.
Kalle på Spången
Kalle Jeppson is the joyful owner of a rural inn, "Spången" (The Footbridge). His only problems are all the bylaws that makes it difficult to have a quiet drink and the shrew of his wife who is always nagging on him. Kalle is afraid to tell her that Karin the maid is really his daughter from the days before their marriage.
Dollar
Ludvig and Sussi Battwyhl, Louis and Katja Brenner and Julia and Kurt Balzar are upper class millionaires. They don't seem to do any real work but still need a vacation in the mountains. Everybody seems to be romantically involved with everybody. A rich American woman joins them. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Sara lär sig folkvett
The rich Haller family have lost nearly all their money after investing in the stock market. They need more money, but from where? They have a young house-maid, Sara, who inherits a fortune from a rich uncle in Australia. Sara is in love with the son in the family, Georg Haller, but he won't marry for money.
Klart till drabbning
Two marines go AWOL and save a girl from drowning, they then sneak her aboard their ship.
Intermezzo
An intense love affair develops between a married concert violinist (Gösta Ekman) and his daughter's music teacher (Ingrid Bergman).