Margaretha Krook
Margaretha Knutsdotter Krook (15 October 1925 – 7 May 2001) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1974. In 1976, she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress for the film Release the Prisoners to Spring.[
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Karlsson på taket
A beautiful, wise and fairly fat man at his best age — that’s Karlsson on the Roof. And he isn’t very shy. His door sign says "The world’s best Karlsson". One day he just flew threw the window into Little Brothers bedroom.
Gossip
Ten actresses test films for the title role of a remake of "Queen Christina".
Den goda viljan
In 1909, poor theology student Henrik falls in love with Anna, the intelligent daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After marrying Henrik becomes a priest in northern Sweden. Urbane Anna hates living in the county, growing restless.
Jönssonligan på Mallorca
Vanheden and Dynamit-Harry, together with Harry's fiancée Doris, are in Mallorca while Sickan is still in Stockholm. However, Wall-Enberg talks him into doing a break-in at Las Palmas cathedral in Mallorca. Once persuaded, he can't resist the temptation and travels to Mallorca as well. However, Wall-Enberg obviously can't be trusted.
Picassos äventyr
A farcical biopic about Pablo Picasso, from his early years, to his middle years, to the years right before his death, and some of the years before and in-between that.
En vandring i solen
Tore Andersson is a depressed 43 year old sport journalist living in Stockholm. His girlfriend has left him so he decides to take a vacation in Cyprus.
Släpp fångarne loss - det är vår!
Small and short Frida lives with her long, tall friend in a house in the countryside. Frida rejects the idea that people who have committed crimes should be locked up. One day their own house is burgled by Harald. He is sentenced to prison.
Vita nejlikan
An absent-minded University teacher lives a double life as an impostor. His butler helps him find victims.
Bröllopet
Eva and Kent are planning to get married. Their bridal stag parties causes some problems. The wedding reception will serve moonshine since the regular booze is capsized at sea.
Mannen som slutade röka
The Plot focuses on Dante Alighieri, a young man who loves smoking. When his father dies Dante inherits $17 million on one special condition: He must give up smoking in 14 days and then stay smoke-free for an entire year. If he fails, his uncle inherits the $17 million instead.
Bokhandlaren som slutade bada
A sleepy village around 1910. Jacob, the owner of a book store in a small town is a member of a club who baths together every Sunday. He is uninterested in women until Amelie Arbel moves into the town. She is both rich and seductive and he marries her. After the marriage he discovers that she can be very troublesome.
Träfracken
The beautiful Vivi Sander is living a hard life and is deeply in debt. She tries to force her family to sell the house. Vivi's car crash after a sabotage. She is injured and brought to a medical center where she meets the perverted Dr. Wester.
Persona
Persona is a psychoanalytical film from Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and reputed as his greatest masterpiece. The film deals with a silent actress and her relationship with her nurse who narrates her story.
Bröllopsbesvär
A wealthy butcher, fond of liquor and women is about to marry a much younger woman. The woman's father has locked himself in the attic and refuses to come to the wedding.
Nära livet
Set in a hospital where three women meet either because they have been through an abortion or are due to give birth.
Salka Valka
A coming of age story about young Salka Valka who lives in the small fishing village of Íseyri. She is doing well for herself as a partner in a small fishing boat, but people believe she is financed by her deceased mother's former fiance, Steinthór, who disappeared on their wedding day many years ago.
Karin Månsdotter
The movie starts with a silent section of slapsticks in BLUE and white and with piano music, giving an outline of Karin's rise and fall. The rest is normal B&W movie. Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden.
Barabbas
The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was chosen to take his place.
Fröken Julie
Based on the play by August Strindberg, Miss Julie vividly depicts the battle of the sexes and classes that ensues when Julie, a wealthy businessman's daughter, falls for Jean, her father's bitter servant.
Bara en mor
A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men.