After failing to arrange a marriage with Elizabeth Tudor of England, king Erik XIV of Sweden needs a wife and children to secure his throne, fast. He falls in love with Karin Månsdotter, a very beautiful young girl, but of lowborn stock. The King’s secretary sees a chance to secure the good opinion of the populace, to act as a counterweight to the rich noblemen who always seek more influence. A marriage is made, but the king is not fully at his wits at a time when it is most needed…Read More »
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Three boys escape their strict stepparents, steal a sailboat and have adventures on Lake Mälaren northeast of Stockholm. This successful version of Sigfrid Siwertz’s popular young peoples’ novel, which was also adapted for the screen several times in the sound film era, is a pleasant summer film with convincing actors that feels fresh even today. The film copy, restored by the Swedish Film Institute, initially shows slight nitrate deterioration but otherwise features beautiful picture quality and original intertitles.Read More »
John Skoog’s feature film debut Season is built up around a number of tales from Kvidinge, the village where he grew up. Some of the are mundane, while others border on the magical. Agricultural leaves a huge imprint on the location – its fields, machines and workers.Read More »
Based on Arata Osada’s book Children of the A-bomb: The Testament of the Boys and Girls of Hiroshima (1959) the film retells the horrors of the Hiroshima bombing through the eyes of children. It mainly consists of illustrations drawn by the children.Read More »
Misshandlingen (1969)
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A young leftist gets in an argument with a man on the street who represents in his mind a typical upper-class person. He ends up in a fight and is charged with assault. The film illustrates how his “treatment” is destructive.Read More »
The young millionaire Fridolf Johnson and his secretary comes back to Sweden from USA by ship. The millionaire – who is never left alone, see – changes places with his secretary, which has far and unintended consequences.Read More »
Celestin-Floridor is a singing teacher in a monastery and Denise is one of his best but worst students. They both dream about life, love and success in the world outside.Read More »
This a fairytale for adults, about five people who currently stands at the crossroad that forever will change the paths of their lives.Jonna, Peter, Katrine, Asger and Mårten are all people with an important liaison to one another, but who are avoiding to be truthful. They are all living in a world of shadows, lined by lies and falsities and are only waiting for the truth to appear so that they may be able to continue their lives in another direction.Read More »
Lee Hazelwood plays Smoke. An American in Sweden, who works at a local factory and lives in a collective with other hippies and factory workers (among them Christina Lindberg). Together these youngsters go on strike. The owner’s daughter, who Smokes dates, gets murdered (‘smoked’) by one of the factory worker whom later blames Smoke. Smoke gets shot and wounded, and everything is down from there.Read More »