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As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.
Dec 1972
As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.
Dec 1982
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 efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
Sep 1968
Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a façade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even rockier when Johan admits that he's having an affair. Before long, the spouses separate and move towards finalizing their divorce, but they make attempts at reconciling. Even as they pursue other relationships, Johan and Marianne realize that they have a significant bond, but also many issues that hinder that connection.
Sep 1974
A psychiatrist temporarily separated from her family begins to experience severe psychological distress while working at a mental hospital and returning to her childhood home. As her professional responsibilities and personal relationships intersect, she undergoes a breakdown that forces her to confront long-suppressed memories and fears. (Note: This entry refers to the 1976 theatrical feature film (approximately 135 minutes), created by condensing and re-editing the four-part Swedish television miniseries originally produced the same year.)
Apr 1976
The drama about the Bark family and their daughter Berta, who will fight against the house patriarchal order. Berta remains in the house and becomes a daily threat against those who seek to oppress her. Written by Anne Charlotte Leffler (1883), one of the preeminent authors of modernism’s breakthrough
Mar 1991
A recently divorced man and an emotionally devastated widow begin a love affair.
Nov 1969
Rational, exacting, and self-controlled theater director, Henrik Vogler, often stays after rehearsal to think and plan. On this day, Anna comes back, ostensibly looking for a bracelet. She is the lead in his new production of Strindberg's A Dream Play. She talks of her hatred for her mother, now dead, an alcoholic actress, who was Vogler's star and lover.
Jun 1984
Shot on the island of Fårö, this documentary presents interviews with local inhabitants as they discuss work, family life, and the conditions of living in a sparsely populated rural community. Bergman documents generational differences and practical concerns surrounding farming, fishing, education, and migration as the island confronts social and economic change.
Jan 1970
Set between 1930s and 50s, The Farewell the story of Valerie, who lives in a household totally repressed by her stern father. When Valerie has a brief affair with another woman, her father is extremely angry and tries to end the affair with physical force. However Valerie’s determination, independence and lesbian feelings cannot be crushed.
Apr 1982
Called to court on obscenity charges, a theatre troupe are forced to expose their neuroses and inner psychological torments.
Mar 1969
A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with an American archaeologist, unaware of his emotional scars as a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.
Jul 1971
Returning to Fårö a decade after his earlier documentary, Ingmar Bergman records the daily lives of farmers, fishermen, and families living on the island. Structured around the four seasons, the film documents labor, communal routines, and reflections on how life on Fårö has changed since the late 1960s.
Dec 1979
Prop & Berta is the story of a friendship between a little stout man and a big and proud cow, who are able to talk to each other. Together they confront an ugly and evil witch who is determined to get rid of them because they have moved into a house on the edge of her wood. The witch hates neighbours and through magic and evil planning she turns Prop and Berta's friends, the Teeny burpers, into dangerous hoodlums who begin to terrorize the nearby town. Prop and Berta manage to overcome the witch and turn her into a good person, restoring peace in the little town and breaking the spell which binds their friends.
Jan 2001
"My Love" - A drama rich in symbols about an unsuccessful Norwegian bookseller. With a bag filled with quirky literature he wanders through Stockholm, trying to find book buyers.
Mar 1979
About choices in life and responsibilities. Sally has decided to have an abortion. It seriously affects her relationship with her partner Jonas, and their daughter Mia.
Feb 1981
This short film assembles still photographs from Ingmar Bergman’s personal family albums, concentrating on portraits of his mother, Karin, from childhood through adulthood. The images are arranged in chronological order and set to a piano score by Käbi Laretei, with no spoken narration.
Apr 1986
Johannes Salminen, a philosophy teacher an Finnish emigrant, struggles with life, love and existence, as he is forced to chose between his established life with wife Lena and son Markku, and the passion he find with student Li.
May 1980
This short dance film presents four women moving within a narrow, enclosed room to music by Claudio Monteverdi. Conceived as a dance play rather than a ballet, the performers embody recurring female roles passed down across generations, including figures identified as damned souls, death, and a child compelled into the same patterns.
Dec 1976
Shot during the making of Fanny and Alexander, this feature-length documentary presents extended behind-the-scenes material from rehearsals and filming sessions, with Bergman at work staging scenes and directing performances. The film focuses on the practical process of production, including collaboration with the principal cast and key crew members such as cinematographer Sven Nykvist and on-set documentarian Arne Carlsson.
Sep 1984