Discovering Swedish Cinema: A Journey Through The 1950s

A traveling magician and his assistants are persecuted by authorities in 19th century Sweden. Their capture, however, didn't bring victory to those in power.

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.

Two different women – a young photo model and her boss – dream about a happy life with beloved men. Their dreams are as different as they are.

After a 15-year marriage, a couple readies for divorce but suddenly realize that their feelings haven't vanished yet.

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

One summer day, two teens begin a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.

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

During a brief summer vacation, a lonely woman recalls her first love thirteen years earlier.

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.

Two violinists in the same orchestra fall in love and get married, but they can't get along.