Zandy Allan purchases a mail-order bride, Hannah Lund. He treats her as a possession, without respect or humanity, until their shared ordeal as they struggle to survive develops in him a growing love.

Everlasting Moments

2008

Swedish

7.5

♡ 6

90%

Jan Troell Director

Julia Ragnarsson as Anna Larsson

Sanna Persson as Månselotta

Ghita Nørby as Miss Fagerdal

Mikael Persbrandt as Sigfrid Larsson

In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life.

Who Saw Him Die?

1968

Swedish

6.8

♡ 3

Action

Drama

teacher

Jan Troell Director

Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz as Anne-Marie

Bengt Ekerot as Eriksson

Catti Edfeldt as Jane

Per Oscarsson as Sören Mårtensson

Sören Mårtensson is a middle school teacher. His classroom occupied by half-grown children. His work is tormenting him and at night he is haunted by nightmares.

The New Land

1972

Swedish

8.0

♡ 17

100%

Jan Troell Director

Allan Edwall as Danjel

Max von Sydow as Karl Oskar

Liv Ullmann as Kristina

Per Oscarsson as Pastor Törner

A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure of gold in California.

The Last Sentence

2012

Swedish

6.2

♡ 1

74%

Jan Troell Director

Peter Andersson as Christian Günther

Adam Lundgren as Hans Forssman

Lennart Hjulström as Marcus Wallenberg

Sonja Richter as Modern

Renowned journalist Torgny Segerstedt declares war against Hitler as he criticizes Swedish politicians who tried to look away from the tyranny of the Nazis with the good excuse of “neutralism”. His only weapon is his pen and his life is full of gossip such as an affair with his boss’ wife, a love scandal with a secretary younger than his daughter, and the suicide of his wife. However, he continues to fight a one man battle against Hitler and the Nazi regime until his death, throwing the question “Can one person really change history?” to the audience.

The Emigrants

1971

Swedish

8.0

♡ 15

94%

husband wife relationship

minnesota

ship

the new world

Jan Troell Director

Allan Edwall as Danjel

Hans Alfredson as Jonas Petter

Max von Sydow as Karl Oskar

Liv Ullmann as Kristina

Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.

Here Is Your Life

1966

Swedish

7.3

♡ 4

Jan Troell Director

Bengt Ekerot as Byberg

Gunnar Björnstrand as Lundgren

Signe Stade as Maria

Max von Sydow as Smålands-Pelle

A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving through a series of jobs and romances that gradually shape his future.

The Flight of the Eagle

1982

Swedish

7.2

♡ 1

75%

Jan Troell Director

Marga Pettersson as Dancer

Knut Husebø as Fridtjof Nansen

Clément Harari as Lachambre

Max von Sydow as S.A. Andrée

The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are never heard from again.

Hamsun

1996

Swedish

7.2

♡ 2

100%

Jan Troell Director

Gard B. Eidsvold as Arild Hamsun

Per Jansen as Harald Grieg

Max von Sydow as Knut Hamsun

Ghita Nørby as Marie Hamsun

Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports the national socialist ideals, but opposes the way these ideals are turned into action - that Norwegians are jailed and executed. His wife Marie travels in Germany during the war as a sign of support from Knut and herself.