Birgitta Valberg

Love Wins Out

The year is 1946. Dr. Bertil Burman works at a Red Cross Hospital in Vienna. One day, a barely teenage girl, Leni Rosner, collapses at his reception.

Peter and Petra

Based on a short story from Astrid Lindgren. Peter and Petra are two small children. Two very small children! No bigger than two small dolls! They belong to the Little People, but their mom and dad think that even the Little People need to learn to read and write. They are allowed to start at a regular school, and Peter and Petra end up in Gunnar's class.

Smiles of a Summer Night

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.

The Virgin Spring

Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.

Shame

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.

Port of Call

A suicidal factory girl, just out of reformatory school and anxious to escape her overbearing mother, falls in love with a sailor who can't forgive her past.

Kvinnohuset

An apartment building with apartments for single women is the setting for Faustman's drama about a group of women struggling with life and love, in particular with Eva, mistress to a man whose wife Anna also lives in the building.

No Robbers in the Woods

A short movie based on a script written by children's author Astrid Lindgren.

Karin Månsdotter

Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden. The king's skilled counsellor Göran Persson wants a royal policy supporting the people and supported by it. But in relation to the nobility the king oscillates between provocative strength and unpredictable weakness. Göran arranges that some very powerful noblemen are killed. Subsequently the king tries to have them convicted of high treason by the parliament. He forgets the manuscript, mixes up all facts, and the noblemen are acquitted. But Göran speedily gathers another parliament and has them convicted. Meanwhile Erik apologises because of the unjust murders. Hence Erik is dethroned and imprisoned. Göran is executed. Karin is restricted to a castle in Finland. In the prison Erik believes that he is still the king and gives the guards presents such as all fishes in the Baltic Sea.

The Staffan Stolle Story

Staffan Stolle becomes the sole heir to a rich and noble family when he is just a little boy. Early on he is engaged to be married to a girl he finds he does not love. Instead he flees the country only to return under a false name, looking for true love.

Dubbelsvindlarna

Principal Bertilsson live a peaceful small-town life in Kalmar. No one knows that in his basement waits a million kronor. The result of a successful bank robbery.

Miss April

The banker Marcus falls in love with the young ballet-dancer Maj who works at the opera. To meet her he takes a job there but Maj is in love with Osvald Berg, the big star of the opera. To wake Osvald's interest for her she asks Marcus if he could play deeply in love with her. Plot summary by nL.

With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

A documentary by Ronny Svensson and Markus Stromqvist on the making of Bo Widerberg's 1976 movie Man on the Roof, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew

Farligt löfte

A woman is murdered and a little girl is the only one who can reveal the perpetrator.

I paradis ...

The Stockholm publisher Adam, a wealthy gentleman with a favorable appearance, has completely undeservedly gained a reputation for being a great Don Juan. Women of all ages are drawn to him and give him their invitations. To be at peace, Adam escapes on his sailboat out into the archipelago and settles down on a small islet. But the ladies follow him and in their footsteps follow jealous fiancés and angry courting cavaliers.

Som natt och dag

Television hostess Susanne has an affair with Rikard, who is a doctor at a hospital. But after meeting the man who Rikard works for, Professor Erland Roos, she leaves Rikard and eventually marries the professor. Susanne's sister comes to Stockholm, desperately in need of money. Perhaps Susanne, now married to a rich professor, can help her?

Death of a Salesman

Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.

A Girl of Solbakken

From Bjørnson's novels about romance in 19th century Norway. Thorbjörn Granliden is raised severely by his parents who notice that he is drawn to the sinister farmhand Aslak. After a fight with Thorbjörn's father, Aslak leaves the farm. Thorbjörn grows up and falls in love with the beautiful Synnöve.

Räkan från Maxim

Dr. Petypon wakes up after a wild party with a young lady called Räkan, a dancer at the Moulin Rouge. He has messed it up badly. How can this be explained to his wife?

Swedish Portraits

The unemployed Timjan discover Mejram singing and instantly fall in love with her.

Sunday's Children

Little Pu spends a summer in Norrland with all his relatives. He and his brother get to hear the story about the watchmaker who hung himself, learns to shoot with a bow and follow his father on a bicycle trip.

Life in the Country

Greve Axel Von Rambow owns the Poppelhagen estate. One day an inspector comes to see him and a big quarrel starts.

Melodin från Gamla Stan

Swedish movie from 1939. In summer Stockholm live the unemployed musician Nisse trying to sell the songs to music publishers. One day the treasurer of a prominent publisher is arrested, on suspicion of theft of 10,000 crowns from a cash box. Nisse has, however, seen something suspicious.

The Mistress

A young woman, living in a relationship, falls in love with a married man.

Folket på Högbogården

Mean farmer Ola Berg reigns at Högbogården and endures a loveless relationship with his wife Karin.

För vänskaps skull

A young woman gets tired of society's patriarchal order and women's sexual bondage.

Hamlet

Prince Hamlet returns home from the university of Wittenberg to attend his father's funeral. His uncle Claudius, the new King, has announced his brother's widow queen. Claudius asks Hamlet to stop mourn his father.

Summer Paradise

Conventions of civility among family members are severely strained by the very real breakup of the bonds between them. During a few days at a vacation home, Katha, a woman in late middle age, tries to cope with an influx of discontented, disconnected relatives. Her divorced daughter brings all sorts of people to the house, including a woman-friend accompanied by her psychotic son; the grandfather of the house is convinced he is dying and is satisfied by nothing; and some friends drop off their angry teenage son to stay with her, while they go on a long trip abroad. Her friend Emma doesn't help much with keeping a lid on things, as she is a social worker who is fascinated by the awfulness of these situations.

Sista natten

A man escapes from a psychiatric clinic, the tracks lead to the town Marstrand, where a woman is found murdered.

Prinsessan

The journalist Gunnar meets the cancer-patient Seija and love arises. Seija has only a short time left to live. The doctors advice her not to become pregnant, because radiotherapy could harm the fetus. She interrupts the radiotherapy and give later birth a healthy child. Meanwhile, it turns out that pregnancy has cured her cancer.

Taxi 13

A collection of human stories from the streets of Stockholm. Taxi 13 becomes the link between them. One night a taxi driver disappears.

En skugga

"A Shadow" - Henry Kendall, Elizabeth Allan, Sam Livesey. An old dark house on a gloomy night is the setting for this British horror thriller about a mad killer, dressed completely in black, who bumps off the inhabitants one by one.

Flottans glada gossar

When Ludvig Ekman is ordered to do his military rehearsals course, he sends one of his employees, Lasse Alm, to do it for him. Everything is fine until Alm also is ordered to do the same thing - on the same boat! There is only one thing to do: Ekman goes as Alm. When Ekman goes aboard, he discovers that it is his wife's ex-husband who is captain and Ekman really is punished for marrying his wife.

The Man Who Lived his Life Over

A drama about a person who gets the opportunity many dream of, to relive his life. In his past he committed a crime. It must not happen again. Now everything will surely be different.

Av hjärtans lust

The Baron of Qvinnevad Castle has financial problems and is forced to show the estate to tourists. The baron finds out that an unknown person is trying to acquire the castle.

Man on the Roof

When an inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by Detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of misconduct and possibly revenge.

Idlaflickorna

A meeting between two old ladies on a tourist trip. Lillemor is polite and a bit naive, while Barbro is demanding and challenging.

Divorced

Gertrud is being abandoned by her husband after 20 years of marriage. Offended and unhappy she leaves her home and rents a room. The landlady's son is drawn to her and tries to help her out of the loneliness.

Story of a Woman

Karin, a Swedish music student in Rome, falls in love with Bruno, a medical student. After learning he is married, she returns to Sweden, where she meets and marries David, an American diplomat. When he is assigned to Rome, Karin’s past unexpectedly comes back into her life.

Birth of a Salesman

Films the process of making Bo Widerberg's film "Death of a Salesman'.

Lyckodrömmen

The Karlsson family moves from a small village to a suburb outside Stockholm. The change from a country life to the big city is not easy.

Mother's Revolution

Ester is a housewife and struggles for the family but is oppressed by both her husband and her oldest children. When Ester's sister comes to visit for a week, she sees what is going on in the family and she tries to convince Ester to come with her to the city and live with her. Just as a small test.

Mr. Ernest

Mr. Worthing and Mr. Moncrieff both use the pseudonym Ernest, leading to a lot of misunderstandings.

Flight Level 450

Sweden in the near future. A terrorist leader is planning an attack against a US oil rig off the coast of Sweden. It all develops into a tangle of environmental scandals, political corruption and murder.

Barabbas

The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.