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Fanny and Alexander (1982)
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.
88
8.3
/10175/
82
/394/
80
/393/
4.4
/53463/
88
/24/
95
/472/

Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
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.
85
7.9
/39455/
77
/642/
78
/760/
4.2
/77113/
92
/36/
90
/619/

Cries and Whispers (1972)
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.
81
8.0
/16253/
75
/235/
75
/236/
4.2
/28551/
67
/27/
89
/158/

Shame (1968)
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.
80
7.1
/3230/
78
/42/
68
/67/
3.6
/4508/
92
/13/
80
/17/

After the Rehearsal (1984)
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.
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75
7.5
/6609/
73
/86/
72
/133/
3.9
/8600/
80
/20/
83
/44/
68
/7/

Face to Face (1976)
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.)
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7.6
/11158/
76
/150/
74
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4.0
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100
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The Passion of Anna (1969)
A recently divorced man and an emotionally devastated widow begin a love affair.
58
6.3
/2503/
62
/24/
58
/53/
3.2
/4384/
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/25/
38
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The Touch (1971)
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.
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56
7.0
/3647/
72
/50/
68
/90/
3.6
/7851/
75
/8/
72
/23/

The Rite (1969)
Called to court on obscenity charges, a theatre troupe are forced to expose their neuroses and inner psychological torments.
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27
6.7
/808/
62
/9/
65
/18/
3.4
/1546/

Fårö Document 1979 (1979)
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.
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27
6.7
/611/
66
/9/
69
/18/
3.4
/1711/

Fårö Document (1970)
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.
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26
7.5
/1094/
67
/17/
68
/18/
3.8
/1283/
75
/5/

The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984)
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.
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23
6.5
/665/
66
/6/
61
/20/
3.4
/1125/

Karin's Face (1986)
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.
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4.2
/5/
10
/1/

True Women (1991)
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
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5.3
/27/

Min älskade (1979)
"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.
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6.4
/14/
10
/1/
90
/1/

The Vocation (1974)
Sven Nykvist, best known as Ingmar Bergman cinematographer, made this film as a tribute to his father who was a missionary in Kongo in the early 20th century. The story of his father Gustav Natanael Nykvist is told through his own photos, letters, and films. Director & cinematographer: Sven Nykvist. Narrators in the English dubbed version: Liv Ullmann & Sean Connery. Produced by Ingmar Bergman (Cinematograph AB). Digitally restored in 2022.
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6.0
/7/
10
/1/

Gotska Sandön (1987)
A poetic documentary of its nature and of some rare people living on Gotska Sandön, an isolated island in the Baltic Sea, close to Ingmar Bergman’s home residence Fårö.
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6.2
/11/

Rätt ut i luften (1978)
An actress is interviewed in front of a studio audience by a "TV personality".
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6.0
/120/
20
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55
/2/

Sally and Freedom (1981)
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.
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6.1
/87/
10
/1/
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The Farewell (1982)
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.
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49
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6.0
/162/
40
/2/
48
/7/

Summer Paradise (1977)
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.
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5.9
/374/
63
/3/
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3.5
/554/

Prop and Berta (2001)
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.
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6.9
/180/
60
/2/
69
/8/
3.7
/473/

The Dance of the Damned Women (1976)
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.


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