Scandinavian Cinema
'Scandinavian' is an Alice grouping which includes Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. To find films from one of these countries specifically use the 'By Country' link on the left hand menu.
From the sublime to the ridiculous; from Bergman to Lars von Trier, there is something in this section for everyone.
Films from this region are often deeply personal and have a brutal honesty about them. Characters are often deeply flawed or troubled but not judged. The Dogme 95 collective (founded by Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg) exemplifies this attitude in their manifesto. Not just the stories but the film-making process itself is absolutely 'no frills'. (Visit www.dogme95.dk for more details.)
Other notables in this section include the quirky Finlander, Aki Kaurismaki, Fridrik Thor Fridrikkson from Iceland and Norwegian, Erik Skjoldjaerg.
Pictured: "It's one of the most delicious parts I've ever played. I've never been such a bastard before." Stellan Skaarsgard on his role in the rivetting 'Zero Kelvin'
Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Flinth
Starring: Bibi Andersson, Simon Callow, Stellan Skarsgard, Steven Waddington, Vincent Pere...
Swedish-made film (first of an intended trilogy) about Arn (Joakim Natterqvist), the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman who after being educated i... Read more
Arn: The Knight Templar (Blu-ray) (2007)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Flinth
Starring: Bibi Andersson, Simon Callow, Stellan Skarsgard, Steven Waddington, Vincent Pere...
Swedish-made film (first of an intended trilogy) about Arn (Joakim Natterqvist), the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman who after being educated i... Read more
Arne Dahl: Season 1 (2011)
6.8/10
Starring: Matias Varela, Frida Hallgren
Three Swedish financiers are murdered over three consecutive nights. Evidence suggests that the killings will continue and the world of finance is pan... Read more
As It Is In Heaven (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Kay Pollak
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Lennart Jahkel, Ingela Olsson, Niklas Falk
Daniel (Michael Nyquist) is an internationally acclaimed, though temperamental and lonely, conductor when a physical break-down prompts him to return... Read more
As It Is in Heaven 2: Heaven on Earth (2015)
Director: Kay Pollak
Starring: Thomas Hanzon, Jakob Oftebro, Niklas Falk, Lennart Jahkel, Frida Hallgren, Bjorn...
Following the death of world renowned conductor Daniel Darius, the love of his life, the beautiful soprano, Lena, is expecting his child. Lena's desir... Read more
Autumn Sonata (1978)
8.3/10
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman
A stunning union of two of Sweden's national treasures, Ingmar Bergman directs Ingrid for their only joint effort. Ingrid plays a mother who, after fo... Read more
Babette's Feast (1987)
7.8/10
Director: Gabriel Axel
Starring: Stephane Audran, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Jarl Kulle
Awarded the Best Foreign Language film of 1987 by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Stephane Audran is Babette, an exiled French cook-... Read more
BECK (1997)
7.4/10
Starring: Ingvar Hirdwall, Mikael Persbrandt
Commissioner Martin Beck and his eccentric partner Gunvald Larsson investigate murders in Stockholm, center of criminality in Eastern Europe. Read more
Bedroom Mazurka (1970)
4.8/10
Director: John Hilbard
Starring: Ole Soeltoft, Birte Tove
Max (Ole Soeltoft) is the popular teacher at a public school who needs a new schoolmaster. In an effort to entice him to take the vacated position, th... Read more
Beyond (2010)
7/10
Director: Pernilla August
Starring: Ville Virtanen, Noomi Rapace
A poignant story, told with sincerity and humour, about a young woman´s dramatic childhood and her grief and the struggle to move on. Noomi Rapace ("... Read more