, 5h33 Directed byBille August OriginSuede GenresDrama, Romance ActorsPernilla August, Samuel Fröler, Max von Sydow, Gustaf Hammarsten, Lennart Hjulström, Ghita Nørby Roles Alva Nykvist Rating76% Henrik Bergman is a student of theology who comes from a poor family. On the other hand, the family of his best friend Ernst Åkerblom is wealthy. Although Henrik is in a relationship with Frida, a waitress, he falls in love with Ernst's sister Anna Åkerblom. Anna's family doesn't consider him fit to join the family, so he stays with Frida. Some years later, Anna's father is deceased, Anna suffers from tuberculosis and Henrik has finished his studies. Now the wedding can take place. Anna follows her husband to a small village in the north of Sweden. Their different characters and his low income cause constant tensions between them. When he turns down a job offer for a prestigious position in Uppsala, the situation exacerbates.
, 3h8 Directed byIngmar Bergman OriginSuede GenresDrama, Fantasy ThemesFilms about children, Films about families, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism ActorsBörje Ahlstedt, Anna Bergman, Lena Olin, Harriet Andersson, Gunn Wållgren, Bertil Guve Roles Lisen Rating80% The story is set during 1907–09 (with an epilogue in 1910), in the Swedish town of Uppsala where Alexander (Bertil Guve), his sister Fanny (Pernilla Allwin) and their well-to-do family, the Ekdahls, live. The siblings' parents are both involved in theater and are happily married until their father, Oscar (Allan Edwall), suddenly dies from a stroke. Shortly thereafter, their mother, Emilie (Ewa Fröling), marries Edvard Vergérus (Jan Malmsjö), the local bishop and a widower, and moves into his ascetic home where he lives with his mother, sister, aunt and maids.