Bo Widerberg

Bo Widerberg

Bo Widerberg, (June 8, 1930 – May 1, 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor. He was born Bo Gunnar Widerberg in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. He died in Ängelholm, Skåne län, Sweden of stomach cancer. Widerberg was the director of films such as Raven's End (1963), Elvira Madigan (1967), Ådalen 31 (1969), Joe Hill (1971), Fimpen (1974), The Man on the Roof (1976), Victoria (1979), The Man from Majorca (1984), The Serpent's Way (1986) and All Things Fair (1995). He won a Silver Bear prize in Berlin for All things fair and a Special Grand Jury Prize at Cannes Festival for Ådalen 31. Raven's End, Ådalen 31 and All things fair all received a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Nomination Bo Widerberg's vision of Swedish cinema parted radically with its contemporary form. He called for a greater political significance and more progressive story telling. Bergman being the leading figure of Swedish cinema, was not his ideal at all, although he recognized his position: "Nor me or my friends saw very much in him. We didn't find the issue of god's existence that damn important. But it's safe to say you'd be putting yourself in a bad position if you're trying to slit the throat of the father figure before your own debut." In his book A vision of Swedish cinema he concluded that Ingmar Bergman's films almost exclusively dealt with issues directed upwards, but more seldom in sideways, between people. According to Widerberg, Bergman made vertical films when the need for horizontal ones was most dire. On the other hand, Widerberg wanted film to be a tool of the social sciences, a kind of sociological report. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bo Widerberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

  • Title: Bo Widerberg
  • Popularity: 0.2265
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1930-06-08
  • Place of Birth: Malmö, Sweden
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  • Also Known As: 波·维德伯格
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Bo Widerberg Movies

  • 1964
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    Dance Around the Guldbaggen

    Dance Around the Guldbaggen

    1 1964 HD

    Filmed during the first ever Guldbaggen (golden scarab) awards, it was edited and developed that night and shown for the first time to the guests at the after party.

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  • 1991
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    Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt 70 år

    Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt 70 år

    1 1991 HD

    Interviews with and about Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt interspersed with clips from his old performances. Recorded to celebrate his 70th birthday, which would be his last.

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  • 1968
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    Den vita sporten

    Den vita sporten

    6.9 1968 HD

    Documentary film about the protests against the 1968 Davis Cup tennis match between Sweden and Rhodesia, in Båstad, Sweden. In a series of interviews, demonstrators and members of the Swedish government give their views on sport, politics and civil disobedience.

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  • 1976
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    Man on the Roof

    Man on the Roof

    7.1 1976 HD

    Detective Martin Beck investigates the grisly murder of a police Lieutenant in his hospital room, he soon realises the urgency of the case when it turns out the killer may hold a hatred for all policemen.

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  • 2012
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    Alla är äldre än jag

    Alla är äldre än jag

    4.8 2012 HD

    A portrait of four generation Widerberg's.

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  • 1989
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    Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar

    Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar

    1 1989 HD

    Performances and an interview with the musician Mikael Wiehe.

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  • 1965
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    Widerberg 65

    Widerberg 65

    1 1965 HD

    The film was recorded during the filming of Bo Widerberg's "Kärlek 65".

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  • 1970
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    A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

    A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

    4 1970 HD

    Bo Widerberg talks with actress Vanessa Redgrave about giving birth without painkillers and the Vietnam War.

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  • 1979
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    Birth of a Salesman

    Birth of a Salesman

    1 1979 HD

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

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  • 1977
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    Bo Widerberg

    Bo Widerberg

    1 1977 HD

    Documentary which follows Bo Widerberg during the making of 'Man on the Roof', 'The Butt' and a failed theater production.

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  • 2015
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    Bo Widerberg regisserar

    Bo Widerberg regisserar

    1 2015 HD

    Director Jan Troell films the process of making Bo Widerberg's last film 'Lust och fägring stor' ('All Things Fair'). The footage was compiled into this documentary by Stefan Nylén and Tomas Ehrnborg in 2015.

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  • 1998
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    Life at Any Cost

    Life at Any Cost

    6.5 1998 HD

    A tribute and portrait of the Swedish filmmaker Bo Widerberg. Thommy Berggren presents slices and comments on Widerberg.

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  • 2025
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    Being Bo Widerberg

    Being Bo Widerberg

    7 2025 HD

    The documentary chronicles Bo Widerberg's journey from 1960s Malmö, where he worked as a writer and film critic, to his successes as a director in Stockholm and international adventures in Cannes and New York. The film also explores the personal costs of his artistic vision and how his pursuit of life and authenticity affected both himself and those around him.

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  • 1976
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    Man on the Roof

    Man on the Roof

    7.1 1976 HD

    Detective Martin Beck investigates the grisly murder of a police Lieutenant in his hospital room, he soon realises the urgency of the case when it turns out the killer may hold a hatred for all policemen.

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  • 1995
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    All Things Fair

    All Things Fair

    6.4 1995 HD

    Stig is a 15-year-old pupil of 37-year-old teacher Viola. He is attracted by her beauty and maturity while she is drawn to him by his youth and innocence, a relief from her drunk and miserable husband.

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  • 1995
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    All Things Fair

    All Things Fair

    6.4 1995 HD

    Stig is a 15-year-old pupil of 37-year-old teacher Viola. He is attracted by her beauty and maturity while she is drawn to him by his youth and innocence, a relief from her drunk and miserable husband.

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  • 1967
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    Elvira Madigan

    Elvira Madigan

    6.8 1967 HD

    Bound by their all-consuming desire, a young circus tightrope walker and a lieutenant forsake everything to be together and escape to the countryside—only to see their lovers’ idyll gradually give way to poverty and desperation.

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  • 1967
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    Elvira Madigan

    Elvira Madigan

    6.8 1967 HD

    Bound by their all-consuming desire, a young circus tightrope walker and a lieutenant forsake everything to be together and escape to the countryside—only to see their lovers’ idyll gradually give way to poverty and desperation.

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  • 1967
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    Elvira Madigan

    Elvira Madigan

    6.8 1967 HD

    Bound by their all-consuming desire, a young circus tightrope walker and a lieutenant forsake everything to be together and escape to the countryside—only to see their lovers’ idyll gradually give way to poverty and desperation.

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  • 1965
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    Love 65

    Love 65

    5.8 1965 HD

    A film director has problems coping with his wife and marriage. The daughter is their only connecting link. He is looking for love and sex elsewhere. A married woman becomes his new partner for a while.

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  • 1963
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    Raven's End

    Raven's End

    7 1963 HD

    In 1936 Sweden, a teenager drifts through life in his small town, hoping that a novel about the neighborhood he grew up and lives in will reverse the fortunes of his family.

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  • 1963
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    Raven's End

    Raven's End

    7 1963 HD

    In 1936 Sweden, a teenager drifts through life in his small town, hoping that a novel about the neighborhood he grew up and lives in will reverse the fortunes of his family.

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  • 1974
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    The Butt

    The Butt

    5.8 1974 HD

    Six year old Johan, a.k.a. Fimpen, loves football. One day his talents are discovered. It doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.

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  • 1984
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    The Man from Majorca

    The Man from Majorca

    6.444 1984 HD

    In the aftermath of a daring post office robbery on Saint Lucy's Day, two Stockholm vice cops venture into a world of corruption, cover-ups and murder that takes them from the dirty streets to government officials.

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  • 1971
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    Joe Hill

    Joe Hill

    6.6 1971 HD

    In the early 1900s, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. But after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. Joe gets a few jobs but is struck by all the injustice and tragedy going on. He becomes active in the forbidden union IWW, a union for workers without trades. It is forbidden to demonstrate and to speak in public but Joe gets around that by singing his manifests with the Salvation Army. He manages to get more and more people to go on strike with him but he also makes powerful enemies doing that. Finally he gets connected with a murder and during the trial he fires his lawyer and takes upon himself to become his own defender.

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  • 1996
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    Mandela

    Mandela

    6.1 1996 HD

    A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, and for bringing an end to apartheid. But this film also sheds light on the little-known early period of Mandela's life.

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  • 1969
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    Adalen 31

    Adalen 31

    6.6 1969 HD

    A film about the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the Swedish sawmill district of Ådalen.

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  • 1969
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    Adalen 31

    Adalen 31

    6.6 1969 HD

    A film about the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the Swedish sawmill district of Ådalen.

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  • 1969
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    Adalen 31

    Adalen 31

    6.6 1969 HD

    A film about the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the Swedish sawmill district of Ådalen.

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  • 1979
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    Victoria

    Victoria

    5.6 1979 HD

    The tragic romance between the son of a miller and a landlord's daughter. Based on the novel by Knut Hamsun.

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  • 1963
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    The Baby Carriage

    The Baby Carriage

    6.7 1963 HD

    A tale of a young woman, Britt, who has two flings, but finds herself with difficult decisions when she finds herself pregnant.

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  • 1963
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    The Baby Carriage

    The Baby Carriage

    6.7 1963 HD

    A tale of a young woman, Britt, who has two flings, but finds herself with difficult decisions when she finds herself pregnant.

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  • 1986
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    The Serpent's Way

    The Serpent's Way

    5.6 1986 HD

    A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow bigger with the abuser's kids.

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  • 1966
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    Come on Roland!

    Come on Roland!

    5.9 1966 HD

    In this absurdist comedy Roland Jung is a young man who wants to write, but when he is in desperate need of money, he has to take a job at an advertising agency in Stockholm. He lands on the department for cosmetics and especially deodorant preparations. He is asked by the agency to do market research among the youth to determine their reaction to a new drug against pimples.

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  • 1966
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    Come on Roland!

    Come on Roland!

    5.9 1966 HD

    In this absurdist comedy Roland Jung is a young man who wants to write, but when he is in desperate need of money, he has to take a job at an advertising agency in Stockholm. He lands on the department for cosmetics and especially deodorant preparations. He is asked by the agency to do market research among the youth to determine their reaction to a new drug against pimples.

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  • 1962
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    The Boy and the Kite

    The Boy and the Kite

    6.4 1962 HD

    A young Swedish boy tries to enjoy his birthday with his mother in the maternity ward and his father having forgotten about the occasion.

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  • 1979
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    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    6.5 1979 HD

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

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  • 1988
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    The Father

    The Father

    8 1988 HD

    A charged power struggle between spouses. A tug of war to the death of an only child as ends and means. From an August Strindberg play.

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  • 1990
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    Hebriana

    Hebriana

    1 1990 HD

    During a midsummer weekend in the eighties a family gather in their summerhouse in the archipelago. The memory of the dead family father surfaces when Britt-Marie, now calling herself Hebriana, gets out from the mental hospital to celebrate midsummer with the family.

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  • 1989
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    Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar

    Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar

    1 1989 HD

    Performances and an interview with the musician Mikael Wiehe.

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  • 1979
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    Victoria

    Victoria

    5.6 1979 HD

    The tragic romance between the son of a miller and a landlord's daughter. Based on the novel by Knut Hamsun.

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  • 1976
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    Man on the Roof

    Man on the Roof

    7.1 1976 HD

    Detective Martin Beck investigates the grisly murder of a police Lieutenant in his hospital room, he soon realises the urgency of the case when it turns out the killer may hold a hatred for all policemen.

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  • 1976
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    Man on the Roof

    Man on the Roof

    7.1 1976 HD

    Detective Martin Beck investigates the grisly murder of a police Lieutenant in his hospital room, he soon realises the urgency of the case when it turns out the killer may hold a hatred for all policemen.

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  • 1962
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    The Boy and the Kite

    The Boy and the Kite

    6.4 1962 HD

    A young Swedish boy tries to enjoy his birthday with his mother in the maternity ward and his father having forgotten about the occasion.

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  • 1968
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    Den vita sporten

    Den vita sporten

    6.9 1968 HD

    Documentary film about the protests against the 1968 Davis Cup tennis match between Sweden and Rhodesia, in Båstad, Sweden. In a series of interviews, demonstrators and members of the Swedish government give their views on sport, politics and civil disobedience.

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  • 1986
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    The Serpent's Way

    The Serpent's Way

    5.6 1986 HD

    A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow bigger with the abuser's kids.

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  • 1995
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    All Things Fair

    All Things Fair

    6.4 1995 HD

    Stig is a 15-year-old pupil of 37-year-old teacher Viola. He is attracted by her beauty and maturity while she is drawn to him by his youth and innocence, a relief from her drunk and miserable husband.

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  • 1971
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    Joe Hill

    Joe Hill

    6.6 1971 HD

    In the early 1900s, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. But after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. Joe gets a few jobs but is struck by all the injustice and tragedy going on. He becomes active in the forbidden union IWW, a union for workers without trades. It is forbidden to demonstrate and to speak in public but Joe gets around that by singing his manifests with the Salvation Army. He manages to get more and more people to go on strike with him but he also makes powerful enemies doing that. Finally he gets connected with a murder and during the trial he fires his lawyer and takes upon himself to become his own defender.

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  • 1971
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    Joe Hill

    Joe Hill

    6.6 1971 HD

    In the early 1900s, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. But after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. Joe gets a few jobs but is struck by all the injustice and tragedy going on. He becomes active in the forbidden union IWW, a union for workers without trades. It is forbidden to demonstrate and to speak in public but Joe gets around that by singing his manifests with the Salvation Army. He manages to get more and more people to go on strike with him but he also makes powerful enemies doing that. Finally he gets connected with a murder and during the trial he fires his lawyer and takes upon himself to become his own defender.

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  • 1971
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    Joe Hill

    Joe Hill

    6.6 1971 HD

    In the early 1900s, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. But after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. Joe gets a few jobs but is struck by all the injustice and tragedy going on. He becomes active in the forbidden union IWW, a union for workers without trades. It is forbidden to demonstrate and to speak in public but Joe gets around that by singing his manifests with the Salvation Army. He manages to get more and more people to go on strike with him but he also makes powerful enemies doing that. Finally he gets connected with a murder and during the trial he fires his lawyer and takes upon himself to become his own defender.

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  • 1976
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    Polare

    Polare

    4.333 1976 HD

    Kent, Lasse, Olle and Sven are in their mid-twenties and have been friends since childhood. At a restaurant they meet two young women and one of them, Lena, becomes pregnant. Now, who is the father? Well, it's definitely not Kent, but the others convince him to accept the fatherhood.

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  • 1979
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    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    6.5 1979 HD

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

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  • 1962
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    One More Brother

    One More Brother

    8 1962 HD

    From 1957 to 1961 170.000 Algerians flee to Tunisia because of the war. Most of them walk by feet across the mountains and the desert, carrying only a few of their belongings in their hands or on donkeys. As there is no clay in the desert they cannot build ordinary houses. They have to live in pits in the ground, covered with canvas, but some are offered to stay in American army tents.

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  • 1962
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    The Boy and the Kite

    The Boy and the Kite

    6.4 1962 HD

    A young Swedish boy tries to enjoy his birthday with his mother in the maternity ward and his father having forgotten about the occasion.

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  • 1974
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    The Butt

    The Butt

    5.8 1974 HD

    Six year old Johan, a.k.a. Fimpen, loves football. One day his talents are discovered. It doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.

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  • 1974
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    The Butt

    The Butt

    5.8 1974 HD

    Six year old Johan, a.k.a. Fimpen, loves football. One day his talents are discovered. It doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.

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  • 1966
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    Come on Roland!

    Come on Roland!

    5.9 1966 HD

    In this absurdist comedy Roland Jung is a young man who wants to write, but when he is in desperate need of money, he has to take a job at an advertising agency in Stockholm. He lands on the department for cosmetics and especially deodorant preparations. He is asked by the agency to do market research among the youth to determine their reaction to a new drug against pimples.

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  • 1990
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    Hebriana

    Hebriana

    1 1990 HD

    During a midsummer weekend in the eighties a family gather in their summerhouse in the archipelago. The memory of the dead family father surfaces when Britt-Marie, now calling herself Hebriana, gets out from the mental hospital to celebrate midsummer with the family.

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  • 1970
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    A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

    A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third

    4 1970 HD

    Bo Widerberg talks with actress Vanessa Redgrave about giving birth without painkillers and the Vietnam War.

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  • 1988
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    The Father

    The Father

    8 1988 HD

    A charged power struggle between spouses. A tug of war to the death of an only child as ends and means. From an August Strindberg play.

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  • 1986
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    The Serpent's Way

    The Serpent's Way

    5.6 1986 HD

    A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow bigger with the abuser's kids.

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  • 1974
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    The Butt

    The Butt

    5.8 1974 HD

    Six year old Johan, a.k.a. Fimpen, loves football. One day his talents are discovered. It doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.

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  • 1979
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    Victoria

    Victoria

    5.6 1979 HD

    The tragic romance between the son of a miller and a landlord's daughter. Based on the novel by Knut Hamsun.

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  • 1984
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    The Man from Majorca

    The Man from Majorca

    6.444 1984 HD

    In the aftermath of a daring post office robbery on Saint Lucy's Day, two Stockholm vice cops venture into a world of corruption, cover-ups and murder that takes them from the dirty streets to government officials.

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  • 1984
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    The Man from Majorca

    The Man from Majorca

    6.444 1984 HD

    In the aftermath of a daring post office robbery on Saint Lucy's Day, two Stockholm vice cops venture into a world of corruption, cover-ups and murder that takes them from the dirty streets to government officials.

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  • 1965
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    Love 65

    Love 65

    5.8 1965 HD

    A film director has problems coping with his wife and marriage. The daughter is their only connecting link. He is looking for love and sex elsewhere. A married woman becomes his new partner for a while.

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  • 1965
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    Love 65

    Love 65

    5.8 1965 HD

    A film director has problems coping with his wife and marriage. The daughter is their only connecting link. He is looking for love and sex elsewhere. A married woman becomes his new partner for a while.

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  • 1981
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    The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

    5.5 1981 HD

    The Guldbagge Awards is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name Guldbaggen. The awards, first presented in 1964 at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, are overseen by the Swedish Film Institute. It is described as the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards. The awards ceremony was first televised in 1981.

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  • 1970
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    The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

    6 1970 HD

    The family happiness of the Ekdahls is driven towards a tragic disintegration.

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  • 1970
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    The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

    6 1970 HD

    The family happiness of the Ekdahls is driven towards a tragic disintegration.

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