Scandinavian Cinema
Scandinavian cinema = films wholly or mainly spoken in a Scandinavian language (Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish or Icelandic) and produced by a Scandinavian country (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland or Iceland).
Listed in order of preference.
Most distinguished directors (between brackets the number of selected films):
1. The Old Masters
Ingmar Bergman (22), Carl Theodor Dreyer (5), Bo Widerberg (3), Victor Sjöström (1);
2. The New Masters
Susanne Bier (4), Anders Thomas Jensen (4), Thomas Vinterberg (3), Lukas Moodysson (3), Nicolas Winding Refn (3), Erik Poppe (2), Peter Watkins (2), Lars von Trier (2), Joachim Trier (2), Mikkel Nørgaard (2), Daniel Alfredson (2).
My other Scandinavian lists:
Swedish Cinema
Danish Cinema
Norwegian Cinema
Listed in order of preference.
Most distinguished directors (between brackets the number of selected films):
1. The Old Masters
Ingmar Bergman (22), Carl Theodor Dreyer (5), Bo Widerberg (3), Victor Sjöström (1);
2. The New Masters
Susanne Bier (4), Anders Thomas Jensen (4), Thomas Vinterberg (3), Lukas Moodysson (3), Nicolas Winding Refn (3), Erik Poppe (2), Peter Watkins (2), Lars von Trier (2), Joachim Trier (2), Mikkel Nørgaard (2), Daniel Alfredson (2).
My other Scandinavian lists:
Swedish Cinema
Danish Cinema
Norwegian Cinema
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- DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsErland JosephsonSusan FleetwoodAllan EdwallAt the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.Sweden/UK/France; in Swedish
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsHenrik MalbergEmil Hass ChristensenPreben Lerdorff RyeFollows the lives of the Borgen family, as they deal with inner conflict, as well as religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.Denmark; in Danish
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt EkerotA knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsVictor SjöströmHilda BorgströmTore SvennbergOn New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid BergmanLiv UllmannLena NymanA devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.France/West Germany/Sweden/UK; in Swedish
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid ThulinGunnar BjörnstrandGunnel LindblomA small-town priest struggles with his faith.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHarriet AnderssonGunnar BjörnstrandMax von SydowRecently released from a mental hospital, Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family in their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHarriet AnderssonLiv UllmannKari SylwanWhen a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBibi AnderssonLiv UllmannMargaretha KrookA nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowBirgitta ValbergGunnel LindblomIn 14th-century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and her family's pregnant and jealous servant set out from their farm to deliver candles to church, but only one returns from events that transpire in the woods along the way.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsVictor SjöströmBibi AnderssonIngrid ThulinAfter living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorGabriel AxelStarsStéphane AudranBodil KjerBirgitte FederspielDuring the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.Denmark; in Danish
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsNina Pens RodeBendt RotheEbbe RodeIn the elegant world of artists and musicians, Gertrud ends her marriage to Gustav and takes a lover, the composer Erland Jansson.Denmark; in Danish
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsGustav Fischer KjærulffSebastian BullMads Broe AndersenTwo brothers meet at their mother's funeral, each in his way on a path of self-destruction, both haunted by a tragedy in their youth.Denmark/Sweden; in Danish
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsUlrich ThomsenNikolaj Lie KaasConnie NielsenTwo brothers must negotiate changing roles and shifting family dynamics when one is sent to war in Afghanistan.Denmark/UK/Sweden/Norway; in Danish
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsThorkild RooseLisbeth MovinSigrid NeiiendamThe young wife of an aging priest falls in love with his son amidst the horror of a merciless witch hunt in 17th-century Denmark.Denmark; in Danish
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsLiv UllmannMax von SydowSigge FürstIn the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run 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.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorAnders MuammarStarsFreddie WadlingPeter MollwingPer JohanssonA singer in a bar full of weird people and mutants sing the story of an abandoned robot that is reactivated hundreds of years after an apocalyptic war. Wandering off searching for his origins, the robot meets characters of the ruined world, mutants, adventurers and common people. Always set to help humanity he makes both friends and enemies.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorBille AugustStarsSamuel FrölerPernilla AugustMax von SydowIn 1909, poor theology student Henrik falls in love with Anna, the intelligent daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After marrying Henrik becomes a priest in northern Sweden. Urbane Anna hates living in the county, growing restless.Sweden/Denmark/Finland/France/Germany/UK/Italy/Norway/Iceland; in Swedish
- CreatorLars LundströmStarsLisette T. PaglerPia HalvorsenJohan PaulsenIn an alternative present, companion robots are commonplace. When humans make copies of themselves so lifelike that they form emotional bonds, questions and ethical dilemmas arise.Sweden; in Swedish
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika WedderkoppA teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.Denmark/Sweden; in Danish
- DirectorErik PoppeStarsPål Sverre HagenTrine DyrholmEllen Dorrit PetersenA man convicted in his teens for killing a child is released on parole. He struggles to build a new life, but his past is uncovered.Norway/Sweden/Germany; in Norwegian/Danish
- StarsLiv UllmannErland JosephsonBibi AnderssonTen years within the marriage of Marianne and Johan.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsMads MikkelsenSidse Babett KnudsenRolf LassgårdA manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsSonja RichterNikolaj Lie KaasMads MikkelsenA Dogme film about an engaged couple that is torn apart after the man is paralyzed in an accident, and the woman falls in love with the husband of the woman who caused the accident.