A Man There Was

A Man There Was 1917

7.03

Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on his benevolence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.

1917

The Outlaw and His Wife

The Outlaw and His Wife 1918

7.20

A stranger comes to work at widow Halla's farm. Halla and the stranger fall in love, but when he is revealed as Eyvind, an escaped thief forced into crime by his family's starvation, they flee and become two of the many outlaws of Iceland's mountains.

1918

Ingeborg Holm

Ingeborg Holm 1913

6.74

After Ingeborg Holm's husband becomes sick and dies, the family's small grocery store fails, Ingeborg becomes bankrupt, and she is forced to move to the workhouse. Her three children go to foster homes. Ingeborg simply must see them again.

1913

Johan

Johan 1921

6.00

On a farm in up-country Sweden, an enigmatic stranger comes to a conservative peasant community and seduces a farmer's wife.

1921

Sir Arne's Treasure

Sir Arne's Treasure 1919

7.10

Three Scottish officers, including Sir Archi, murder Sir Arne and his household for a coffin filled with gold. The only survivor is Elsalill, who moves to relatives in Marstrand. There she meets a charming young officer- Sir Archi- and she soon understands that he was one of the murderers.

1919

Sons of Ingmar

Sons of Ingmar 1919

6.60

Part one of an ambitious screen adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's book Jerusalem.

1919

The Last Performance

The Last Performance 1912

4.80

A young lieutenant falls in love with a circus rider. He leave the military and take a job at the circus. He quickly becomes the crowds favorite. His interest in another woman drives the rejected circus rider to revenge.

1912

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death 1916

6.10

After the respectable Dr. Monro was found dead, the housekeeper and two engineers testify in court. A case of commercial delinquency and bribery is reconstructed on that occasion. Sadly only about half the film exists today.

1916

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great 1917

5.00

In a small provincial town there is a hotel run by one of those eccentric cooks of long ago who made generous meals that have nothing in common with the extravagant restaurateurs of nowadays and their meagre menus. The manager is named after Alexander the Great and in his restaurant the town bourgeoisie meet and discuss various issues, especially matters of the heart. Morals are part of the conversations and prove to be complicated issues even for strict and serious Nordics. 28 minutes of runtime are missing and presumed lost.

1917

The Gardener

The Gardener 1912

5.70

A gardener's son has fallen in love with the daughter of one of the workers at the nursery, and the two are married. The gardener then kicks his progeny off the property and begins to act despicably toward his son's wife.

1912

Det röda tornet

Det röda tornet 1914

1

Professor Barclay travels with the young Dorian Holbein to the big city to oversee his violinist education.

1914

Guilt Redeemed

Guilt Redeemed 1915

1

The widower Stensson lives a happy life on his farm with his two children.

1915

The Monastery of Sendomir

The Monastery of Sendomir 1920

6.30

Two riders on their way to Warsaw stop at a monastery for the night and ask an old monk there to tell them the story of its founding.

1920

The Downy Girl

The Downy Girl 1919

5.70

The mayor's son Mauritz Fristedt, has become deeply in love with the baker's daughter Dunungen. The mayor applauds the engagement because Mauritz will to try to foist a pack of worthless shares from his uncle to his father-in-law.

1919

The Sea Vultures

The Sea Vultures 1916

6.10

Two smugglers meet two customs officers at sea, and happen to kill them. The story continues fifteen years later when a son of one of the officers and a smuggler's daughter fall in love with each other.

1916

Dolken

Dolken 1915

1

Mr Bernhard has financial difficulties. He has fallen into the hands of broker Mr Pouzer. In desperation, Bernhard's daughter Julia visit Pouzer to ask for mercy for her father. Yes, Pouzer replies, if I get you in return.

1915

The Wings

The Wings 1916

5.20

The story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël, ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus. The film is missing 19 minutes of run time.

1916

Song of the Scarlet Flower

Song of the Scarlet Flower 1919

5.60

The son of a wealthy farmer loves a simple maid, for which he's booted out of the house by his father.

1919

The Miracle

The Miracle 1913

1

At a seaside resort, the artist Armand, the widow Gaspard and her daughter Estelle, as well as the disguised abbot Prevost, trying to get Armand to go to the monastery. Based on the novel Lourdes by Émile Zola.

1913

New York 1911

New York 1911 1911

5.10

This documentary travelogue of New York City was made by a team of cameramen with the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern, who were sent around the world to make pictures of well-known places.

1911