Victor Sjöstrom Sweden · 1921 An alcoholic’s life is changed through love and an encounter with the Grim Reaper in this film of uncanny beauty and inventiveness, which Bergman called “the keystone of my cinematographic world”. – Pacific Film Archive
Based on a series of autobiographical novels by Nobel-winner Eyvind Johnson, this enchanting debut is an epic coming-of-age tale set in the Swedish hinterland circa 1910.
“A rarely seen artistic tour-de-force… a classic for its emotional candor”– Chicago Film Festival
Lasse Hallström Sweden · 1985 This charming, bittersweet portrait of childhood from Oscar-nominated director Lasse Hallström tells the story of a 12-year-old boy sent to live in the country when his mother falls ill. Screening times, reviews and trailer >>