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Swedish drama films

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Wild Strawberries

1957 film by Ingmar Bergman

Dogville is a 2003 experimental arthouse drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It features an ensemble cast led by Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Paul Bettany, Chloë Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Ben Gazzara, Patricia Clarkson, Harriet Andersson, and James Caan, with John Hurt as the narrator. The film employs an extremely minimal, stage-like set to tell the story of Grace Mulligan (Kidman), a woman on the run from mobsters who finds refuge in the tiny mountain town of Dogville, Colorado, in exchange for physical labor.

Fanny and Alexander

1982 film by Ingmar Bergman

1966 Swedish avant-garde psychological drama film by Ingmar Bergman

Cries and Whispers

1972 film directed by Ingmar Bergman

1986 film by Andrei Tarkovsky

2009 film directed by Lars von Trier

Sentimental Value

Sentimental Value is a 2025 drama film directed by Joachim Trier, who co-wrote it with Eskil Vogt. It follows sisters Nora and Agnes in their reunion with their estranged father Gustav. It also stars Elle Fanning.

1978 film by Ingmar Bergman

Through a Glass Darkly

1961 film by Ingmar Bergman

1963 Ingmar Bergman film

Hour of the Wolf

1968 Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman

Manderlay is a 2005 avant-garde drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier, the second and most recent part of von Trier's projected USA – Land of Opportunities trilogy. Unlike von Trier's other trilogies, the films' stories are connected and it is a direct sequel to Dogville. It stars Bryce Dallas Howard, who replaces Nicole Kidman in the role of Grace Mulligan. The film co-stars Willem Dafoe, replacing James Caan. Lauren Bacall, Željko Ivanek, Jeremy Davies, and Chloë Sevigny return portraying different characters from those in Dogville. Only John Hurt, Udo Kier, and Jean-Marc Barr re

Scenes from a Marriage

1973 television miniseries by Ingmar Bergman

2017 film by Björn Runge

2001 film by R. D. Robb

The Girl with the Needle

2024 film directed by Magnus von Horn

1991 film directed by Lars von Trier

My Life as a Dog

1985 Swedish film directed by Lasse Hallström

1958 film by Ingmar Bergman

And Then We Danced

2019 film directed by Levan Akin

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

2014 film directed by Roy Andersson

Sawdust and Tinsel

1953 film by Ingmar Bergman

2014 film directed by Kornél Mundruczó

2021 film directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson

1968 film by Ingmar Bergman

1946 film by Ingmar Bergman

Summer Interlude

1951 film by Ingmar Bergman

2017 film directed by Joachim Trier

From the Life of the Marionettes

1980 television film by Ingmar Bergman

1955 film by Ingmar Bergman

The Serpent's Egg

1977 film by Ingmar Bergman

The Passion of Anna

1969 film by Ingmar Bergman

The Best Intentions

1992 film by Bille August

1950 film by Ingmar Bergman

It Rains on Our Love

1946 film by Ingmar Bergman

Saraband is a 2003 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, and his final film. It was made for Swedish television, but released theatrically in a longer cut outside Sweden. Its United States theatrical release, with English subtitles, was in July 2005. The Swedish television version is 107 minutes, while theatrical releases run just under 2 hours.

1972 film directed by Jan Troell

2024 film by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel

The Man Who Sold His Skin

2020 film by Kaouther Ben Hania

1950 film by Ingmar Bergman

Music in Darkness

1948 film by Ingmar Bergman

A Ship Bound for India

1947 film by Ingmar Bergman

1949 film by Ingmar Bergman

This Can't Happen Here

1950 film by Ingmar Bergman

Beauty and the Dogs

2017 film by Kaouther Ben Hania

King of Devil's Island

2010 film by Marius Holst

About Endlessness

2019 film directed by Roy Andersson

1948 film by Ingmar Bergman

1969 Swedish film directed by Bo Widerberg

1963 film by Bo Widerberg

1991 Swedish film directed by Sven Nykvist

2021 film directed by Ninja Thyberg

2021 film by Darin J. Sallam

The Kindness of Strangers

2019 film by Lone Scherfig

2000 film directed by Hans Petter Moland

Every Thing Will Be Fine

2015 film by Wim Wenders

2021 film directed by Michel Franco

Swedish 2011 film directed by Ruben Östlund

After the Rehearsal

1984 television film by Ingmar Bergman