16 Movies Starring Pernilla August

The Serpent's Way

The Serpent's Way

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-12-25

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

111 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (223 Reviews)

Director:

Bo Widerberg

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Torgny Lindgren (novel)

Bo Widerberg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The Best Intentions

The Best Intentions

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-07-10

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Norway, Iceland

Runtime:

182 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (1888 Reviews)

Director:

Bille August

Fullplot:

The story of Ingmar Bergman's parents. In 1909, poor, idealistic theology student Henrik Bergman falls in love with Anna èkerbloom, the intelligent, educated daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After their wedding Henrik becomes a priest in the north of Sweden. After a few years Anna can't stand living in the rural county with the uncouth people. She returns to Uppsala, Henrik stays in the north.

Private Confessions

Private Confessions

Basic Info:

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

196 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (296 Reviews)

Director:

Liv Ullmann

Fullplot:

Five conversations frame a flawed marriage in this film written by Ingmar Bergman about his parents. Guilt-ridden wife Anna (Pernilla August) divulges an extramarital affair to a priest, her uncle Jacob (Max von Sydow). He presses her to confess her sins to her husband, Henrik. As the film moves back and forth in time, the notion of truth is tested. Tomas, the lover, and Henrik will find that Anna's confessions do not absolve anyone, and have the power to inflict more pain. Source: Rotten Tomatoes

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-03-07

Languages:

Swedish, English, Russian

Countries:

Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland

Runtime:

168 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (1233 Reviews)

Director:

Bille August

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Bille August

Selma Lagerlèf (novel)

Charlotte Lesche (adaptation)

Klas èstergren (adaptation)

Fullplot:

The beginning of the 20th century. Gertrud and Ingmar are in love with each other. While Ingmar is away during the winter, a religious wave spreads in the area. Also Gertrud becomes a follower of the new Christian belief. The new priest is very mesmerizing and he wants his followers to emigrate with him to Palestine. Ingmar's sister decides to follow him and sells the home which has been the family's for centuries. The only way for Ingmar to save it is to marry the daughter of the man who buys it, Barbro. With Ingmar married to another, Gertrud cannot stay and follows the others to Palestine. However, Ingmar does not love Barbro. He is still in love with Gertrud and eventually follows her.

Glasblèsarns barn

Glasblèsarns barn

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-02-27

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden, France

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (963 Reviews)

Director:

Anders Grènros

Genres:

DramaFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Maria Gripe (novel)

Anders Grènros

Arthur Johansen (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Based on the novel by Maria Gripe, this is the story of two children, Klas and Klara, growing up in the poor Swedish countryside of the mid-19th century. Their father Albert is a glass-blower, famous for his beautiful vases, but still unable to earn enough money for his wife Sofia and the children. At a spring fair a distinguished gentleman arrives and buys all of Albert's glassware. After this nothing will be the same again. Klas and Klara are kidnapped and taken to a strange castle...

Gossip

Gossip

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-12-25

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

134 min

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (621 Reviews)

Director:

Colin Nutley

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Ten actresses test films for the title role of a remake of "Queen Christina".

I Am Dina

I Am Dina

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-03-08

Languages:

English, Norwegian, French

Countries:

Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Denmark

Runtime:

125 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (4550 Reviews)

Director:

Ole Bornedal

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Ole Bornedal

Jonas Cornell

Herbjèrg Wassmo (novel)

Fullplot:

In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living. Family friend Jacob encourages Dina's father to hire Lorch, a tutor who introduces her to the cello. When Dina is old enough, she marries Jacob and moves to Reinsnes, a port he runs with his mother, Karen, and his stepsons Niels and Anders . Niels doesn't like Dina's wild ways, or the fact that she has taken over accounting duties at Reinsnes. Dina's eccentric tendencies become even stronger, eventually leading Jacob into an accident of his own and bringing Tomas back into her life.

I Am Dina

I Am Dina

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-03-08

Languages:

English, Norwegian, French

Countries:

Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Denmark

Runtime:

125 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (4549 Reviews)

Director:

Ole Bornedal

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Ole Bornedal

Jonas Cornell

Herbjèrg Wassmo (novel)

Fullplot:

In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living. Family friend Jacob encourages Dina's father to hire Lorch, a tutor who introduces her to the cello. When Dina is old enough, she marries Jacob and moves to Reinsnes, a port he runs with his mother, Karen, and his stepsons Niels and Anders . Niels doesn't like Dina's wild ways, or the fact that she has taken over accounting duties at Reinsnes. Dina's eccentric tendencies become even stronger, eventually leading Jacob into an accident of his own and bringing Tomas back into her life.

Details

Details

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-10-10

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden, Denmark, UK

Runtime:

114 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (336 Reviews)

Director:

Kristian Petri

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jonas Frykberg

Lars Norèn (plays)

Fullplot:

Emma, a young author, goes to see Erik, the publishing editor whom she's sent her debut novel. Their meeting leads to a love affair. The middle-aged Erik leaves his wife. What Erik doesn't know is that Emma recently began a relationship with the dramatist Stefan, whose play is also being published by Erik's company. One day Stefan overdoses and is brought to the emergency ward where Erik's wife Ann works as a doctor. These incident is the start of the story about how four people's lives are crossed during ten years, until the four of them finally end up in the same loneliness they started.

Drabet

Drabet

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-08-26

Languages:

Danish, Swedish

Countries:

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, UK

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1949 Reviews)

Director:

Per Fly

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Per Fly (screenplay)

Kim Leona (screenplay)

Mogens Rukov (screenplay)

Dorthe Warnè Hègh (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A college professor abandons his family and his career in order to champion his mistress, a student radical accused of killing a policeman.

Miss Kicki

Miss Kicki

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-12-04

Languages:

English, Swedish, Mandarin

Countries:

Sweden, Taiwan

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (520 Reviews)

Director:

Hèkon Liu

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

"Kicki has after several years abroad returned to Sweden. Her 17-year old son has been brought up by his grandmother and has a very distant relationship to his mother. In an effort to get reacquainted Kicki invites her son to join her on vacation in Taiwan. But her hidden agenda is that Taipei is also the home of the Taiwanese businessman with whom she has been conducting an Internet romance".

The Last Sentence

The Last Sentence

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-06-20

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden, Norway

Runtime:

126 min

IMDB Ratings:

(421 Reviews)

Director:

Jan Troell

Cast:

Writer:

Kenne Fant (book)

Klaus Rifbjerg (screenplay)

Jan Troell (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Torgny Segerstedt was one of the leading journalists in Sweden in the 20th century. He fought a one man battle against Hitler and the Nazi regime until his death in 1945 and during these tumultuous times his private life was marked by a world in chaos, as he falls in love with his friend's wife while married himself. THE LAST SENTENCE weaves together the story of a psychological love story with a portrayal of the political situation Sweden found itself in during the Second World War. A gripping, dramatic and poetic tale about a man, who could not be silenced.

Hamilton: I nationens intresse

Hamilton: I nationens intresse

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-01-13

Languages:

Swedish, English, Russian, Arabic

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

109 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (6108 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jan Guillou (novel)

Stefan Thunberg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Special agent Hamilton goes undercover and joins a Russian mafia organization that smuggles swedish weapons to terrorists. Suddenly they are attacked by unknown group of heavily armed men who kill everybody except Hamilton and take the weapons. But who are they? And who are they working for? Hamilton starts chasing them across the world...

Call Girl

Call Girl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-11-09

Languages:

Swedish, English, Polish

Countries:

Sweden, Norway, Finland, Ireland

Runtime:

140 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (3012 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten

Fullplot:

Call Girl is set in the late 1970s - a time time of women's liberation, sexual revolution, Swedish neutrality, nuclear power and social security. The film takes us on a trip from the very bottom of society, along dark back streets, through glitz and glamour, to the corridors of power which are a labyrinth of secrets. The story is inspired by a Swedish political scandal known as Bordellhèrvan which linked underage prostitution with powerful customers believed to come from the highest levels of society.

Gentlemen

Gentlemen

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-12-05

Countries:

Sweden

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (394 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Klas èstergren (novel)

Klas èstergren (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Beaten up, bruised, and scared, a young writer hides in a Stockholm apartment, writing the story of its disappeared inhabitants: the flamboyant and charismatic Morgan brothers.

The Deposit

The Deposit

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-10-30

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden

IMDB Ratings:

( Reviews)

Director:

Lisa Aschan

Genres:

Horror

Cast:

Writer:

Johannes Anyuru (play)

Lisa Aschan (screenplay)

Aleksander Motturi (play)

Fullplot:

The plot is undisclosed.

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