Acclaimed International Movies: Sweden

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Persona (Sweden , 1966)

10:41 PM Drama, Fantasy, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden

Ratings - IMDB - 8.2
Release Year - 1966
Country - Sweden
Genres - Drama | Fantasy
IMDB page

Synopsis : A nurse is put in charge of an actress who can't talk and finds that the actress's persona is melding with hers.

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth and finds that her own personality is being submerged into Elisabeth's persona.

Awards - Won the 1967 National Society of Film Critics awards for Best Film, Best Director (Bergman) and Best Actress (Andersson)
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award
Selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards

Lists - Ranked #5 in In Sight and Sound’s 1972 poll of the ten greatest films of all time
Ranked #71 in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010
Included in The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
IMDb Top 250 #195

Special Mention - Rated by more than 23k users on IMDb
Influenced films like Woody Allen's Love and Death (references Persona in its final minutes) , David Lynch's surreal noir Mulholland Drive , Robert Altman’s impressionist film 3 Women (as Shelley Duvall and Sissy Spacek begin to shift roles)

Download Links (with Eng Subs)

DVDRip | 700Mb | AVI

Sample screen

http://www.filesonic.com/file/nhQ5rYP/Persona.(1966).part1.rar

http://www.filesonic.com/file/VqW80Bh/Persona.(1966).part2.rar

Smultronstället aka Wild Strawberries (Sweden , 1957)

1:13 AM Drama, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden

Ratings - IMDB - 8.4
Release Year - 1957
Country - Sweden
Genres - Drama
IMDB page

The original Swedish title is Smultronstället, which literally means "the wild strawberry patch", but idiomatically means an underrated gem of a place (often with personal or sentimental value)

Synopsis : After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.

With the exception of his elderly housekeeper Miss Agda who he treats almost like a surrogate platonic wife, widowed seventy-eight year old Dr. Isak Borg, a former medical doctor and professor, has retreated from any human contact, partly his own want but partly the decision of others who do not want to spend time with him because of his cold demeanor. He is traveling from his home in Stockholm to Lund to accept an honorary degree. Instead of flying as was the original plan, he decides to take the day long drive instead. Along for the ride is his daughter-in-law Marianne, who had been staying with him for the month but has now decided to go home. The many stops and encounters along the way make him reminisce about various parts of his life. Those stops which make him reminisce directly are at his childhood summer home, at the home of his equally emotionally cold mother, and at a gas station where the attendants praise him as a man for his work...

Awards - Won Golden Bear for Best Film at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival

Best Film and Best Actor at the Mar del Plata Film Festival

Won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1960

Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins

Lists - IMDb Top 250 #125

Included on the Vatican Best Films List

Special Mention - Rated by more than 28k users on IMDb

Download Links (w Eng Subs)

DVDRip , 544*400 , 350 mb , mkv

Sample Screenshot

Interchangable Links

http://hotfile.com/dl/88496504/55633f3/Wild.Strawberries1957.DvDrip-PoW.mkv.html

http://www.fileserve.com/file/mqPvjyy

Fanny och Alexander aka Fanny and Alexander (Sweden , 1982)

1:28 AM Drama, Fantasy, Ingmar Bergman, Mystery, Sweden

Ratings - IMDB - 8.2 | Metacritic - 100/100
Release Year - 1982
Country - Sweden
Genres - Drama | Fantasy | Mystery
IMDB page

Synopsis : Fanny and Alexander (Swedish: Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was originally conceived as a four part TV movie and cut in that version, spanning 312 minutes. A 188 minute version was created later for cinematic release, although this version was in fact the one to be released first. The TV version has since been released as a one-part film; both the long and the short version have been shown in theatres throughout the world.

FANNY AND ALEXANDER is the story of two children belonging to a wealthy, extensive theatrical family in provincial Sweden in the early years of the 20th century--10-year-old Alexander (Bertil Guve) and his younger sister, Fanny (Pernilla Alwin). When their father dies unexpectedly during a performance and their mother decides to remarry, the children are forced to relocate to the austere (and possibly haunted) home of their stern and rather coldhearted stepfather, Bishop Vergerus (Jan Malmsjö). A means of escape is eventually provided by Isak Jacobi (Erland Josephson), a longtime friend of the Ekdahl family's who seems to possess magical powers. At once festive, spooky, and bawdy--and uncharacteristically life-affirming--FANNY AND ALEXANDER is one of Bergman's most universally appealing and accessible works.

Awards - Won 4 Oscars. Another 18 wins

Lists - IMDb Top 250 #208 + Roger Ebert Top 100

Special Mention - Rated by ~ 20k users on IMDb

Download Links
Can download from any of the two sets. Each set contains the links to the full movie.

First Set

1.33gb, 576x344, 3:00:50, avi

Sample Screenshot

Interchangable Download Links

http://www.fileserve.com/file/VV7fDxR/Ingmar_Bergman_-_Fanny_och_Alexander_1982.part1.rar
http://www.fileserve.com/file/UZtyNcm/Ingmar_Bergman_-_Fanny_och_Alexander_1982.part2.rar
http://www.fileserve.com/file/Rn7QqEw/Ingmar_Bergman_-_Fanny_och_Alexander_1982.part3.rar
http://www.fileserve.com/file/pP49J7X/Ingmar_Bergman_-_Fanny_och_Alexander_1982.part4.rar

OR

http://www.filesonic.com/file/49356174/Ingmar_Bergman_-_Fanny_och_Alexander_1982.part1.rar
http://www.filesonic.com/file/49354124/Ingmar_Bergman_-_Fanny_och_Alexander_1982.part2.rar
http://www.filesonic.com/file/49354120/Ingmar_Bergman_-_Fanny_och_Alexander_1982.part3.rar
http://www.filesonic.com/file/49354056/Ingmar_Bergman_-_Fanny_och_Alexander_1982.part4.rar

Second Set

1.2 GB , BDRip, MKV

Sample Screenshot

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VM47K7G9

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A8Y8A3PO

Viskningar och rop aka Cries and Whispers (Sweden , 1972)

12:44 AM Drama, Romance, Sweden

Ratings - IMDB – 8.0

Release Year -1972

Country - Sweden

Genres – Drama | Romance

IMDB page

Synopsis : In turn-of-the-century Sweden, cancer-stricken, dying Agnes is visited in her isolated rural mansion by her sisters Karin and Maria. As Agnes' condition deteriorates and pain management becomes increasingly more difficult, fear and revulsion grip the sisters, who seem incapable of empathy, and Agnes' only comfort and solace comes from her maid Anna. As the end draws closer, long repressed feelings of grudging resentment and mistrust cause jealousy, selfishness, and bitterness between the siblings to surface.

Awards & Lists : Won Oscar | Another 19 Wins

Special Mention : Rated by more than 10k users on IMDb

Download Links (w English Subs)

Cries_and_Whispers_Viskningar_och_Rop_(1972).part1.rar.html

Cries_and_Whispers_Viskningar_och_Rop_(1972).part2.rar.html

Cries_and_Whispers_Viskningar_och_Rop_(1972).part3.rar.html

Cries_and_Whispers_Viskningar_och_Rop_(1972).part4.rar.html

Skammen aka Shame (Sweden , 1968)

8:43 AM Drama, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden

Ratings - IMDB – 7.9

Release Year - 1968

Country - Sweden

Genres – Drama

IMDB page

Synopsis: Ingmar Bergman's psychological study of how humans react in a situation of war. The film takes place on Gotland, where invasion forces arrives.

Awards & Lists - Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins

Download Links (w English Subs)

Shame_Skammen_(1968).part1.rar.html

Shame_Skammen_(1968).part2.rar.html

Shame_Skammen_(1968).part3.rar.html

Shame_Skammen_(1968).part4.rar.html

Det sjunde inseglet aka The Seventh Seal (Sweden, 1957)

10:47 PM Drama, Fantasy, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden

Ratings - IMDB – 8.4

Release Year - 1957

Country - Sweden

Genres – Drama | Fantasy

IMDB page

Synopsis: A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

Awards & Lists – Top 250 #114 | Another 7 wins

Special Mention - Rated by more than 45k users on IMDB

Download Links (w English Subs)

The_Seventh_Seal_Det_sjunde_inseglet_1957.part1.rar

The_Seventh_Seal_Det_sjunde_inseglet_1957.part2.rar

The_Seventh_Seal_Det_sjunde_inseglet_1957.part3.rar

The_Seventh_Seal_Det_sjunde_inseglet_1957.part4.rar

Lilja 4-ever aka Lilya 4-Ever (Sweden , 2002)

10:58 PM Crime, Drama, Sweden

Ratings - IMDB - 8.0 | Metacritic - 82
Release Year - 2002
Country - Sweden
Genres - Crime | Drama

IMDB page | Metacritic page

Synopsis: Lilja is 16 years old. Her only friend is the young boy Volodja. They live in Estonia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej. He is going to Sweden, and invites Lilja to come along and start a new life.

Awards & Lists - 12 wins