Erland Josephson films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 7 films on Boxlist

Known for Fanny and Alexander, The Sacrifice and Cries and Whispers.

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Starring Erland Josephson

Fanny and Alexander
1982 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie...
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The Sacrifice
1986 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
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Cries and Whispers
1972 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so deeply immersed in their own psychic pains that they can't offer her the support she needs. Maria is wracked with guilt at her husband's attempted suicide, caused by his discovery of her...
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Autumn Sonata
1978 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities of motherhood for a career as a classical pianist. Over an...
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Nostalgia
1983 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer.
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Hour of the Wolf
1968 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
An artist in crisis is haunted by nightmares from the past on a windy island. Between midnight and dawn, he tells his wife about his most painful memories.
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the...
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