Gunnar Björnstrand films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 9 films on Boxlist

Known for Fanny and Alexander, The Seventh Seal and Persona.

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Starring Gunnar Björnstrand

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 Seventh Seal
1957 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block...
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Persona
1966 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
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. The time they...
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Wild Strawberries
1957 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of...
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Through a Glass Darkly
1961 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger brother, Minus...
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Smiles of a Summer Night
1955 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse...
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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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Winter Light
1963 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.
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Shame
1968 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
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