Sven Nykvist

Sven Nykvist

Sven Vilhem Nykvist (3 December 1922 – 20 September 2006) was a Swedish cinematographer. He worked on over 120 films, but is known especially for his work with director Ingmar Bergman. He won Academy Awards for his work on two Bergman films, Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) in 1973 and Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) in 1983, and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for The Unbearable Lightness of Being. His work is generally noted for its naturalism and simplicity. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest cinematographers of all time. In 2003, Nykvist was judged one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild.

  • Title: Sven Nykvist
  • Popularity: 3.704
  • Known For: Camera
  • Birthday: 1922-12-03
  • Place of Birth: Moheda, Kronobergs län, Sweden
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Sven Nykvist Movies

  • 1979
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    A Look at Liv

    A Look at Liv

    1 1979 HD

    Using original footage and interviews, family photos, and excepts from many of the actress's screen and stage performances, the film explores sources...

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  • 1973
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    Foto: Sven Nykvist

    Foto: Sven Nykvist

    1 1973 HD

    A short documentary about the work of Swedish cinematographer and Ingmar Bergman collaborator, Sven Nykvist,, emphasizing his style of lighting and...

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  • 1991
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    The Ox

    The Ox

    6.5 1991 HD

    In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox to feed his wife and baby daughter, setting off a devastating and...

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  • 1992
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    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    6.9 1992 HD

    Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...

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  • 2000
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    Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

    7.8 2000 HD

    Carl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoirs with Sven himself as narrator. A journey to the...

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  • 2010
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    … But Film Is My Mistress

    … But Film Is My Mistress

    6.2 2010 HD

    Guided by Liv Ullmann and with commentaries from a number of prominent filmmakers for whom Bergman is and remains an important influence - such as...

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  • 1995
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    I Am Curious, Film

    I Am Curious, Film

    3.8 1995 HD

    The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries

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  • 1975
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    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    7.2 1975 HD

    The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina, in this screen adaptation...

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  • 1984
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    The Making of Fanny and Alexander

    The Making of Fanny and Alexander

    6.8 1984 HD

    The Making of Fanny and Alexander is a fascinating look at the creation of a masterpiece. Directed by Ingmar Bergman himself, this feature-length...

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  • 1963
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    Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie

    Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie

    7.3 1963 HD

    The year is 1961 and Ingmar Bergman is making a movie. While planted on the scene as apprentice to Bergman, Vilgot Sjöman (director, I Am...

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  • 1988
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    Lighting

    Lighting

    1 1988 HD

    A documentary on Sven Nykvist lighting the movie-set during the shooting of Andrei Tarkovsky's film "The Sacrifice."

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  • 1999
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    One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

    One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

    7 1999 HD

    A documentary about the Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. The film was an episode of the French documentary film series Filmmakers of our time. The...

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  • 2012
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    Let Me See

    Let Me See

    1 2012 HD

    A docudrama based on stills from the film "The Sacrifice" (Offret) by Andrei Tarkovsky. Sven Nykvist and Andrei Tarkovsky meet in a final...

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  • 1995
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    Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

    6.2 1995 HD

    40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under...

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  • 1972
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    Ingmar Bergman

    Ingmar Bergman

    6.2 1972 HD

    On-set documentary on the making of Ingmar Bergman's The Touch.

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  • 1975
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    Silence! Cameras! The Magic Flute!

    Silence! Cameras! The Magic Flute!

    6 1975 HD

    A documentary behind the scenes of Ingmar Bergman's The Magic Flute.

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  • 1990
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    Building Images: Anna Asp on Scenography

    Building Images: Anna Asp on Scenography

    1 1990 HD

    Documentary on production designer Anna Asp's work with director Andrey Tarkovsky, during the shooting of his film Offret (The Sacrifice).

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  • 1988
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    Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

    Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

    7.4 1988 HD

    This documentary offers a rare glimpse of the legendary Soviet filmmaker, Andrei Tarkosvky, at work. Tarkovsky made only seven films in his brief,...

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  • 1987
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    Moscow Elegy

    Moscow Elegy

    6.2 1987 HD

    A 1988 documentary film directed by Alexander Sokurov, about the later life and death of Soviet Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. The film was...

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  • 1989
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    Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

    Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

    1 1989 HD

    Filmed around the time of the 1989 Oscars this documentary includes interviews with foreign filmmakers from a variety of disciplines about their...

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  • 1978
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    The Making of Autumn Sonata

    The Making of Autumn Sonata

    1 1978 HD

    A behind the scenes documentary of Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata (1978), detailing every aspect of the production.

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  • 1966
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    Persona

    Persona

    8.2 1966 HD

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  • 1993
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    Sleepless in Seattle

    Sleepless in Seattle

    6.7 1993 HD

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  • 1986
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    Nobody's Child

    Nobody's Child

    7.7 1986 HD

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  • 1992
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    Chaplin

    Chaplin

    7.432 1992 HD

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  • 1972
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    Cries and Whispers

    Cries and Whispers

    7.9 1972 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    6.523 1981 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Tenant

    The Tenant

    7.6 1976 HD

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  • 1982
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    Fanny and Alexander

    Fanny and Alexander

    7.8 1982 HD

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  • 1983
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    Star 80

    Star 80

    6.4 1983 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Silence

    The Silence

    7.5 1963 HD

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  • 1988
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    Another Woman

    Another Woman

    6.826 1988 HD

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  • 1989
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    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    7.4 1989 HD

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  • 1961
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    Through a Glass Darkly

    Through a Glass Darkly

    7.8 1961 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Virgin Spring

    The Virgin Spring

    7.83 1960 HD

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  • 1994
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    Only You

    Only You

    6.751 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    Mixed Nuts

    Mixed Nuts

    5.409 1994 HD

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  • 1978
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    Autumn Sonata

    Autumn Sonata

    8 1978 HD

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  • 1998
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    Celebrity

    Celebrity

    6 1998 HD

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  • 1975
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    Black Moon

    Black Moon

    6.1 1975 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Dove

    The Dove

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 1943
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    I mörkaste Småland

    I mörkaste Småland

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1959
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    Får jag låna din fru?

    Får jag låna din fru?

    5.5 1959 HD

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  • 1955
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    Darling of Mine

    Darling of Mine

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1957
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    En drömmares vandring

    En drömmares vandring

    4 1957 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Lady in Black

    The Lady in Black

    5.9 1958 HD

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  • 1961
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    Lita på mej, älskling!

    Lita på mej, älskling!

    4.5 1961 HD

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  • 1964
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    All These Women

    All These Women

    6.1 1964 HD

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  • 1954
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    Karin Månsdotter

    Karin Månsdotter

    4.5 1954 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Ox

    The Ox

    6.5 1991 HD

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  • 1952
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    När syrenerna blomma

    När syrenerna blomma

    5 1952 HD

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  • 1962
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    Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates

    Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates

    7.4 1962 HD

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  • 1942
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    General von Döbeln

    General von Döbeln

    4.5 1942 HD

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  • 1957
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    Guest at One's Own Home

    Guest at One's Own Home

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Roseanna

    Roseanna

    4.7 1967 HD

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  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Maj på Malö

    Maj på Malö

    4 1947 HD

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  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Snow White and the Seven Jugglers

    Snow White and the Seven Jugglers

    5 1962 HD

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  • 1954
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    Storm over Tjurö

    Storm over Tjurö

    4.5 1954 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    The Ox

    The Ox

    6.5 1991 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Vocation

    The Vocation

    9 1974 HD

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  • 1955
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    Sista ringen

    Sista ringen

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1950
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    Loffe blir polis

    Loffe blir polis

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Buster's Bedroom

    Buster's Bedroom

    3.5 1991 HD

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  • 1946
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    Saltstänk och krutgubbar

    Saltstänk och krutgubbar

    3 1946 HD

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  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Gorilla

    Gorilla

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1957
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    A Girl of Solbakken

    A Girl of Solbakken

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1959
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    Der Engel, der seine Harfe versetzte

    Der Engel, der seine Harfe versetzte

    10 1959 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Touch

    The Touch

    6.3 1971 HD

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  • 1996
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    Private Confessions

    Private Confessions

    6.2 1996 HD

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  • 1945
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    Gomorron Bill!

    Gomorron Bill!

    3 1945 HD

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  • 1945
    imgMovies

    The Children

    The Children

    5.4 1945 HD

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  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Gorilla

    Gorilla

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    The Ox

    The Ox

    6.5 1991 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Something to Talk About

    Something to Talk About

    5.7 1995 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    The Dress

    The Dress

    8 1964 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Hurricane

    Hurricane

    4.688 1979 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Sacrifice

    The Sacrifice

    7.7 1986 HD

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  • 1985
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    Agnes of God

    Agnes of God

    6.2 1985 HD

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  • 1978
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    King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

    5.6 1978 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Judge

    The Judge

    5.2 1960 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Passion of Anna

    The Passion of Anna

    7.509 1969 HD

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  • 1972
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    Siddhartha

    Siddhartha

    5.9 1972 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Dream Lover

    Dream Lover

    3.9 1986 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    6.9 1988 HD

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  • 1965
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    Lianbron

    Lianbron

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    After the Rehearsal

    After the Rehearsal

    6.9 1984 HD

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  • 1978
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    One on One

    One on One

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Sawdust and Tinsel

    Sawdust and Tinsel

    7.31 1953 HD

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  • 1963
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    Winter Light

    Winter Light

    7.875 1963 HD

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  • 1968
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    Hour of the Wolf

    Hour of the Wolf

    7.412 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Shame

    Shame

    7.547 1968 HD

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  • 1974
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    Scenes from a Marriage

    Scenes from a Marriage

    8.1 1974 HD

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  • 1980
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    From the Life of the Marionettes

    From the Life of the Marionettes

    7.3 1980 HD

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  • 1994
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    With Honors

    With Honors

    6.764 1994 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Katinka

    Katinka

    4.3 1988 HD

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    A Matter of Morals

    A Matter of Morals

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Lampenfieber

    Lampenfieber

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    The Last Run

    The Last Run

    6.5 1971 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    A Free Woman

    A Free Woman

    6.3 1972 HD

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  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Lång-Lasse i Delsbo

    Lång-Lasse i Delsbo

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    The Vocation

    The Vocation

    9 1974 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Swann in Love

    Swann in Love

    5.7 1984 HD

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Face to Face

    Face to Face

    7.2 1976 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    The Rite

    The Rite

    6.9 1969 HD

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

    7.8 2000 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Reverence for Life

    Reverence for Life

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Reverence for Life

    Reverence for Life

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1956
    imgMovies

    A Short Film About a Dachshund

    A Short Film About a Dachshund

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1956
    imgMovies

    A Short Film About a Dachshund

    A Short Film About a Dachshund

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1950
    imgMovies

    The Land Below the Equator

    The Land Below the Equator

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1941
    imgMovies

    En fattig miljonär

    En fattig miljonär

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Lata Lena och blåögde Per

    Lata Lena och blåögde Per

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

    5 1998 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Cannery Row

    Cannery Row

    5.9 1982 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Willie and Phil

    Willie and Phil

    4.4 1980 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Marmalade Revolution

    Marmalade Revolution

    5 1980 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    One on One

    One on One

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    The Serpent's Egg

    The Serpent's Egg

    6.2 1977 HD

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    The Dance of the Damned Women

    The Dance of the Damned Women

    7.1 1976 HD

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    7.2 1975 HD

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Monismanien 1995

    Monismanien 1995

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Georginas Gründe

    Georginas Gründe

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    The Vocation

    The Vocation

    9 1974 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Lockfågeln

    Lockfågeln

    2 1971 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Karpfs Karriere

    Karpfs Karriere

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Fårö Document

    Fårö Document

    7 1970 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Bränt barn

    Bränt barn

    2 1967 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    To Love

    To Love

    5 1964 HD

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  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Den tappre soldaten Jönsson

    Den tappre soldaten Jönsson

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1963
    imgMovies

    Prins hatt under jorden

    Prins hatt under jorden

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

    The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

    5 1961 HD

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  • 1958
    imgMovies

    Laila

    Laila

    5 1958 HD

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  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Girl in Tails

    Girl in Tails

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Children of the Night

    Children of the Night

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    Laughing in the Sunshine

    Laughing in the Sunshine

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Den underbara lögnen

    Den underbara lögnen

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1954
    imgMovies

    Salka Valka

    Salka Valka

    5.3 1954 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Reverence for Life

    Reverence for Life

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1950
    imgMovies

    Rågens rike

    Rågens rike

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1950
    imgMovies

    The Land Below the Equator

    The Land Below the Equator

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Sjösalavår

    Sjösalavår

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1945
    imgMovies

    13 Chairs

    13 Chairs

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1943
    imgMovies

    The Key to the Baltic Sea

    The Key to the Baltic Sea

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1943
    imgMovies

    A Stockholm Silhouette

    A Stockholm Silhouette

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    New York Stories

    New York Stories

    6.2 1989 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    7.7 1993 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Kristin Lavransdatter

    Kristin Lavransdatter

    4.4 1995 HD

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  • 1941
    imgMovies

    En kvinna ombord

    En kvinna ombord

    5.2 1941 HD

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    Ransom

    Ransom

    5.5 1974 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    First Love

    First Love

    5.2 1970 HD

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  • 1953
    imgMovies

    The Road to Klockrike

    The Road to Klockrike

    2 1953 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Kärlekens mirakel

    Kärlekens mirakel

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    An-Magritt

    An-Magritt

    6 1969 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    Loving Couples

    Loving Couples

    5.8 1964 HD

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  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Barabbas

    Barabbas

    6.4 1953 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Pretty Baby

    Pretty Baby

    7 1978 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Marmalade Revolution

    Marmalade Revolution

    5 1980 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

    6.2 1995 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Starting Over

    Starting Over

    6.3 1979 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E5

    8.2 1970 HD

    Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E6

    8.1 1970 HD

    Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a façade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even...

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  • 1970
    imgS51 E16

    6.8 1970 HD

    PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E4

    10 1970 HD

    Dr. Jenny Isaksson is a psychiatrist married to another psychiatrist; both are successful in their jobs but slowly, agonizingly, Jenny succumbs to a...

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