Acting
Sif Ruud
Born May 6, 1916 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Died August 15, 2011 · aged 95
Sif Einarsdotter Ruud was a Swedish stage and screen actress, and theatre pedagogue. She graduated from the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in 1937 and made her film debut in Sigurd Wallén's "Kloka gubben" (1938). Sif Ruud performed at severaltheatres before she was to become a member of the ensemble at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Over the years, she has received a substantia…
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Wild Strawberries · 1957Wild Strawberries
★ 8.11957
MovieDrama
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 hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
Miss April · 1958Miss April
★ 7.31958
MovieComedyRomance
The banker Marcus falls in love with the young ballet-dancer Maj who works at the opera. To meet her he takes a job there but Maj is in love with Osvald Berg, the big star of the opera. To wake Osvald's interest for her she asks Marcus if he could play deeply in love with her. Plot summary by nL.
Hällebäcks gård · 1961Hällebäcks gård
★ 9.01961
MovieDrama
Farm girl Kerstin is the most popular girl in the village and the men are swarming around her. This results in jealousy, and the electrician Tage causes a fire on the farm, resulting in economic trouble for Kerstin's father. Suddenly grandfather's rich brother Arvid appears from America. Will he be able to solve the family's problems?
The Magician · 1958The Magician
★ 7.31958
MovieDrama
A traveling magician and his troupe arrive in a Swedish town in the 1840s, where their act is scrutinized by local authorities and a skeptical medical official. Their stay leads to a series of confrontations that test the boundaries between performance, belief, and deception.
Pärlemor · 1961Pärlemor
★ 8.01961
MovieDrama
Set in th 1930's depression times. A wealthy industrialist suffers a stroke. His wife takes over both family and business. The son worships his mother, but is forced to choose sides when he falls in love with the poor Aina.
Lars Hård · 1948Lars Hård
★ 5.51948
MovieDrama
Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.
Swing it, fröken · 1956Swing it, fröken
★ 6.71956
MovieDrama
There is a new English teacher in school, Miss Lind. She moves in with the Nilssons, whose son Sigge prefers playing with his trumpet than to study German. Miss Lind convinces him how important his studies are. But Sanna, a girl in Sigge's class becomes jealous and angry when Sigge prefers his homework instead of her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Swinging at the Castle · 1959Swinging at the Castle
★ 7.01959
MovieComedy
Love triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family.
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Lars Hård · 1948Lars Hård
★ 5.51948
MovieDrama
Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.
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