Acting

Eva Dahlbeck

Born March 8, 1920 · Saltsjö-Duvnäs, Stockholms län, Sweden

Died February 8, 2008 · aged 87

Eva Dahlbeck (8 March 1920 – 8 February 2008) was a Swedish actress and author. Eva Dahlbeck was born in Saltsjö-Duvnäs near Stockholm. She attended the prestigious acting school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (in Swedish: Dramatens elevskola) from 1941 to 1944, and acted on the Theatre's stage from 1944 to 1964. She made her film debut in the role of Botilla in Rid i natt! in 1942. Among her most…

Known For

Smiles of a Summer Night

Smiles of a Summer Night · 1955

Smiles of a Summer Night

MovieComedyRomance

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, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.

The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor · 1962

The Counterfeit Traitor

MovieWarThriller

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

Lars Hård

Lars Hård · 1948

Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.

Waiting Women

Waiting Women · 1952

MovieDramaComedy

The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.

Summer Place Wanted

Summer Place Wanted · 1957

Summer Place Wanted

Married couple have romantic interludes in the summer, she at their summer cottage, him in the apartment in town.

Caged Women

Caged Women · 1947

Cecilia is in hospital after being subjected to an attempt on her life. Her husband is called to the hospital. Cecilia deliriously mentions a mutual friend. The husband seeks out the friend.

Rolling Sea

Rolling Sea · 1950

"Rolling Sea" - After a longer stay at the hospital, the young Martin comes to Gothenburg and notice that his fiancee Sonja has met another man.

Barabbas

Barabbas · 1953

The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.

Filmography

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Smiles of a Summer Night

Smiles of a Summer Night · 1955

Smiles of a Summer Night

MovieComedyRomance

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, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.

Desirée Armfeldt

The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor · 1962

The Counterfeit Traitor

MovieWarThriller

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

Ingrid Erickson

Lars Hård

Lars Hård · 1948

Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.

Inga

Waiting Women

Waiting Women · 1952

MovieDramaComedy

The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.

Karin

Summer Place Wanted

Summer Place Wanted · 1957

Summer Place Wanted

Married couple have romantic interludes in the summer, she at their summer cottage, him in the apartment in town.

Ingeborg Dahlström

Caged Women

Caged Women · 1947

Cecilia is in hospital after being subjected to an attempt on her life. Her husband is called to the hospital. Cecilia deliriously mentions a mutual friend. The husband seeks out the friend.

Sonja Bergman

Rolling Sea

Rolling Sea · 1950

"Rolling Sea" - After a longer stay at the hospital, the young Martin comes to Gothenburg and notice that his fiancee Sonja has met another man.

Lucie

Barabbas

Barabbas · 1953

The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.

The Mother

Woman of Darkness

Woman of Darkness · 1966

Woman of Darkness

MovieCrimeDrama

Sweden 1889. The young Per Nilsson has a very dominant mother, Anna Månsdotter. His father died many years ago and he and his mother have for a long time been in a incestuous relationship. But Per marries Hanna for the sake of her money and Anna is mean and evil towards her, and Per refuses to have sex with her. She starts to suspect that something is going on between her husband and stepmother.

Screenplay

Dreams

MovieDramaRomance

Two women—a fashion executive and her young model—experience parallel romantic disappointments during a trip to Gothenburg, exposing generational differences in desire, illusion, and emotional endurance. A transitional work in Ingmar Bergman’s mid-1950s cinema.

Susanne

The Creatures

The Creatures · 1966

MovieDramaMystery

A writer decides to use the strange inhabitants of a small island as a basis for characters in his new book.

Michele Quellec

The Red Mantle

The Red Mantle · 1967

Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing of his father, Hagbard calms down long enough to establish a truce. During a peaceful interlude, he falls in love with Signe, the daughter of the king of the rival clan. However, Hildegisl, who desires Signe's hand in marriage, disovers the young lover's plans to wed and sets out to bring about the end of Hagbard.

The Queen

Loving Couples

Loving Couples · 1964

As three pregnant women wait to have their babies in a hospital in Stockholm at the outbreak of the Great War, they relive their childhood and youthful experiences.

Mrs. Landborg

The Pot Journey

The Pot Journey · 1950

The Pot Journey

Based on the novel by Edith Unnerstad about a man, Pip Larsson, who invents a new kind of pot which makes a sound when the stuff you are cooking is ready. As he can't pay the bills he and his family get evicted but luckely they have a couple of carriages they can live in and travel round the country, selling the new kind of pots Pip Larsson has invented.

mamma Larsson

A Lesson in Love

A Lesson in Love · 1954

A Lesson in Love

MovieComedyRomance

After fifteen years of marriage and mutual infidelity, a couple on the brink of divorce unexpectedly confront their unresolved love during a journey to Copenhagen. Blending farce with emotional reflection, the film is Ingmar Bergman’s first sustained venture into marital comedy.

Marianne Erneman

All These Women

All These Women · 1964

All These Women

MovieDramaComedy

Pretentious critic Cornelius is writing a biography on a famous cellist and to do some research he stays in the cellist's house for a few days. He doesn't manage to get an interview with the man, but by talking to all the women who live with him, he comes to learn a lot about the musician's private life none the less. Cornelius then decides to use this information to blackmail the cellist into performing a composition that he, Cornelius, has written.

Adelaide

Brink of Life

Brink of Life · 1958

This intimate chamber drama, set in a maternity ward, follows the emotional crises of three women as they grapple with motherhood.

Stina Andersson

Only a Mother

Only a Mother · 1949

A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men.

Maria, aka Rya-Rya

A Day at the Beach

A Day at the Beach · 1970

A Day at the Beach

Bernie is a silver tongued wanderer with a fondness for drink and no clear goal in life. What was supposed to be a day of fun at the seaside turns to dust as he drinks his way through a seaside resort community, trailing his little niece Winnie.

Cafe Proprietress

Decimals of Love

Decimals of Love · 1960

Decimals of Love

Charlie Gedelius has spent the last years abroad as a golf trainer. In Copenhagen, Denmark, he meets young Lena, who happens to be his brother-in-law's mistress. He goes back to Sweden to meet his sister Astrid. Her son Staffan has borrowed money from a money-lender to pay for an abortion for a girl he has met.

Astrid

Minns ni?

Minns ni? · 1993

MovieDocumentary

A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 films.

(archive footage)

Resa i natten

Resa i natten · 1955

Gösta is a lorry driver and has been married to Birgitta for eight years. Their marriage is only held together by their daughter. Gösta picks up girls along the roads and during a drive to Malmö he stumbles on the singing actress Irene. Gösta is captivated by her romantic presence and her joy of life. Besides picking up women, Gösta is sometimes affected by sudden seizures. His wife is unaware of this.

Birgitta Lundberg

Eva

Marine Bo Fredriksson is travelling home on a leave. He reminisce about an accident he caused as a 12-year old which killed a young girl, an event that has made him feel revulsion for death. Back home he meets Eva, a girl he fancies and they move together to Stockholm to start a life together.

Susanne Bolin

The Village

The Village · 1953

At the end of the Second World War, orphans of various nationalities come together at the Pestalozzi Children's Village in Trogen. When the order arrives from Poland that the Polish children must return to their country, it comes as a shock to 13-year-old Andrzey: he doesn't want to leave Anja, for whom he has developed a strong affection. The two children decide to flee and go into hiding...

Wanda Piwanska

Markurells i Wadköping

Markurells i Wadköping · 1968

Markurells i Wadköping

Mr. Markurell the innkeeper has great aspirations for his son and he doesn't hesitate to pull a few strings to ensure his son's success at school, causing great scandal in the process.

Fru Markurell