Evil 2003  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Cast: Andreas Wilson, Gustaf Skarsgard, Henrik Lundstrom, Jesper Salen, Marie Richardson, Johan Rabaeus, Kjell Bergqvist, Linda Gyllenberg, Bjorn Granath, Lennart Hjulstrom
After being kicked out of his school, rebel Erik (Andreas Wilson) enrolls in a boarding school. But, Eric soon learns that senior students control and demand submission from the younger ones. When Erik fights back, his problems only increase. The film received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
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The Ox 1991 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Sven Nykvist
Cast: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Stellan Skarsgard, Ewa Froling, Lennart Hjulstrom, Bjorn Granath, Erland Josephson
For all but the aristocracy, life in mid-1800's Sweden was a constant struggle. This is the story of this struggle by a poor family to survive. Jan Troell's "The Emigrants" and "The New Land," based on a true story, were filmed several years earlier and told of those who left the Swedish famine and emigrated to the U.S. Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann also starred in those movies.
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Pelle the Conqueror 1988 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bille August
Cast: Max von Sydow, Pelle Hvenegaard, Kristina Tornqvist, Erik Paaske, Bjorn Granath, Troels Asmussen, Astrid Villaume, Axel Stobye, Karen Wegener, Morten Jorgensen
Swedish widower Lasse (Max von Sydow) takes his son, Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard), to Denmark in hopes of improving their lives. But, they find that life in Denmark is no better than in Sweden. An Oscar was received for Best Foreign Film. Max von Sydow received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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| 1. The Best Intentions (1992)
2. Evil (2003)
3. The Ox (1991)
4. Pelle the Conqueror (1988)
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