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Gustav III

Gustav III

Based on play by famous swedish author/playwright August Strindberg adapted for swedish TV in 70's. It's about the real life assassination on swedish king Gustav III who was killed by a lieutenant Jacob Johan Anckarström who acted on behalf of a group conspirators.

Orestea

Orestea

The story of the “Oresteia” begins with King Agamemnon's return to Argos after the fall of Troy. The chorus, composed of old Argives, recalls the sacrifice offered to the gods by Agamemnon, in Aulis, of his daughter Iphigenia to gain their favor.

Семь крестиков в записной книжке

Семь крестиков в записной книжке

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Diskrummet

Diskrummet

About the people at the bottom of the hierarchy working in a restaurant.

Gustav III:s Äktenskap

Gustav III:s Äktenskap

At 30 years old King Gustav III has a number of great projects behind him already, but his most demanding in front of him - to consummate his marriage and put an heir on the throne. With both determination and anxiety the king begins his amorous battle to secure succession.

Muntra fruarna i Windsor

Muntra fruarna i Windsor

A light hearted adaptation of Shakespeare's play about middle class life in Elizabethan England.

Tintomara

Tintomara

In March 1792 the Swedish King Gustav III is murdered at a masked ball. Five young people are involved in the murder story, including Tintomara, a 17 year old inter-sex who dominates over the others.

Stängda dörrar

Stängda dörrar

Inès, Estelle, and Garcin are condemned to be together in a single room and soon start arguing and accusing each other.

Han som fick leva om sitt liv

Han som fick leva om sitt liv

The story of a man who has committed a crime but gets the chance to live his life again and avoid all of his past mistakes.

Från regnormarnas liv

Från regnormarnas liv

The actress Johanne Heiberg and author Hans Christian Andersen bump into each other one night and nothing will ever be the same.

Revisorn

Revisorn

When the people of a small corrupt town find out a secret inspector will be arriving shortly they panic, something which a lazy civil servant takes full advantage of and lets them believe that he is that inspector.

Easter

Easter

Drama about a family going through a crisis during the Easter weekend.

Erik XIV

Erik XIV

Counter to the popular image of Erik XIV as the mad king Strindberg paints him as an intelligent but weak king, brought down by his insecurities.

Gustav Vasa

Gustav Vasa

Gustav Vasa struggles to keep power while dealing with the Dacke War in his own country and his foreign debts.

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

Television adaptation of Strindberg's play about the midsummer romance between the noblewoman and the valet.

Den beslöjade damen

Den beslöjade damen

Fredrik is a male feminist who has a big fight with his wife one morning. When a widow shows up in their home and starts telling his wife how great it is to be a widow he flees the apartment but finds himself constantly followed by a gang of women.

Kamraterna

Kamraterna

Axel and Bertha are a married couple who are both artists in 1880s Paris, the film addresses the topic of gender equality in marriage and society, for example the property rights of married women.

Ett Dockhem

Ett Dockhem

Television adaptation of Ibsen's play about woman's role in society and marriage.

Medea

Medea

Medea is a powerful witch who gets revenge on her cheating husband Jason by killing their children.

Trummor i natten

Trummor i natten

After the first world war Andreas returns to Berlin to find it in chaos after the fall of the empire. The main battle is between the Spartacists and the Freikorps and Andreas needs to find a place for himself in the conflict for the future of Germany.