Winter Light

Feb 11, 1963

1h 20m

★ 7.9

Overview

A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

SF Studios

Winter Light Trailers

Cast

Märta Lundberg

Ingrid Thulin

Tomas Ericsson

Gunnar Björnstrand

Karin Persson

Gunnel Lindblom

Jonas Persson

Max von Sydow

Algot Frövik

Allan Edwall

Knut Aronsson

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Fredrik Blom

Olof Thunberg

Magdalena Ledfors

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

Johan Åkerblom (uncredited)

Tor Borong

Hanna Appelblad (uncredited)

Bertha Sånnell

Doris Appelblad (uncredited)

Helena Palmgren

Johan Strand (uncredited)

Eddie Axberg

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

6.2

Untraceable

Jan 22, 2008

Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the Internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds of his crimes on his website; the more hits the site gets, the faster the victim dies. Marsh and her team must find the elusive killer before time runs out.

4.3

Buttwhistle

Apr 25, 2014

Ogden Confer is a community college student living with his parents and dealing with the recent loss of his best pal, Rose, when he foils the suicide effort of a mysterious young lady, Beth, who proceeds to make him pay for not minding his own business.

8.1

There Will Be Blood

Dec 26, 2007

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.

7.9

Amarcord

Dec 18, 1973

In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.

4.3

Der Edelweißkönig

Sep 5, 1957

No overview available.

4.5

About the Looking for and the Finding of Love

Jan 27, 2005

Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep themselves away from death.

8.1

8½

Feb 14, 1963

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.

8.1

La Dolce Vita

Feb 5, 1960

Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.

6.8

Romeo + Juliet

Nov 1, 1996

In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.

7.2

As It Is in Heaven

Sep 3, 2004

A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir, which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.

7.3

21 Grams

Sep 6, 2003

Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.

7.3

The African Queen

Jan 7, 1952

At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.

8.2

The Seventh Seal

Feb 16, 1957

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

7.4

Being John Malkovich

Oct 29, 1999

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

7.7

Cléo from 5 to 7

Apr 11, 1962

Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.

7.8

Fail Safe

Oct 7, 1964

Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.

7.4

Once Were Warriors

Sep 2, 1994

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

Cast

Märta Lundberg

Ingrid Thulin

Tomas Ericsson

Gunnar Björnstrand

Karin Persson

Gunnel Lindblom

Jonas Persson

Max von Sydow

Algot Frövik

Allan Edwall

Knut Aronsson

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Fredrik Blom

Olof Thunberg

Magdalena Ledfors

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

Johan Åkerblom (uncredited)

Tor Borong

Hanna Appelblad (uncredited)

Bertha Sånnell

Doris Appelblad (uncredited)

Helena Palmgren

Johan Strand (uncredited)

Winter Light

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Winter Light Trailers

Cast

Ingrid Thulin

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnel Lindblom

Max von Sydow

Allan Edwall

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Olof Thunberg

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

Tor Borong

Bertha Sånnell

Helena Palmgren

Eddie Axberg

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Winter Light Trailers

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As It Is in Heaven

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Cast

Ingrid Thulin

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnel Lindblom

Max von Sydow

Allan Edwall

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Olof Thunberg

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

Tor Borong

Bertha Sånnell

Helena Palmgren

Eddie Axberg