Scandinavian
see all genres ›Each of the distinct Northern European nations bracketed by the term "Scandinavia" have had long-running film industries prolific and innovative well beyond what one might expect from their geographic and population scales. Without them, there would be no Greta Garbo (nor Lars von Trier, for that matter).
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Edvard Munch
Famously described by Ingmar Bergman as a "work of genius," Peter Watkins' multi-faceted masterpiece is more than just a bio-pic of the iconic Norwegian Expressionist painter. Focusing initially on Munch's formative years in late 19th Century Kristiania (now Oslo), Watkins uses his trademark...Watch Movie
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The Architecture of Doom
Featuring never-before-seen film footage of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, THE ARCHITECTURE OF DOOM captures the inner workings of the Third Reich and illuminates the Nazi aesthetic in art, architecture and popular culture. From Nazi party rallies to the final days inside...Watch Movie
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Quit Staring at My Plate
Marijana's life revolves around her family, whether she likes it or not. They live on top of one another in a tiny apartment, driving one another crazy. Then her controlling father has a stroke and is left completely bedridden, and Marijana takes his place as head of the clan....Watch Movie
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Sami Blood
Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-herding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930's and race biology examinations at her boarding school she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.Watch Movie
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The Ambassador
This darkly comic, genre-bending piece of gonzo journalism from international provocateur Mads Brügger (filmmaker of Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner RED CHAPEL) rips the corroded lid off the global scheme of political corruption and exploitation happening in one of the most dangerous places on...Watch Movie
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Sebastian
Sebastian is a typical teenager. He hangs out with this friends, goes to the movies, buys hip clothes and attends school. Typical, that is, until a chance stolen kiss changes everything. Sebastian is just figuring out what almost everyone else around him already knows, he is gay. The kiss is...Watch Movie
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The Girl Who Played with Fire
In this second installment of Stieg Larsson's phenomenal "Dragon Tattoo Trilogy," Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. A researcher and a Millennium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered and Salander's prints are on the weapon....Watch Movie
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO: Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her beloved uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his...Watch Movie
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Friends Forever
Kristian is a shy 16-year-old starting at a new school. Like all boys his age he is uncertain of his new environment. He is drawn to Henrick an androgynous, charismatic and independent student, a warm friendship slowly develops. On the other side of the school's spectrum is Patrick, a bully and...Watch Movie
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
In this last installment of Steig Larsson's "Dragon Tattoo Trilogy," Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers,...Watch Movie
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Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
This Swedish feature film chronicles the last days of the war in Budapest. The Soviet noose is tightening around the city, yet the unrelenting mass murder of Jews continues. Raoul Wallenberg, an attache to the Swedish Embassy, was sent at the initiative of Swedish Jewish...Watch Movie
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The Last Sentence
Academy Award®-nominated director Jan Troell, one of Sweden's most acclaimed filmmakers, directs the biopic THE LAST SENTENCE. Set against the backdrop of WWII, THE LAST SENTENCE is based on the life of crusading journalist Torgny Segerstedt, editor-in-chief of one of Sweden's...Watch Movie
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Keep the Lights On
Andrew O'Hehir, author of Salon, writes "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON chronicles an emotionally and sexually charged journey of two men in New York City through love, friendship and addiction. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter but soon...Watch Movie
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Concrete Night
A stunning, dream-like odyssey through a beautiful and otherworldly Helsinki over the course of one evening, CONCRETE NIGHT follows the impressionable fourteen-year-old Simo as he keeps his soon-to-be incarcerated brother company. The official Finnish submission to the Academy Awards® for Best...Watch Movie
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Klown
KLOWN follows two wildly inappropriate friends, as they run amok through the Danish countryside, plowing through endless awkward confrontations and unspeakable debaucheries. Hopelessly wrongheaded Frank "kidnaps" the twelve-year-old nephew of his pregnant girlfriend in an eager attempt to prove...Watch Movie
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Until the Light Takes Us
UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US tells the story of black metal. Part music scene and part cultural uprising, black metal rose to worldwide notoriety in the mid-nineties when a rash of suicides, murders, and church burnings accompanied the explosive artistic growth and output of a...Watch Movie
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Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
An invaluable introduction to a largely unknown creative talent (outside of Poland), KOMEDA: A SOUNDTRACK FOR LIFE introduces viewers to Krzysztof Komeda, a Polish jazz musician best-known for his score for Roman Polanski’s ROSEMARY'S BABY. Komeda, who died prematurely in 1969...Watch Movie
