A Man There Was

A Man There Was 1917

7.00

Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on his benevolence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.

1917

The Outlaw and His Wife

The Outlaw and His Wife 1918

7.20

A stranger comes to work at widow Halla's farm. Halla and the stranger fall in love, but when he is revealed as Eyvind, an escaped thief forced into crime by his family's starvation, they flee and become two of the many outlaws of Iceland's mountains.

1918

Ingeborg Holm

Ingeborg Holm 1913

6.70

After Ingeborg Holm's husband becomes sick and dies, the family's small grocery store fails, Ingeborg becomes bankrupt, and she is forced to move to the workhouse. Her three children go to foster homes. Ingeborg simply must see them again.

1913

Sir Arne's Treasure

Sir Arne's Treasure 1919

7.10

Three Scottish officers, including Sir Archi, murder Sir Arne and his household for a coffin filled with gold. The only survivor is Elsalill, who moves to relatives in Marstrand. There she meets a charming young officer- Sir Archi- and she soon understands that he was one of the murderers.

1919

The Wings

The Wings 1916

5.20

The story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël, ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus. The film is missing 19 minutes of run time.

1916

Song of the Scarlet Flower

Song of the Scarlet Flower 1919

5.70

The son of a wealthy farmer loves a simple maid, for which he's booted out of the house by his father.

1919

The Girl from the Marsh Croft

The Girl from the Marsh Croft 1917

6.00

A 1917 Swedish drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a 1913 novel by Selma Lagerlöf. It was the first in a series of successful Lagerlöf adaptions by Sjöström, made possible by a deal between Lagerlöf and A-B Svenska Biografteatern (later AB Svensk Filmindustri) to adapt at least one Lagerlöf novel each year. Lagerlöf had for many years denied any proposal to let her novels be adapted for film, but after seeing Sjöström's Terje Vigen she finally decided to give her allowance.

1917

When Love Kills

When Love Kills 1913

1

After a harsh argument between her and her father, a young girl with artistic talent leaves home for a new life.

1913

Sons of Ingmar

Sons of Ingmar 1919

6.60

Part one of an ambitious screen adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's book Jerusalem.

1919

The Gardener

The Gardener 1912

5.70

A gardener's son has fallen in love with the daughter of one of the workers at the nursery, and the two are married. The gardener then kicks his progeny off the property and begins to act despicably toward his son's wife.

1912

The Downy Girl

The Downy Girl 1919

5.70

The mayor's son Mauritz Fristedt, has become deeply in love with the baker's daughter Dunungen. The mayor applauds the engagement because Mauritz will to try to foist a pack of worthless shares from his uncle to his father-in-law.

1919

Gunnar Hede's Saga

Gunnar Hede's Saga 1923

6.50

Gunnar Hede is raised by a strict mother, who wants him to become respectable to match his family’s wealth. He is more interested in his grandfather, who started as an itinerant violin player, but got rich by leading a herd of wild reindeer south to market. He falls for a violinist working with a married couple of traveling performers and renounces his fortune to go with them. He then tries to earn a fortune by driving reindeer to market, but it doesn’t work out and he goes insane. He is finally restored to sanity by the violinist when she returns with the performers.

1923

The Avenger

The Avenger 1915

6.00

Hämnaren (The Avenger) was made in 1915, and was rediscovered in Berlin in 2001. It begins with a woman named Ester, who is reading a letter and crying. The letter says that a man named George won't marry her, because he knows his father would never allow him to marry a Jewish woman. Ester dies of childbirth, and possibly a broken heart. Her suitor Jakob takes care of her son, who is named Josef, and sends George a note, accusing him of causing her death

1915

Det röda tornet

Det röda tornet 1914

1

Professor Barclay travels with the young Dorian Holbein to the big city to oversee his violinist education.

1914

Stormfågeln

Stormfågeln 1914

1

Olga is a young student and a revolutionary agitator in Russian ruled Poland.

1914

Bra flicka reder sig själv

Bra flicka reder sig själv 1914

1

Ruth has had a happy childhood until her family falls on hard time. Not wishing to be a burden she decides to get a job but she's having a hard time getting one until she gets the idea to dress up as a boy and get a job as a milkman.

1914

Thomas Graal's Best Film

Thomas Graal's Best Film 1917

5.90

Thomas Graal's a screenwriter, is very fond of his secretary Bessie. Overtaken by a kiss by Thomas she runs away. In his misfortune Thomas writes a screenplay inspired by Bessie. But she has not been really honest with him. 31 minutes of runtime are missing and presumed lost.

1917

The Ballerina

The Ballerina 1916

5.50

Lovers are torn apart by a noble's desire for the female half of the couple.

1916

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar 1920

5.60

Karin Daughter of Ingmar is a 1920 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It is the second part in Sjöström's large-scale adaption of Selma Lagerlöf's novel Jerusalem, following Sons of Ingmar from the year before, and depicting chapter three and four from the novel. The critical reception was however unenthusiastic and Sjöström decided to not direct any more parts.

1920

Göta Elf Accident

Göta Elf Accident 1908

4.00

Documentary short showing recovery footage of a boat accident in Göta älv (Göta River)

1908