Stig Engström

Aristophanes' Lysistrata inspires the contemporary Swedish actresses embodying its characters to end, perhaps, the war of the sexes.

Director Vilgot Sjoman draws on his experience as a former prison guard to illustrate the problems of the penal system. Filming was done a Langholm prison, where inmates and officials are interviewed. Using a combination of documentary and fictional styles, the film illustrates the sordid life and living conditions of a prisoner. There are some modern facilities and techniques used for rehabilitation, but the majority of facilities are woefully understaffed and underfunded. (allmovie.com)

Bill Skarsgård stars as the teenage boy who leaves home to work at a summer resort in 1970s Sweden. Behind him he leaves his alcoholic father and abused mother only to find himself on a jurney into manhood and one of the most scandalous criminal cases in Swedens history.

It's a hot summer day in Näsviken, a small northern community on the verge of extinction, in structural change Sweden. The summer tourists gives some extra income but ironmonger Berglund can not keep the range of temporary guests require. Bud, whose wife Minni sunk into alcoholism due to her man's lack of interest. Bud consoles himself with a strong, viable woman with uncomplicated erotic habits. (imdb)

Georgia, a black American singer, comes to Stockholm for a show. She meets an American deserter and soon they have fallen in love. But Georgia's assistant Alberta tells her to stick to her own kind. (imdb)

Arne, Calle, and Gunnar are friends, in their twenties. One telephones the others, and they decide to visit a nightclub. They hope to meet women and have sex. After they arrive at the club, each man meets with a certain degree of success or failure. Eventually the friends all leave with lady friends in tow, and spend the night in various apartments. In the morning, the couples depart differently. The next day, the men reconnect, and decide to try their luck again. (imdb)

Anneli is soon to be 17 years old. She lives alone with her mother and can barely remember her father who left the family 10 years ago. One day she receive a letter from her father, who is a helicopter pilot up north. Anneli decides to visit him, but on her way up, she meets Johnny and falls in love. (imdb)

A woman is found murdered in a closed amusement park. A young couple who happen to be there at the same time become, without their knowledge, suspects for the murder. They are chased by a large number of police but only criminal inspector Martin Beck believe they are innocent. (imdb)

One day, Mats finds a pair of pants in the attic and every time he puts his hand in the pocket he finds money. (imdb)