List of the best Gunnar Björnstrand movies: My Sister My Love(1966), The Seventh Seal(1956), A Lesson in Love(1954), Persona(1966), Shame(1968), Face to Face(1975), The Rite(1969), Waiting Women(1952), Wild Strawberries(1957), Loving Couples(1964), Smiles of a Summer Night(1955), It Rains on Our Love(1946) ... ...
Drama, Romance, History
Sweden
1966
97 Minutes
Bibi Andersson Gunnar Björnstrand Berta Hall Lena Hansson Tina Hedström Jarl Kulle Åke Lindström Rune Lindström Kjerstin Dellert Sonya Hedenbratt
Sweden in 1782. A young nobleman, named Jacob (Per Oscarsson) returns from France to his home and cherished sister Charlotte (Bibi Andersson) who is engaged to Baron Alsameden (Jarl Kulle).... See full summary »
Fantasy, Drama
USA
1956
96 Minutes
Max von Sydow Gunnar Björnstrand Nils Poppe Bibi Andersson Bengt Ekerot Åke Fridell Inga Gill Maud Hansson Gunnel Lindblom Bertil Anderberg
knight death actor wife disturbing solemn striking bleak beach countryside church meaning of life religion death plagues god rivalry quest 14th century
A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920s France and Spain.
Drama, Comedy
1954
95 Minutes
David Erneman
Eva Dahlbeck Gunnar Björnstrand Harriet Andersson Yvonne Lombard Åke Grönberg Olof Winnerstrand Birgitte Reimer John Elfström Renée Björling Dagmar Ebbesen Sigge Fürst
husband wife lover doctor patient charming emotional sweden household train love marriage adultery aging love discovery 1950s
When a doctor has a summer affair with a young woman, his wife decides to return to her former lover.
Drama
Sweden
1966
81 Minutes
Mr. Vogler
Bibi Andersson Liv Ullmann Gunnar Björnstrand Margareta Krook Jorgen Lindstrom
actress nurse physician boy brooding dense disturbing intricate stage beach house fårö island, sweden mental illness acting trauma emotional abuse manipulation mystery transformation metamorphosis 1960s
A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.
Drama
Sweden
1968
103 Minutes
Col. Jacobi
Liv Ullmann Max von Sydow Gunnar Björnstrand Sigge Fürst Birgitta Valberg Hans Alfredson Ingvar Kjellson
husband wife colonel musician brooding emotional profound island farm farmhouse town war romance marital problems disillusionment rural life love escape temptation 1960s
In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
Drama
Sweden
1975
136 Minutes
The Grandfather
Liv Ullmann Erland Josephson Gunnar Björnstrand Aino Taube-Henrikson Kari Sylwan Sif Ruud
psychiatrist grandmother grandfather patient rapist dark creative uneasy mental institution house sweden mental breakdown suicide psychoanalysis memory discovery transformation 1970s
A married couple of psychiatrists has their relationship tested when one suffers a mental breakdown.
Drama
UK|USA
1969
75 Minutes
Hans Winkelmann
actor actress judge priest bleak passionate profound disheartening europe office sweden obscenity sex censorship infidelity madness theater wretched excess temptation rivalry
In 1532, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro leads an expedition into the heart of the Inca Empire and captures the Incan Emperor Atahualpa and claims Peru for Spain.
Comedy, Drama
1952
105 Minutes
Fredrik Lobelius
Eva Dahlbeck Maj-Britt Nilsson Anita Björk Gunnar Björnstrand Birger Malmsten Karl-Arne Holmsten Jarl Kulle Aino Taube-Henrikson
Three wives (Eva Dahlbeck, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Anita Björk) discuss marital problems while waiting for their husbands at a summer cottage.
Drama
1957
90 Minutes
Dr. Evald Borg
Victor Sjöström Ingrid Thulin Bibi Andersson Gunnar Björnstrand Jullan Kindahl Folke Sundquist Björn Bjelfvenstam Gunnel Brostrom
doctor daughter-in-law husband wife son ingénue brooding emotional highway car sweden family home meaning of life love triangle marriage transformation quest 1950s
An old Swedish professor (Victor Sjöström) sees his life pass by in a series of nightmarish flashbacks.
Drama
Sweden
1964
113 Minutes
Dr. Jacob Lewin
Harriet Andersson Gunnel Lindblom Gio Petre Anita Björk Gunnar Björnstrand Eva Dahlbeck Jan Malmsjö
Three expectant mothers think back over their sex lives.
Comedy
1955
108 Minutes
Fredrik Egerman
Ulla Jacobsson Eva Dahlbeck Harriet Andersson Margit Carlquist Gunnar Björnstrand Jarl Kulle Åke Fridell Bjorn Bjelvenstam Naima Wifstrand Gull Natorp
lawyer stepmother son actress count maid sultry amusing tender estate sweden household party love forbidden love deception romance jealousy love rivalry
A man, his former mistress, his indifferent wife and a jealous suitor engage in a weekend of mate-swapping.
Drama, Romance
Sweden
1946
95 Minutes
Mr. Purman
Barbro Kollberg Birger Malmsten Bengt-Åke Benktsson Ulf Johansson Julia Caesar Gunnar Björnstrand Magnus Kesster Ludde Gentzel Sture Ericson Erik Rosén Douglas Håge
Young love confronts stupidity and boredom of society.
Drama
Sweden|France|West Germany|UK|Norway
1978
97 Minutes
Paul
Ingrid Bergman Liv Ullmann Lena Nyman Halvar Björk Erland Josephson Arne Bang-Hansen Gunnar Björnstrand Mimi Pollak
mother daughter mentally impaired person pianist melodramatic gripping sad tense sweden household asylum family dysfunction parenthood reunion mental impairment career vs. family mother/daughter relationship sacrifice discovery rivalry
A married daughter who longs for her mother's love is visited by the latter, a successful concert pianist.
Drama
USA
1947
87 Minutes
Klasson
Mai Zetterling Birger Malmsten Olof Winnerstrand Naima Wifstrand Bibi Skoglund Hilda Borgström Douglas Håge Gunnar Björnstrand Bengt Eklund Åke Claesson John Elfström
The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.