List of the best Liv Ullmann movies: Scenes From a Marriage(1973), Cries and Whispers(1972), Shame(1968), The Passion of Anna(1969), Face to Face(1975), The Rose Garden(1989), Gaby: A True Story(1987), Searching for Ingmar Bergman(2018), The Bay Boy(1984), Miss Julie(2014), Pope Joan(1972), Kristin Lavransdatter(1995) ... ...
Drama
Sweden
1973
168 Minutes
Marianne
Liv Ullmann Erland Josephson Bibi Andersson Jan Malmsjö Anita Wall Gunnel Lindblom Lena Bergman Wenche Foss
husband wife lover friend emotional somber sweden household cabin marital problems romance infidelity sex disillusionment love transformation fall 1970s
Scenes from a Marriage chronicles the many years of love and turmoil that bind Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson) through matrimony, infidelity, divorce, and subsequent partners.
Drama
Sweden
1972
95 Minutes
Maria (and her mother)
Liv Ullmann Harriet Andersson Ingrid Thulin Kari Sylwan Erland Josephson George Arlin Henning Moritzen Anders Ek
dying person suicidal person sister maid doctor priest brooding somber family home sweden mansion death family meaning of life infidelity suicide quest transformation 19th century
When a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.
Drama
Sweden
1968
103 Minutes
Eva Rosenberg
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
1969
101 Minutes
Anna Fromm
Liv Ullmann Bibi Andersson Max von Sydow Erland Josephson Erik Hell Sigge Fürst
ex-husband widow husband wife bleak passionate emotional sweden island marriage infidelity deception grief romance animal cruelty love discovery mystery 1960s
A recently divorced man meets an emotionally devastated widow and they begin a love affair.
Drama
Sweden
1975
136 Minutes
Dr. Jenny Isaksson
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
USA|West Germany|Austria
1989
112 Minutes
Gabriele
Liv Ullmann Maximilian Schell Peter Fonda Jan Niklas Katarina Lena Muller Kurt Hübner Hanns Zischler Gila Almagor
public defender holocaust survivor nazi husband gripping suspenseful frankfurt, germany courtroom airport medical experiments holocaust concentration camp assault court battles historical events discovery underdog 1980s
In Germany, an old man attacks another old man and is arrested. The attacker refuses to speak. A female lawyer is appointed to him. She discovers that the attacker has numbers tattooed on his arm and the attacked man was a German officer.
Biography
USA|Mexico
1987
114 Minutes
Sari
Liv Ullmann Norma Aleandro Rachel Levin Robert Loggia Lawrence Monoson Robert Beltran Tony Goldwyn
quadriplegic mother teacher boyfriend maid heartwarming inspiring hospital college mexico determination activism faith illness disability underdog love transformation 20th century
The life of Gaby Brimmer, a girl physically handicapped, who finally gets her goals of study and triumph.
Documentary
Germany|France
2018
99 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Ingmar Bergman Ruben Östlund Mia Hansen-Løve Carlos Saura Olivier Assayas Daniel Bergman Julia Dufvenius Gunnel Lindblom Gaby Dohm Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
ingmar bergman director striking profound passionate stockholm sweden germany france film history filmmaking biography legacy metamorphosis rise 20th century
Internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta takes a closer look at Bergman's life and work and explores his film legacy with Bergman's closest collaborators, both in front and ... See full summary »
Drama
Canada|France
1984
104 Minutes
Jenny Campbell
Liv Ullmann Kiefer Sutherland Alan Scarfe Peter Donat Mathieu Carrière Isabelle Mejias Chris Wiggins Leah Pinsent
police officer sister son mother brother father dark touching tense emotional nova scotia canada town bay church young love religion family witnessing murder difficult decision
A teenage boy living in a Cape Breton coal mining community during the 1930's finds himself contemplating life and is haunted by a murder he witnessed in town.
Drama
Norway|UK|France|Ireland
2014
129 Minutes
Director
Jessica Chastain Colin Farrell Samantha Morton Nora McMenamy
nobleman maid lonely woman engaging house estate scandal status struggle forbidden love 19th century
Over the course of a midsummer night in Fermanagh in 1890, an unsettled daughter of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy encourages her father's valet to seduce her.
Drama
UK
1972
132 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Keir Dullea Maximilian Schell Olivia de Havilland Lesley-Anne Down Trevor Howard Jeremy Kemp Patrick Magee Franco Nero Robert Beatty Natasha Nicolescu
In medieval Europe, a pious young woman becomes a scholar of theology, disguises herself as a man, rises through the Catholic Church hierarchy and is elected Pope.
Drama
Norway|Germany|Sweden
1995
180 Minutes
Director
Elisabeth Matheson Bjørn Skagestad Sverre Anker Ousdal Henny Moan Rut Tellefsen Jørgen Langhelle Svein Tindberg Erland Josephson Lena Endre Linus Aaberg Gisken Armand
Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway. She grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. She... See full summary »
Romance, Animation
2006
15 Minutes
A woman wonders what made her forefathers and mothers meet, allowing her to become the person that she is.
Comedy
1973
110 Minutes
Ann Stanley
Liv Ullmann Edward Albert Gene Kelly Binnie Barnes Deborah Raffin Billy Green Bush Nancy Walker Don Porter Rosemary Murphy Natalie Schafer Sam Chew
young man suitor mother daughter business woman ex-boyfriend passionate witty greece city apartment manhattan big city stage play serendipity vacation self-discovery one-night stand romantic dilemma adventure love
A 40-ish divorcee (Liv Ullmann) in Greece meets a 20-ish man (Edward Albert) who shows up later in Manhattan to date her daughter.
Drama
2000
154 Minutes
Director
Lena Endre Erland Josephson Krister Henriksson Thomas Hanzon Michelle Gylemo Juni Dahr Philip Zandén Therese Brunnander Marie Richardson
actress musician director cheater dark emotional household sweden paris romance infidelity movie making friendship betrayal forbidden love temptation 2000s
A woman's (Lena Endre) affair with a friend of the family (Krister Henriksson) destroys her marriage and makes her daughter a pawn in the feud with her husband.
Drama
1996
127 Minutes
Director
Pernilla August Max von Sydow Samuel Fröler Thomas Hanzon Kristina Adolphson Gunnel Fred Hans Alfredson
wife husband priest cleric lover brooding engaging intricate sweden church household adultery religion confession marriage seduction forbidden love discovery revenge 1920s
A woman (Pernilla August) tells an aged priest (Max von Sydow) about her infidelity, then confesses to her husband (Samuel Fröler) and reflects upon the past.
Drama
1992
146 Minutes
Director
Karen-Lise Mynster Erland Josephson Ghita Nørby Jesper Christensen Torben Zeller Stig Hoffmeyer Elin Reimer Kirsten Rolffes Peter Hesse Overgaard Lone Helmer Henning Moritzen
Parents (Erland Josephson, Ghita Nørby) and tradition force a 19th-century Jewish woman (Karen-Lise Mynster) to marry a man she does not love.
Comedy, Drama
1985
121 Minutes
Elena
Liv Ullmann Catherine Deneuve Philippe Noiret Bernard Blier Giuliana de Sio Athina Cenci Stefania Sandrelli
countess ex-husband sister maid daughter friend amusing positive quirky italy countryside farm estate gender bias misogyny battle of sexes schemes divorce rivalry discovery
An Italian countess (Liv Ullmann), her two daughters and her movie-star sister (Catherine Deneuve) learn to live without men.
Documentary
2012
84 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Ingmar Bergman Samuel Fröler Erland Josephson Bibi Andersson Max von Sydow Harriet Andersson Ingrid Thulin Ingrid Bergman
Filmmaker Dheeraj Akolkar chronicles the long relationship between actress Liv Ullmann and filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
Drama
Sweden|France|West Germany|UK|Norway
1978
97 Minutes
Eva
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
Sweden
1966
81 Minutes
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
1971
148 Minutes
Kristina
Max von Sydow Liv Ullmann Eddie Axberg Svenolof Bern Aina Alfredsson Allan Edwall Monica Zetterlund Pierre Lindstedt Hans Alfredson Ulla Smidje Eva-Lena Zetterlund
farmer husband wife son daughter somber touching småland, sweden minnesota ship countryside farm river family farming america travel emigration class distinctions adventure
Småland, Sweden, mid-19th century. A farming family struggle with their rocky, unyielding land, and decide to embark on the arduous journey to new hope in America.
Mystery & Thriller
Germany|Norway
2012
95 Minutes
Juliane Köhler Liv Ullmann Dennis Storhøi Sven Nordin Julia Bache-Wiig Ken Duken Rainer Bock Thomas Lawincky
nazi spy lawyer emotional norway germany berlin berlin wall the past secrets transformation
As the Berlin Wall crumbles, Katrine, the daughter of a Norwegian woman and a German occupation soldier, finds her idyllic life disrupted as she refuses to testify a trial against the Norwegian state on behalf of her fellow "war children."
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1970
102 Minutes
Max von Sydow Liv Ullmann Trevor Howard Per Oscarsson Rupert Davies Andrew Keir Jim Kennedy
mental patient doctor sister brother wife dark chilling tense creepy sweden mental institution house frame-ups serial murders wrongful conviction family mental illness institutionalization escape revenge
The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian, History
UK
1974
103 Minutes
Peter Finch Liv Ullmann Cyril Cusack Paul Rogers Michael Dunn Graham Crowden
Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic Church.
Musical
USA
1973
143 Minutes
Peter Finch Liv Ullmann Sally Kellerman George Kennedy Michael York Olivia Hussey Bobby Van James Shigeta Charles Boyer John Gielgud Larry Duran
writer diplomat brother spiritual leader fascinating incredible creative dreamy striking shangri-la himalayas valley accident deception paradise plane crash discovery adventure rescue quest
While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La.
Crime, Drama
1971
94 Minutes
Charles Bronson Liv Ullmann James Mason Jill Ireland Michel Constantin Luigi Pistilli Yannick Delulle Nathalie Varallo Remo Mosconi
criminal crime boss man wife stepdaughter intense brutal suspenseful thrilling brooding gory france criminal underworld extortion criminal past drug cartel kidnapping danger deal adventure
An American expatriate's (Charles Bronson) wife (Liv Ullmann) and daughter are kidnapped in France by a drug smuggler (James Mason) from his past.
Western, Drama
1972
161 Minutes
Max von Sydow Liv Ullmann Eddie Axberg Hans Alfredson Monica Zetterlund Per Oscarsson
farmer immigrant prospector indian emotional tender somber brutal minnesota california farming gold rush indian life immigration war love sacrifice rivalry transformation 19th century
Swedish emigrants Karl-Oskar (Max von Sydow), wife Kristina (Liv Ullmann) and family struggle in 1850 Minnesota.
Drama
2003
107 Minutes
Marianne
Erland Josephson Liv Ullmann Börje Ahlstedt Julia Dufvenius Gunnel Fred
ex-wife ex-husband son granddaughter cellist conductor emotional uneasy somber moving sweden villa divorce family dysfunction musicians death suicide second chance love growing up
Tensions rise when a bitter man (Erland Josephson) receives an unwelcome visit from his former wife (Liv Ullmann).
Mystery & Thriller
France|Liechtenstein|Switzerland
1985
100 Minutes
Marina Fromm
Michel Piccoli Alexandre Arbatt Leslie Caron Liv Ullmann Daniel Olbrychski Michel Aumont
chess player protégé wife hypnotist defector government official suspenseful intricate geneva hospital gas station press conference swimming pool chess cold war student-teacher relationship alcoholism smoking death threat rivalry
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Drama
Norway|Denmark
2008
100 Minutes
mormor
Marie Haagenrud Aksel Hennie Trine Wiggen Mads Ousdal Liv Ullmann Àlex Batllori Maria Sundell Johannes Piene Gundersen
It is close to Christmas. In a snow covered landscape in the countryside of Norway we meet 12 year old CECILIE , her friend KLARA and Cecilie's family . They are all preparing for Christmas... See full summary »
War, Drama
USA|UK
1977
179 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde James Caan Michael Caine Sean Connery Edward Fox Elliott Gould Gene Hackman Anthony Hopkins Hardy Kruger Laurence Olivier Ryan O'Neal
military officer general soldier enemy brooding patriotic holland germany highway bridge battlefield world war ii horrors of war quest rescue 1940s
Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.