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The Serpent's Way
''The Serpent's Way'' ( sv, Ormens väg på hälleberget) is a 1986 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the novel The Way of a Serpent by Torgny Lindgren. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. At the 22nd Guldbagge Awards Stina Ekblad won the award for Best Actress. Cast * Stina Ekblad as Tea Alexisdotter * Stellan Skarsgård as Karl Orsa Markström * Reine Brynolfsson as Jani * Pernilla August as Eva (as Pernilla Östergren) * Tomas von Brömssen as Jacob * Pernilla Wahlgren as Johanna * Ernst Günther as Ol Karlsa * Birgitta Ulfsson as Grandma * Johan Widerberg as Jani as a child * Melinda Kinnaman Melinda Rosalie Kinnaman (born 9 November 1971) is a Swedish-American actress. Life and career Kinnaman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to American parents Dee and Steve Kinnaman. Her paternal half-brother Joel Kinnaman is also an actor. By ...
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Bo Widerberg
Bo Gunnar Widerberg (; 8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Sweden, Swedish film director, screenwriter, writer, film editing, editor and actor. Biography Early life Widerberg was born in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden. Career Widerberg was the director of films such as ''Raven's End'' (1963), ''Elvira Madigan (1967 film), Elvira Madigan'' (1967), ''Ådalen 31'' (1969), ''Joe Hill (film), Joe Hill'' (1971), ''Fimpen'' (1974), ''The Man on the Roof'' (1976), ''Victoria (1979 film), Victoria'' (1979), ''The Man from Majorca'' (1984), ''The Serpent's Way'' (1986) and ''All Things Fair'' (1995). ''The Serpent's Way'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1966 at the 3rd Guldbagge Awards his film ''Heja Roland!'' won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Film, Best Film. Death and legacy Widerberg died in Ängelholm, Sweden on 1 May 1997 of stomach cancer and was buried in ...
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Tomas Von Brömssen
Tomas Birger von Brömssen (born 8 May 1943) is a Swedish actor. He played leading roles in ''Albert & Herbert'', ''My Life as a Dog'' ( sv, Mitt liv som hund), ' (English title ''Baltic Sea'', ''Salvation'' or ''The Diver''), Mannen från Mallorca (English title ''The Man from Majorca'') and '' Sofies verden'' (English title ''Sophie's World''). Together with Lars-Eric Brossner, he wrote the 2003 play ''The Story of the Little Gentleman'', based on Barbro Lindgren's book ''The Story of the Little Old Man''. He was first married to Eva von Brömssen from 1966 to 2000 (her death). He remarried on 21 November 2004 to the scientist Dorte Velling Pedersen, close friend to his first wife Eva. They currently reside in Frölunda, outside Gothenburg. Povel Ramel Baron Povel Karl Henric Ramel (; 1 June 1922 – 5 June 2007) was a Swedish entertainer. Ramel was a singer, pianist, vaudeville artist, author and a novelty song composer. His style was characterized by imaginative w ...
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1980s Swedish-language Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ...
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Swedish Drama Films
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malmà ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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1986 Drama Films
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's 1971 c ...
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1986 Films
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's ...
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Melinda Kinnaman
Melinda Rosalie Kinnaman (born 9 November 1971) is a Swedish-American actress. Life and career Kinnaman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to American parents Dee and Steve Kinnaman. Her paternal half-brother Joel Kinnaman is also an actor. By age thirteen, she made her acting debut, portraying the tomboy Saga in the acclaimed 1985 movie ''My Life as a Dog'', directed by Lasse Hallström, for which she won Best Young Actress in A Foreign Film at the 9th Youth in Film Awards. She was educated at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm from 1991 to 1994. Since then she has been part of the ensemble at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and made major parts in many classics, such as Iphigenia in ''Iphigenia at Aulis'' (1995), Bianca in ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1997), Anja in ''The Cherry Orchard'' (1997), Estelle in Sartre's ''No Exit'' (2000), Marie in ''Woyzeck'' (2003), Jessica in ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004) and Martirio in ''The House of Bernar ...
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Johan Widerberg
Johan Olof Widerberg (born 16 March 1974) is a Swedish actor appearing in numerous Swedish films and TV series. Biography Johan Widerberg was born in Stockholm, the son of Swedish director Bo Widerberg. He was cast as a part in ''Ocean's Twelve'' which the director Steven Soderbergh, in the final script, had to cut out. Eventually, Johan turned out as an extra in the film. Filmography (selected) * '' The Wife'' (2017) * '' A Man Called Ove'' (2015) * '' Så olika'' (2009) * ''Ocean's Twelve'' (2004) * ''Norrmalmstorg'' (2003) (TV) * ''Gossip'' (2000) * '' Under solen'' (1998) * ''Lithivm'' (1998) * '' Selma & Johanna - en roadmovie'' (1997) * '' Juloratoriet'' (''Christmas Oratorio'') (1996) * '' Svart, vitt, rött'' (1996) * ''Radioskugga'' (1995) (Guest in TV series) * '' Lust och fägring stor'' (''All Things Fair'') (1995) * ''Rapport till himlen'' (''Report to Heaven'') (1994) TV mini-series * '' Polismördaren'' (The Police Murderer) (1994) * '' Ebba och Didrik'' (1990 ...
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Birgitta Ulfsson
Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson (1 July 1928 – 8 October 2017) was a Finnish actress and theater director. She was a versatile actor and a recognized pioneer of avant-garde theater in Finland.Ulfsson, Birgitta (1928–)
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She started her career at , a theater in for theater productions. She created roles both in Finnish and in Swedish language, and from the early ...
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Ernst Günther
Ernst Harry Ingemar Günther (3 June 1933 – 8 December 1999) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 66 films and television shows between 1962 and 1999. He starred in the 1974 film ''Gangsterfilmen'', which entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. At the 28th Guldbagge Awards he won the Creative Achievement award. Partial filmography * ''Out of an Old Man's Head'' (1968) - Man som kastar bildäck * ''Som natt och dag'' (1969) - Sture * ''Made in Sweden'' (1969) - Party guest * ''RötmÃ¥nad'' (1970) - Jansson * '' A Handful of Love'' (1974) - Finland * ''Gangsterfilmen'' (1974) - Anders Andersson * ''Ungkarlshotellet'' (1975) - Man * ''Förvandlingen'' (1976) - Gregor's Father * ''Vi har mÃ¥nga namn'' (1976) - Police Inspector * ''Games of Love and Loneliness'' (1977) - Jacob Randel * ''MÃ¥ndagarna med Fanny'' (1977) - Butcher * ''Chez Nous'' (1978) - Melin * ''Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet'' (1979) - Eriksson * ''GÃ¥ pÃ¥ vattnet om du kan'' (1979) - Mr. ...
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Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren (born 24 December 1967) is a Swedish singer and actress. She has sung in Melodifestivalen several times; her 1985 entry titled " Piccadilly Circus" became popular and successful. She has acted in several plays and films, playing roles including Esmeralda in the Academy Award-winning ''Fanny and Alexander''. She has twice received the Guldmasken award for her work in theater. Career Acting Wahlgren's first acting job, at the age of four, was alongside her mother in the television play ''Den längsta dagen'' (). She attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School and was also part of the Saltsjöbaden theater. After playing a small role in ''Lilla prinsen'' () at Saltsjöbaden's theater, and in the face of stiff competition, Wahlgren got the title role in the musical ''Annie'' at Folkan, Stockholm. She then played Esmeralda in Ingmar Bergman's film ''Fanny and Alexander''. In 1982, she joined the cast of the Swedish production of ''The Sound of Music'', in ...
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Pernilla August
Pernilla August (; born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson; 13 February 1958) is a Swedes, Swedish actor, actress, film director, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her role in his ''The Best Intentions''. She is best known internationally for portraying Shmi Skywalker in ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' and ''Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Career Actor August started acting during her childhood in theatre and at school. Her professional acting career started in 1975 when director Roy Andersson cast her in a minor role in the film ''Giliap'' the same year, followed from 1979 by films by other directors, Vilgot Sjöman (among them, the film about Alfred Nobel, 1983) and Lasse Hallström. She studied acting at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in ...
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