Gunnar Björnstrand Movies

A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

Smultronstället is a movie starring Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, and Ingrid Thulin. After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.

Recently released from a mental hospital, Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family in their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.

A small-town priest struggles with his faith.

Persona is a movie starring Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, and Margaretha Krook. A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.

Skammen is a movie starring Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, and Sigge Fürst. 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...

Riten is a TV movie starring Ingrid Thulin, Anders Ek, and Gunnar Björnstrand. A theatre troupe is called to court because of obscene performance material and an interrogation ensues, which causes them to expose their neuroses and...