Arne Mattsson Movies

In this somewhat tasteless romantic comedy, a feuding but very wealthy married couple are planning their divorce while relaxing at luxury hotels in Yugoslavia. The husband hires a hitman to kill his wife, while his adulterous wife is trying to persuade one of her many lovers to do her husband in. Should these attempted murders not succeed, the husband will have to give in to his wife's attempts to blackmail him for his long-time incestuous affair with his sixteen-year old daughter. Since the daughter has her own lethal romantic agenda, things don't go quite as planned. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Chris (Bjorn Thambert) is a teenage boy who covets the mistress of his late father. His mother Vera (Ulla Jacobsson) follows her son's mysterious actions and discovers Barbro (Grynet Molvig) has the same attraction for her son as she did for her late husband, who is only shown in flashbacks before his death in an auto accident. Vera is crushed to find Barbro is not only intimately involved with her son, but was also her husband's mistress before he died. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Frustrating both to those who view this X-rated movie seeking a simple sex-flick, and those looking for an art-piece, this movie is a bit of a spoof on both. The story concerns the Yugoslavian holiday of two toothsome Swedish girls. One of the girls, played by Maria Liljedahl, is (metaphorically speaking) a world-champion in the promiscuity sweepstakes, bedding men (and women) in great profusion. Somehow, the movie also manages to be about film reviewers and film directors. Variety) commented "...the film's inherently good visual and physical qualities are themselves dissipated in [the director's] cynicism, ennui, and involuted intellectual mirror tricks." ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Maria (Gunnell Lindblom) returns to the scene where she was raped as a young woman years earlier in this grim and disturbing psychodrama. She finds that the landlord and rapist (Eric Hell), is still around, and he again tries to have his way with Maria. Her daughter (Gio Petre), who witnessed the attack, has a fear of men and has lesbian leanings, and the son of the landlord follows in his father's felonious footsteps and rapes a young girl. The viewer should be warned of the graphic scenes of child molestation, rape, violence, and masturbation in this film. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

This interesting but uneven psychological drama about the slow mental deterioration of a night watchman is helmed by one of Sweden's more noted independent directors, Arne Mattsson. The story is set in a rather rundown house, where the night watchman (Per Oscarsson) lives in a rented room, as do several other residents. He is a lonely individual, and just how lonely is brought home one day when he catches some thieves trying to rob a store while he is on duty. They escape but knock over a display of dolls on their way out. As he is setting the display right again, the watchman takes a fancy to one of the dolls and decides to bring it back to his room. From that point onward, the doll gains in importance in his life until it becomes as real as a female companion -- a substitution that can only lead to tragedy. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Though not especially innovative or original, this romantic comedy by director Arne Mattsson features Sven Lindberg as Bertil Lund, an up-and-coming executive in a company that specializes in baby products. Bertil's problem is that he could be tapped for the V-P slot if only he were married and therefore, a potential father. No problem, his friend Thorbjorn (Bengt Brunskog) says. He then tells Bertil's boss that the bachelor really is married, and has Bertil introduce his (Thorbjorn's) wife Ulla (Elsa Prawitz) as "Mrs. Bertil Lund." Everything is just fine until Bertil falls in love with the boss's daughter (Mona Malm) and the boss sends Bertil and his "wife" on a business trip. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Set during the Russo-Finnish War, this drama tells the tale of a husband who is arrested by Finnish soldiers while speaking earnestly to the distant moons in the hopes of psychically contacting his distant wife. The film becomes surreal as the woman can be heard singing throughout the empty land. Soon she is killed by enemy soldiers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide