Per Myrberg Movies
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A discredited journalist (Daniel Craig) and a mysterious computer hacker discover that even the wealthiest families have skeletons in their closets while working to solve the mystery of a 40-year-old murder in this David Fincher-directed remake of the 2009 Swedish thriller of the same name. Inspired by late author Stieg Larsson's successful trilogy of books, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo gets under way as the two leads (Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara) are briefed in the disappearance of Harriet Vanger, whose uncle suspects she may have been killed by a member of their own family. The deeper they dig for the truth, however, the greater the risk of being buried alive by members of the family, who will go to great lengths to keep their secrets tightly sealed. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, (more)
In this independent feature, filmmaker Pola Rapaport weaves together two separate narrative strands: a documentary look at the work of influential Swedish author Alex Munthe and a fictional story of a photographer from America who has a life-changing experience while visiting Munthe's estate in Italy for a photography project. The eclectic cast includes veteran Swedish actor Per Myrberg, American punk rock trailblazer Richard Hell, and Edie Falco, several years before she would rise to fame on the television series The Sopranos. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Edie Falco, Per Myrberg, (more)
- 1995
The primary two loves of Alfred Nobel's life provide the basis of this Swedish biopic. Alfred Nobel was the inventor of dynamite and the founder of the prestigious Nobel Prize, which he created as a way to assuage his conscience after unleashing such a destructive force upon the world. One of Nobel's lovers was Bertha von Suttner, an Austrian woman he loved, but never made love to. The other was the adulterous Sophie Hess with whom he had a passionate affair. Also examined are some of the things leading up to Nobel's inventions. The big-budget story was shot at many scenic locations in Sweden, France and Austria. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1992
Written by pantheon Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, Sunday's Children was directed by Bergman's son Daniel. This intensely autobiographical film takes place when the elder Bergman was a child of eight. In a near-cathartic fashion, the story illustrates the strained relationship between young Ingmar and his minister father, and the understanding (not always a warm one) between them. Though Daniel Bergman pursues his own visual style, this is his father's film through and through, and as such should be given an honored place in Ingmar's body of work. Sunday's Children is, to date, the best of the recent "retrospectives" penned by the far-from-retired Ingmar Bergman. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Thommy Berggren, Lena Endre, (more)
- 1990
Amanda and Sam (Suzanna Bjorklund and Peter Oberg) are pals, and they have a good thing in their friendship with the elderly Valdemar (Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt) and his ramshackle old house filled with real and imagined treasures. They help the old fellow get his sister Greta (Sif Ruud) out of the hospital, and are put to some pains to keep their favorite rendezvous a secret from their schoolmates. As the movie proceeds, this very disparate foursome has some wonderful moments. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Carl-Gustav Lindstedt, Sif Ruud, (more)
- 1987
In this political thriller, the disappearance in Argentina of a girl with dual Swedish/Argentine nationality is explored. The girl's probable extra-judicial murder by Argentina's military rulership is investigated by a Swedish journalist, whose efforts expose the widespread abduction and murder of supposed opponents of the military regime. As the reporter pursues his leads, he is being actively thwarted by agents of military intelligence, who would have no qualms about murdering his witnesses or even the reporter himself. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bibi Andersson, Thomas Hellberg, (more)
- 1977
Conventions of civility among family members are severely strained by the very real breakup of the bonds between them. During a few days at a vacation home, Katha (Birgitta Valberg), a woman in late middle age, tries to cope with an influx of discontented, disconnected relatives. Her divorced daughter brings all sorts of people to the house, including a woman-friend accompanied by her psychotic son; the grandfather of the house is convinced he is dying and is satisfied by nothing; and some friends drop off their angry teenage son to stay with her, while they go on a long trip abroad. Her friend Emma (Sif Ruud) doesn't help much with keeping a lid on things, as she is a social worker who is fascinated by the awfulness of these situations. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Birgitta Valberg, Sif Ruud, (more)
- 1975
A man and a woman, both with weak characters, are frustrated by the escalating complexity of their lives as their adulterous relationship continues: he is a school principal (Per Myrberg), she is the wife of a minister (Frej Lindquist). Eventually, they are driven to murder. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Agneta Ekmanner, Per Myrberg, (more)
- 1969
Joergen (Per Myberg) is the Swedish journalist who uncovers a gun-running operation on the borders of Vietnam. The trail leads to a financial group of wealthy industrialists lead by Magnus Rud (Max von Sydow). He refuses to bury the story, leading to trouble for the idealistic reporter and his girlfriend Christine (Lena Granhagen) in this political drama about the war machine and freedom of the press. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lena Granhagen, Per Myrberg, (more)
- 1966
In this somber drama, residents of a small island accuse a nobleman of killing a priest when the man of the cloth disappears. The two were seen arguing, and the nobleman is the main suspect. The priest is only away on a sabbatical trying to regain his faith, but the islanders continue to put pressure on the innocent noble. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Per Myrberg, Bibi Andersson, (more)
- 1966
This surrealistic comedy from Sweden marks the directorial debut of Jan Halldorf. Sight gags include a man picking a flower in a park before being chased through the city by a policeman. A man who is invited into the apartment of a pretty nurse gets his foot caught in the toilet, and the fire department comes to his rescue to take him to a local hospital. An elderly woman still loves to tango but is driven to the brink of exhaustion after each dance. The feature was shown out of competition at the 1966 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Per Myrberg, Eva-Britt Strandberg, (more)
- 1962
In this drama, a young scientist goes to a Stockholm convention and ends up having an affair with a married man much older than she. The trouble begins when he refuses to throw over his wife for her. The distraught woman returns home and confesses the affair to her lover and then heads for Rome to take a new job. Just as she boards the train, she sees her older lover. He has decided to leave his wife for her and the two spend the night making love. In the cold morning light, the woman realizes she doesn't want him and so leaves without him. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bibi Andersson, Per Myrberg, (more)
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