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Gustavus Library Movie Guide: Scandinavian Cinema (under construction)

The Gustavus Library Movie Guide was created by Visiting Librarian Abe Nemon in 2022/2023.

Scandinavian Cinema

General History & Reference

Resources on Scandinavian Cinema

Swedish Films (by director)

Victor Sjöström, 1879-1960

Mauritz Stiller 1883-1928

Alf Sjöberg 1903-1980

Arne Sucksdorff 1917-2001

Ingmar Bergman, 1918-2007

Vilgot Sjöman 1924-2006

Bo Widerberg 1930-

Jan Troell, 1931-

Kjell Grede 1936-2017

Kay Pollak 1938-

Stefan Jarl 1941-

Roy Andersson, 1943-

Colin Nutley 1944-

Lasse Hallström 1946-

Åke Sandgren 1955-

Daniel Alfredson 1959-

Lukas Moodysson, 1969-

Ruben Östlund 1974-

Josef Fares 1977-

Other films by Swedish directors

Danish Films (by director)

Carl Th. Dreyer, 1889-1968

Books

Films

Bille August, 1948-

Linda Wendel 1955-

Lars von Trier, 1956-

Ole Bornedal 1959-

Lone Scherfig 1959-

Susanne Bier, 1960-

Niels Arden Oplev 1961-

Annette K Olesen 1965-

Thomas Vinterberg, 1969-

Nicolas Winding Refn, 1970-

Martin Pieter Zandvliet 1971-

Nikolaj Arcel 1972-

Other Danish films (by release year ascending)

Norwegian Films (by director)

Liv Ullmann, 1938-

Erik Poppe, 1960-

Marius Holst 1965-

Joachim Trier, 1974-

Finnish Films (by director)

Aki Kaurismäki, 1957

Klaus Härö 1971-

Icelandic Films (by director)

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson 1954-

Baltasar Kormákur 1966-

Other Icelandic films (by release year ascending)

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