Hand-Picked Alternatives Movies That Echo the Spirit of Åh, i morro...

Dir: John W. Brunius

The Swedes and the Danes battle outside Stockholm. After the victory the Swedes follows the leader Gustaf Eriksson Wasa.

Dir: John W. Brunius

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of En piga bland pigor perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Alice is engaged with Sven. She is interested in having fun and dancing, preferably with Faustino della Novarro. Sven gets upset by her behavior. They break the engagement. Alice finds work as a maid on a farm.

Dir: John W. Brunius

A divorced woman takes matters into her own hands and destroys her late ex-husband's will, to ensure that their daughter receives her rightful inheritance. Will her efforts be for naught? Based on "Lille Rødhætte" by Henrik Pontoppidan.

Dir: John W. Brunius

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Thora van Deken perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Film adaptation of the novel "A Gyurkovics-fiúk' by author Ferenc Herczeg, starring Gösta Ekman in the lead role, and featuring opera singer Emile Stiebel.

Dir: John W. Brunius

An historical film depicting the life of Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718), who oversaw the expansion of the Swedish Empire until its defeat at the Battle of Poltava.

Dir: John W. Brunius

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Gyurkovicsarna perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

The criminal couple Louise Kent and Charles Zukor stages a coup in the luxury restaurant Oriental. In the midst of a dance number goes suddenly all the lights out. In the confusion that arises one of the elegant guests is deprived of her jewelry.

Dir: John W. Brunius

A widowed milner must choose a new wife, but he is torn between two different women with opposite qualities. Based on the novel "Møllen" by author Karl Gjellerup.

Dir: John W. Brunius

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Charles XII perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Set in a fishing village in northern Norway, the owner of a glue factory feels threatened when a subordinate develops a better product.

Dir: John W. Brunius

Synnöve lives with her parents at the farm Solbakken on a sunny hill. Thorbjörn, who lives at Granliden in the shadow of a big mountain, often looks wistfully up to Solbakken. As teenagers they meet and fall in love. Another boy, Knud Nordhaug, is also yearning for Synnöve. Together with some companions he bullies Thorbjörn, who knocks them down. When Knud meets Synnöve's father, he gets him to believe that it is Thorbjörn who is the bully. Synnöve's parents forbid her to meet Thorbjörn henceforth. Some years later Knud proposes to Synnöve, but is turned down. At Midsummer Eve Thorbjörn and Synnöve meet secretly. They renew their love-vows, and Thorbjörn promises to develop a better reputation in the village. When Thorbjörn is driving a loaded cart to the town, the wagon breaks down. As the Nordhaug farm is nearby, he goes there to lend a new wagon. Knud sees Thorbjörn and starts a fight. When Thorbjörn turns away, Knud stabs a knife in his back. For many weeks Thorbjörn hovers between life and death. Ultimately he rises from the bed, but as a changed man, open for reconciliation.

Dir: John W. Brunius

Marius is torn between the love for Fanny on land and the desire to go out to sea.