The Essential Watchlist that Capture the Essence of He Who Gets Sla...

Dir: Victor Sjöström

Financial struggles separate a single mother from her children.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

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

Helga is a young single lady who has a baby by a much older married man. After the older man tells Helga's father that he refuses to pay child support because he isn't the child's father, her father insists that Helga take him to court. On court day, just as the older married man is about to swear on the Bible that he is not the father of Helga's child, Helga suddenly tells the court that she's dropping the case because although the man did father her child, she doesn't want him to commit perjury, which is not only a serious crime but a mortal sin as well.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

The Baron of Rogershus will celebrate his 65th birthday. He decides to write his will and publish it on the birthday.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

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

The widower Stensson lives a happy life on his farm with his two children.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

A man and his adult son are caught smuggling by a customs officer, who dies in the ensuing struggle. The arrival of the dead officer's son sets a whole new chain of events in motion.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

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

Lill-Ingmar is having a troublesome love life with his bride to be Brita.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

A man undergoing a mid-life crises suddenly becomes irresponsible and behaves in reckless manner. His self-destructive habits not only creates havoc in his home life, it leads to other problems.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

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

The sailor John gets married and becomes a painting artist.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

The action takes place at a seaside resort. The artist Armand, the widow Gaspard and her daughter Estelle, as well as the disguised abbot Prevost, trying to get Armand to go to the monastery.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

The old friends Otto Berner and Charles Von Barton stands on separate sides in a political conflict.