The Recommended Vault Deeply Connected to Skruebrækkeren: Cult Guide

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

On a magnificent estate on the coast of Scania live a landowner, his wife, their daughter and a temporary lodger, baron. The lord and lady of the house eagerly try to bring the baron into the family as their son-in-law, but neither the baron nor their daughter, Eva, seem particularly interested. Eva is a bit of a wildcat who spends her days roaming the countryside and play fighting with her male friends, while the baron yearns for the urban sophistication of the city life from which he came. When an old friend, the celebrated actress Aspesia, invites him to attend some nearby film shoots, he doesn't hesitate for a second. However, the letter from Aspesia ends up in the hands of two wandering knife grinders, Pat and Patachon, who soon find a way to use the letter's contents to their own advantage.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

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

Professor Bradford has a painter's school and a daughter named Alice. Among the students is Mr. Skönberg who is poorly talented but rich, and the professor wants Alice to marry him.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

Late one evening, Pat and Patachon are at a bar where they strike up a conversation with a young, mournful man. His name is Per Hammer, and the three quickly become firm friends. The next morning, the vagabonds' temporary home - a moving van - is set in motion, and before they know it, they find themselves amidst the snow-clad mountains of Norway. Here they stumble upon a female skier who has swooned in the snow. They save her from freezing to death by taking her to an abandoned ski cabin, which happily proves to be amply supplied with firewood, canned goods and alcohol. The woman turns out to be Per Hammer's girlfriend Ellen, who has been taken to Norway against her will because her father wants her to marry a Mr Ludvigsen. Ever eager to help, Pat and Patachon send a telegraphed message to their new friend so he can be reunited with his love.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

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

Supreme Court Attorney Carl Crone is chocked and disturbed when he understands that his pretty wife Inger no longer cares for him, their home and bourgeois lifestyle. She has joined the Women's Lib.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

Colonel Körner is staying in a mountain cabin with his daughter Greta. Greta begins to feel impressed by the patron Glob, who boasts about his courage in bear hunts.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Run-Away Bride perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A love triangle is building up to a drama in and around the old mill. The wealthy and self-absorbed Per Persson is in love with the miller's beautiful daughter, Grethe, whose heart, however, belongs to the miller's apprentice. To Persson's great frustration, Grethe would never dream of choosing wealth over love, so Persson instead - and unsuccessfully - tries to get rid of his rival in all sorts of nefarious ways. As a result of various complications, Pat and Patachon are employed as helping hands at the old mill and become good friends with the miller's widow, Grethe and the apprentice. The miller's widow is in financial trouble, and Patachon's eagerness to help soon gets him and Pat embroiled in an arson case.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

Amalia is the housekeeper at C.A. Nilssons home, they argue and she leaves him. He employs a servant and decides to travel to Åre to find his future wife.

Dir: Lau Lauritzen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.