Essential Cult Cinema Drawn from the Same DNA as The Phantom Carria...

Dir: Victor Sjöström

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

Dir: Victor Sjöström

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Judge Not perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Helder is a happy family man, but one day his wife receives a letter from her brother Albert, who managed to escape from prison.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

Dr Monro is found dead in his home. Three people are testifying before the police about what happened.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

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

Financial struggles separate a single mother from her children.

Dir: Victor Sjöström

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

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

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

An important man's death brings forth a secret, revealing a daughter from another woman, previously unknown to his wife - and bringing about the meeting of the two sisters.

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.

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

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 sailor John gets married and becomes a painting artist.