1. Through a Glass Darkly (Såsom i en spegel)
Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger brother, Minus, is confused by Karin's vulnerability and his own budding sexuality. Their father, David, cannot overcome his haughty remoteness. Beset by visions, Karin descends further into madness.
It has an average vote of 7.761 on TMDB.
2. Face to Face (Ansikte mot Ansikte)
Dr. Jenny Isaksson is a psychiatrist whose temporary position at a mental hospital offers only modest responsibilities. With her husband out of the country for a seminar and her daughter at camp, Jenny moves in with her grandparents, expecting a relaxing few months. But it isn't long before unpleasant memories of her childhood, the sudden appearance of strange apparitions, and a near-rape push this otherwise stable woman to the very edge of sanity.
It has an average vote of 7.259 on TMDB.
3. The Passion of Anna (En passion)
Andreas, a man struggling with the recent demise of his marriage and his own emotional isolation, befriends a married couple also in the midst of psychological turmoil. In turn he meets Anna, who is grieving the recent deaths of her husband and son. She appears zealous in her faith and steadfast in her search for truth, but gradually her delusions surface. Andreas and Anna pursue a love affair, but he is unable to overcome his feelings of deep humiliation and remains disconnected. Meanwhile, the island community is victimized by an unknown person committing acts of animal cruelty.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
4. The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan)
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
It has an average vote of 7.823 on TMDB.
5. Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities of motherhood for a career as a classical pianist. Over an emotional night, the pair reopen the wounds of the past. Charlotte gets another shock when she finds out that her mentally impaired daughter, Helena, is out of the asylum and living with Eva.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
6. Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander)
As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.
It has an average vote of 7.756 on TMDB.
7. Don't Deliver Us from Evil (Mais ne nous delivrez pas du mal)
Anne and Lore, neighbors and best friends, barely into their teens, board at a convent school where they have taken a vow to sin and to serve Satan. Anne keeps a secret diary, they read a salacious novel, they get a classmate in trouble, they spy on the nuns, they set aside their communion wafers; they make a pact of devotion.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
8. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
9. Time to Leave (Le temps qui reste)
Romain, 31, a fashion photographer with terminal cancer, elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.
It has an average vote of 6.565 on TMDB.
10. Brink of Life (Nära livet)
Three women in a maternity ward reveal their lives and intimate thoughts to each other.
It has an average vote of 7.435 on TMDB.
11. Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre)
Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
12. The Touch (Beröringen)
A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist. But he is an emotionally scarred man, a Jewish survivor from a concentration camp, consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
13. The Story Of My Life (Mensonges et Trahisons et plus si affinités...)
Raphael is a ghostwriter who takes a job writing for famous footy player Kevin. To his delight and his girlfriend, Murials horror, Kevins current girlfriend is an old flame of Raphaels. A freak accident leaves a close friend dead and Raphael is forced to reconsider his priorities.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
14. Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma (Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma)
A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting, literature, philosophy, politics, business and science, are asked the same question: "Why are you creative?"
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
15. Sound of the Mountain (山の音)
An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.
It has an average vote of 7.384 on TMDB.
16. Dangerous Liaisons (Les Liaisons dangereuses)
Juliette Merteuil and Valmont is a sophisticated couple, always looking for fun and excitement. Both have sexual affairs with others and share their experiences with one another. But there is one rule: never fall in love. But this time Valmont falls madly in love with a girl he meets at a ski resort, Marianne.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
17. Dead Man's Letters (Письма мертвого человека)
In a world after the nuclear apocalypse a scholar helps a small group of children and adults survive, staying with them in the basement of the former museum of history. In his mind he writes letters to his son — though it is obvious that they will never be read.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
18. Emperor of the North
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
19. Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap)
Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a façade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even rockier when Johan admits that he's having an affair. Before long, the spouses separate and move towards finalizing their divorce, but they make attempts at reconciling. Even as they pursue other relationships, Johan and Marianne realize that they have a significant bond, but also many issues that hinder that connection.
It has an average vote of 8.155 on TMDB.
20. Burnt by the Sun (Утомлённые солнцем)
Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...
It has an average vote of 7.066 on TMDB.
