Mauritz Stiller

A journey through Swedish film history by the depictions of the dykes, gays and transgender people for 100 years. From Stiller via Bergman and Zetterling to the present day, they queer their rightful place.

Profile of actress Greta Garbo, narrated by Glenn Close

One day when Ruben Stiller is playing in a bath, he gets an alien talking to Nadja, who asks him to find out the fate of Charly's dog. Ruben agrees because Charly's host was Mauritz Stiller, and Ruben is the grandson of Mauritz's brother.

A story of a woman who committed a murder.

Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, en Francia, una mujer ve la granja de su familia convertida en campo para prisioneros alemanes por orden del gobierno francés. La convivencia con ellos hará surgir una historia de amor entre ella y uno de los prisioneros.

During World War I, an Austrian officer is trapped behind the Russian lines. He tries to sneak through to his own lines, but is forced to take refuge in a small hotel, where he is hidden by the establishment's chambermaid. The two fall in love, but a Russian general makes the hotel his headquarters and sets his sights on the maid. In addition, the Austrian must find out the identity of a spy who is feeding the Russians military information that could lead to the destruction of the Austrian army.

Reconstrucción minuciosa de la sociedad sueca de principios del siglo XIX a través de la historia de un sacerdote alcohólico redimido por el amor de una condesa. Gösta Berling es un ministro joven y atractivo. Debido a que es un alcohólico y sus sermones son demasiado atrevidas, finalmente es expulsado. Sale de la ciudad en desgracia y llega a la mansión de la condesa Marta. Su nuevo trabajo allí es ser tutor de la hermosa hijastra de la condesa. Pronto se enamoran el uno del otro, pero no saben que la condesa lo contrató solo porque tiene sus propios planes secretos. (Eddie Constanti)

Reconstrucción minuciosa de la sociedad sueca de principios del siglo XIX a través de la historia de un sacerdote alcohólico redimido por el amor de una condesa. Gösta Berling es un ministro joven y atractivo. Debido a que es un alcohólico y sus sermones son demasiado atrevidas, finalmente es expulsado. Sale de la ciudad en desgracia y llega a la mansión de la condesa Marta. Su nuevo trabajo allí es ser tutor de la hermosa hijastra de la condesa. Pronto se enamoran el uno del otro, pero no saben que la condesa lo contrató solo porque tiene sus propios planes secretos. (Eddie Constanti)

Gunnar Hedes, un joven sueco, quiere convertirse en músico profesional, pero cuando su padre muere repentinamente, su familia le presiona para que se haga cargo del negocio familiar, criando y vendiendo renos. No le gusta el negocio y no es adecuado para él, pero se rinde y se hace cargo. Sin embargo, cuando un día se lesiona gravemente en un accidente mientras conduce la manada sobre el Ártico congelado y sufre un traumatismo craneal grave, su familia teme que sufra daños mentales permanentes y que pierdan tanto a Gunnar como al negocio familiar.

Gunnar Hedes, un joven sueco, quiere convertirse en músico profesional, pero cuando su padre muere repentinamente, su familia le presiona para que se haga cargo del negocio familiar, criando y vendiendo renos. No le gusta el negocio y no es adecuado para él, pero se rinde y se hace cargo. Sin embargo, cuando un día se lesiona gravemente en un accidente mientras conduce la manada sobre el Ártico congelado y sufre un traumatismo craneal grave, su familia teme que sufra daños mentales permanentes y que pierdan tanto a Gunnar como al negocio familiar.

On a farm in up-country Sweden, an enigmatic stranger comes to a conservative peasant community and seduces a farmer's wife. -IMDB

On a farm in up-country Sweden, an enigmatic stranger comes to a conservative peasant community and seduces a farmer's wife. -IMDB

Erotikon is a 1920 Swedish romantic comedy film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Tora Teje, Karin Molander, Anders de Wahl and Lars Hanson. It is based on the 1917 play A kék róka by Ferenc Herczeg. The story revolves around an entomology professor obsessed with the sexual life of bugs, and his easygoing wife who is courted by two suitors.

Erotikon is a 1920 Swedish romantic comedy film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Tora Teje, Karin Molander, Anders de Wahl and Lars Hanson. It is based on the 1917 play A kék róka by Ferenc Herczeg. The story revolves around an entomology professor obsessed with the sexual life of bugs, and his easygoing wife who is courted by two suitors.

Tres oficiales escoceses irrumpen en la casa de Sir Arne, lo asesinan junto a todos sus familiares y huyen luego con el baúl que guarda su famoso tesoro. Sólo dejan viva a la joven Elsalill, que en la orfandad tendrá que irse a vivir con unos parientes pobres a orillas del mar congelado. Allí conocerá a un encantador joven que espera el deshielo para partir, y del que pronto se enamorará...

Tres oficiales escoceses irrumpen en la casa de Sir Arne, lo asesinan junto a todos sus familiares y huyen luego con el baúl que guarda su famoso tesoro. Sólo dejan viva a la joven Elsalill, que en la orfandad tendrá que irse a vivir con unos parientes pobres a orillas del mar congelado. Allí conocerá a un encantador joven que espera el deshielo para partir, y del que pronto se enamorará...

The son of a wealthy farmer loves a simple maid, for which he's booted out of the house by his father.

The son of a wealthy farmer loves a simple maid, for which he's booted out of the house by his father.

Frau Bessie, once a madcap, aristocratic and modern Swedish fraulein, has become now a whimsical and conservative Swedish burgess after her marriage to Herr Thomas Graal. The destabilization of the marriage begins right at the wedding (which contains some hilarious incidents) when Frau Bessie announces the first Graal child must be a girl, creating a terrible conflict with her husband who is hoping for a boy. It takes a scandal to finally end the war between man and wife.

Frau Bessie, once a madcap, aristocratic and modern Swedish fraulein, has become now a whimsical and conservative Swedish burgess after her marriage to Herr Thomas Graal. The destabilization of the marriage begins right at the wedding (which contains some hilarious incidents) when Frau Bessie announces the first Graal child must be a girl, creating a terrible conflict with her husband who is hoping for a boy. It takes a scandal to finally end the war between man and wife.

In a small provincial town there is a hotel run by one of those eccentric cooks of long ago who made generous meals that have nothing in common with the extravagant restaurateurs of nowadays and their meagre menus. The manager is named after Alexander the Great and in his restaurant the town bourgeoisie meet and discuss various issues, especially matters of the heart. Morals are part of the conversations and prove to be complicated issues even for strict and serious Nordics. 28 minutes of runtime are missing and presumed lost.

In a small provincial town there is a hotel run by one of those eccentric cooks of long ago who made generous meals that have nothing in common with the extravagant restaurateurs of nowadays and their meagre menus. The manager is named after Alexander the Great and in his restaurant the town bourgeoisie meet and discuss various issues, especially matters of the heart. Morals are part of the conversations and prove to be complicated issues even for strict and serious Nordics. 28 minutes of runtime are missing and presumed lost.

Thomas Graal's a screenwriter, is very fond of his secretary Bessie. Overtaken by a kiss by Thomas she runs away. In his misfortune Thomas writes a screenplay inspired by Bessie. But she has not been really honest with him. 31 minutes of runtime are missing and presumed lost.

Lovers are torn apart by a noble's desire for the female half of the couple.

The story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël, ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus. The film is missing 19 minutes of run time.

The story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël, ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus. The film is missing 19 minutes of run time.

The story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël, ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus. The film is missing 19 minutes of run time.

A woman journalist employed as a maid by a great explorer is overcome with remorse at revealing his private life to the public. He shares her feelings and marries her

Hämnaren (The Avenger) was made in 1915, and was rediscovered in Berlin in 2001. It begins with a woman named Ester, who is reading a letter and crying. The letter says that a man named George won't marry her, because he knows his father would never allow him to marry a Jewish woman. Ester dies of childbirth, and possibly a broken heart. Her suitor Jakob takes care of her son, who is named Josef, and sends George a note, accusing him of causing her death

The story is wacky – a gypsy is cursed by her father, so that she has to deny her illegitimate son in order for him to have a successful life. She gives him to a well-to-do lady who has lost her own child. Later, he has grown up to be a politician who wants to become the foreign minister. He doesn’t know that his real mother is the famous Madame de Thebes, the fortuneteller who all politicians make sure to visit! This information falls into the hands of a rival, who tries to use it to ruin his career. Meanwhile, the rival’s attractive daughter is attacked by a ruffian and needs to be rescued… There are a lot of striking images in this film. You can see the beauty of them even if the state of the print is far from perfect. The Norwegian actress Ragna Wettergreen gives a haunting performance as Madame de Thebes, with wisdom and regret – and quite a few melodramatic gestures. Understatement was not the norm in those days.

During a duck hunt the local land owner Brandt has told his ranger and his son to sit in a boat and collect ducks as they are shot down. When Brandt's dog gets in the water he commands the ranger's son to jump in the water to save the dog but the boy drowns.

Two brothers compete for the love of a woman while the impending war threatens to separate them from both sides of the border. Based on the novel "La Débâcle" by Émile Zola.

Lili is a young and courageous woman. She does things that create confusion. She suddenly begin to act in a film's plot in a movie theater, or take a mannequin from a shop.

Lili is a young and courageous woman. She does things that create confusion. She suddenly begin to act in a film's plot in a movie theater, or take a mannequin from a shop.

A lieutenant in love with a woman cheat on his money and forces him to forge a bill of exchange. He kills the creditor and flees abroad. A few years later he gets a job as a stagehand. By chance he run into the woman.

A lieutenant in love with a woman cheat on his money and forces him to forge a bill of exchange. He kills the creditor and flees abroad. A few years later he gets a job as a stagehand. By chance he run into the woman.

Mauritz Stiller directed adaptation of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Das fremde Mädchen.

Mauritz Stiller directed adaptation of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Das fremde Mädchen.

Directed by Mauritz Stiller.

A motherless child has a tumultuous existence, but she eventually becomes a famous international opera singer. Past and present meet when she performs in her original home town.

Un jardinero, que se siente atraído por la novia de su hijo, acaba violando a la muchacha quien terminará convirtiéndose en la amante de un oficial. Sus desdichas no teminarán cuando el sentimiento de culpa la atormenta hasta el punto de volver a casa del jardinero.

Un jardinero, que se siente atraído por la novia de su hijo, acaba violando a la muchacha quien terminará convirtiéndose en la amante de un oficial. Sus desdichas no teminarán cuando el sentimiento de culpa la atormenta hasta el punto de volver a casa del jardinero.