JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME - FILE #0076: PERSONA (1966)

Written & Directed: Ingmar Bergman

Cinematography: Sven Nykvist

Editor: Ulla Ryghe 

Cast: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullman, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Bjornstrand 

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth and finds that her own personality is being submerged into Elisabeth's persona.

HOLIDAY (2018)

 

Directed by: Isabella Eklof  Written by: Johanne Algren & Isabella Eklof  Cinematography: Nadim Carlsen Editor: Olivia Neergaard-Holm

Cast: Victoria Carmen Sonne, Lai Yde, Thjis Romer, Yuval Segal, Adam lld Rohweder, Morten Hemmingsen

Young and beautiful Sascha discovers her dream life of luxury, recklessness and fun comes at a price when she is welcomed into the "family" of her drug lord boyfriend at his holiday villa in the port city of Bodrum on the Turkish Riveria. Physical and psychological violence are a way of life for this gangster family, but when the velvet veneer is stripped raw to the bone, Sascha's eye drifts towards the "normal" life she is leaving behind--is it possible she could still be accepted by polite society?

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0058: LILYA 4-EVER (2002)

Written & Directed By: Lukas Moodysson 
Cinematography By: Ulf Brantas 
Editor: Michael Leszcylowski, Oleg Morgunov & Bernhard Winkler 

Cast: Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogutjarskij, Lyubov Agapova, Elina Benenson, Liliya Sjinkarjova, Pavel Ponomatjov 


Sixteen-year-old Lilja and her only friend, the young boy Volodja, live in Estonia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej, who is going to Sweden, and invites Lilja to come along and start a new life.

ALENA (2015)

Directed By: Daniel Di Grado 
Written By: Daniel Di Grado, Kerstin Gezelius & Alexander Onofri 
Based on the Graphic Novel By: Kim W. Andersson 
Cinematography By: Simon Olsson 
Editor: Linda Jildmalm 


Cast: Amalia Holm, Molly Nutley, Felice Jankell, Rebecka Nyman, Fanny Klefelt 


When Alena arrives at her new elite boarding school, Filippa and the other girls start to harass her. But Alena's best friend Josefin won't let her take anymore beating. If she won't strike back, Josefin will do it for her. Hard.

THE VIRGIN SPRING (1960)

Directed By: Igmar Bergman 
Written By: Ulla Isaksson 
Cinematography By: Sven Nykvist 
Editor: Oscar Rosander 


Cast: Max Von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblum, Birgitta Patterson, Brigitta Valberg