I Am Dina (
2002) | IMDb:
6.5
In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living.
Starring:
Maria Bonnevie
,
Gérard Depardieu
,
Christopher Eccleston
,
Bjørn Floberg
,
Pernilla August
,
Amanda Jean Kvakland
Directed by:
Ole Bornedal
Fanny and Alexander (
1982) | IMDb:
8.1
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.
Starring:
Pernilla Allwin
,
Bertil Guve
,
Jan Malmsjö
,
Börje Ahlstedt
,
Anna Bergman
,
Anna Bergman
Directed by:
Ingmar Bergman