Raven's End

Raven's End

1963 · 101 min · SV · 6.9 (32 votes)
Dir. Bo Widerberg · Starring Thommy Berggren, Emy Storm, Keve Hjelm, Ingvar Hirdwall, Christina Frambäck, Agneta Prytz · Music Giuseppe Torelli
Drama

In the middle of this film, about the working class in pre-world war II Sweden, is Anders, who wishes to become an author, his father, who is a notorious dreamer and liar, and his mother, who struggles to keep their family alive.

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A stark, yet tender, portrait of working-class life in 1930s Sweden. It's a quiet, character-driven drama that feels deeply authentic, exploring the dreams and struggles of a family against a backdrop of societal hardship.

melancholicwistfulgrittyintrospectiveslow-burnkitchen sink realismperiod dramasocial realismclass strugglefamily dynamicsartistic ambitiondisillusionment
aspiring writermalmö1930steenage protagonist
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