Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Also Known As: Barbara Hart
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Birthday: August 28, 1921
Deathday: November 27, 2015
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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The Health Journey
Overview: The film is about the health resort Granhedsgården in Dalarna, Sweden, and they have a problem. They don't have many guests at all and something must be done. At the same time, Stig-Helmer is a little depressed after his girlfriend has left him, and so he lives on junk food. His best friend Ole invites him to come along to the health resort Granhedsgården. Now, the craziness begins.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1999-12-25
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Roseanna
Overview: A young American girl is found dead in Gota Kanal, Swedens largest channel. Since there are hardly any clues or evidence at all it seems as if the murder cant be solved. Martin Beck and his men are assigned to the case. Soon they find a likely suspect and together with a police woman they begin a cat and mouse game to catch him. Plot by Mattias Pettersson.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1993-10-06
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Brink of Life
Overview: Three women in a maternity ward reveal their lives and intimate thoughts to each other.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1958-03-31
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The Accidental Golfer
Overview: I bet anyone can get better at golf than you are in one week, a golfer says to her golfing businessman for a boyfriend in a quarrel. Unfortunately Stig-Helmer is standing nearby when the boyfriend accepts the bet, and he is chosen to be the competitor. Stig-Helmer has never played the game before, but his Norwegian friend Ole promises to help him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1991-12-25
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Swedes at Sea
Overview: The landlubber Stig-Helmer and his Norwegian friend Ole get on a barge by mistake. They arrive at an archipelago and have to spend Midsummer among the fancy rich boat people, their yachts and summer houses.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1988-12-25
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Sällskapsresan II - Snowroller
Overview: Stig-Helmer takes another vacation with his norwegian friend Ole. This time it's time for a skiing vacation in the Alps. Of course, Stig-Helmer has never learnt downhill skiing, but he attends a ski school. And together they manage to charm two women also on vacation.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1985-10-04
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The Girl from the Third Row
Overview: A ring passes between a lot of different people, giving the bearer or someone close a new meaning to life. Actors, embezzlers, old ladies and cheated husbands all seem to gain temporary hope from misery and disillusionment.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1949-08-29
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Darling of Mine
Overview: The Swedish/American actor Jack Harris visits the old country for the first time in his life. One of the journalist, Ingrid Billberg, is particularly interested in getting an interview with him. She finds out secret information about his next movie, and to stop her from revealing it, Jack Harris gets her alone with him on an isolated island in the archipelago. Romance blossoms... Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1955-07-22
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All These Women
Overview: Pretentious critic Cornelius is writing a biography on a famous cellist and to do some research he stays in the critic's house for a few days. He doesn't manage to get an interview with the man, but by talking to all the women who live with him, he comes to learn a lot about the musician's private life none the less. Cornelius then decides to use this information to blackmail the cellist into performing a composition that he, Cornelius, has written.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1964-06-15
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Lita på mej, älskling!
Overview: Anna and Karl are a young couple in Stockholm, unable to find an apartment of their own. However, they play matchmakers to make their friends Fredrik and Ulla to get together, getting an apartment of their own that way. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1961-12-18
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Mackan
Overview: Mackan's real name is Margaret. She is 14 and move a lot because her father is employed at the Railroad Company. In a small town she meets Kenneth.He is 18 and the coolest guy in town. Their relationship is a major triumph for Mackan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1977-12-19
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Father to Be
Overview: Bosse works at an advertising agency while working on the novel of the century. At a burger restaurant he meets Lena, and before he knows it, she is pregnant. Bosse starts thinking that his life is all over, he won't get any more career opportunities, and never again will he have time for late night parties.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1979-12-01
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Guest at One's Own Home
Overview: Eva Dahl, a doctor's wife, starts an affair with a younger man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1957-09-30
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The Passion of Anna
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1969-11-10
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In the Footsteps of Stig Helmer
Overview: In the Footsteps of Stig Helmer is a 66 minute documentary about the making of a series of comedy movies focusing on the character Stig Helmer and his vacationing trips, all filled with comical events and complications.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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The Nuthouse
Overview: In Stockholm in the year 2248 an excavation leads to the discovery of 45,000 meters of film from the 1940's master director Hasse Ekman . The material is in a disarray but the Society for Ancient Film Research compiles the material after what is believed to have been the master's artistic intentions
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1951-09-21
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Sju vackra flickor
Overview: Unsuccessful composer Stig disguises himself as a woman to play in ex-fiancee Sonja's seven piece women's orchestra, which is temporarily short one member, at a hotel. When Stig's jealous, and unsuccessful actress, wife Eva finds out about it she too disguises herself as the opposite sex by posing as a hotel porter. Additional complications arise and hilarity ensues!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1956-07-22
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Som natt och dag
Overview: Television hostess Susanne has an affair with Rikard, who is a doctor at a hospital. But after meeting the man who Rikard works for, Professor Erland Roos, she leaves Rikard and eventually marries the professor. Susanne's sister comes to Stockholm, desperately in need of money. Perhaps Susanne, now married to a rich professor, can help her?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1969-02-13
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Language of Love
Overview: A panel of real-life doctors discuss sexual hangups, misconceptions, personal prejudices and the ignorance of individuals when it comes to matters sexual. Using on-screen recreations, topics such as petting, contraceptives and sexual anxiety are addressed.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1969-10-02
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Greve Svensson
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1951-12-26
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The Young Woman of Scuderi
Overview: Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King Louis XIV decides to create a special court named "La chambre ardente", designed to find and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes. An unexpected person, Mademoiselle de Scudéry, the famous poetess, will find herself entangled in the web of a criminal intrigue linked with the jewel murders, along with a a goldsmith, his daughter and her fiancé...
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-07-28
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Spielbank-Affäre
Overview: In a casino in a We'5t German health resort, one often sees Sybille - an attractive young student actress. With her winnings from the roulette table, she attempts to finance her studies. Despite a rather lucky streak, her winnings are a little on the lean side. She doesn't, however, gamble with her own money but with that of Dr. Busch, a lawyer, who likes to stay in the background with the argument that gambling houses are not the proper turf for a serious lawyer. From him, Sybille receives only a small share of her winnings later, and only through the intervention of Gerhard Fischer, a journalist, does Sybille come to realize her role in Dr. Busch's fraudulent scheme.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-09-13
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Scenes from a Marriage
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1974-09-15
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One Swedish Summer
Overview: A young, shy and inexperienced man travels back to Sweden, to spend the summer at his mother's house. He meets a number of women with whom he has sexual relations.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1968-11-08
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Ungdom i fara
Overview: A young man with a messy background stands trial for car theft. He gets away with a suspended sentence. With the help of a social worker, he gets on the right side of life — until a criminal friend shows up.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1946-11-11
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Pygmalion
Overview: Can Professor Higgins teach a working-class flower girl to speak like a duchess?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1968-06-02
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Spökhotellet
Overview: A Swedish TV movie based on the play L'Hôtel du Libre échange from 1894.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1960-04-17
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Women in Captivity
Overview: A priest decides to engage himself socially in prison. In the cells he meets a number of women with different fates. One is Mary, a young honest woman gone wrong.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1943-03-12
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Som man bäddar...
Overview: Peter Kallander and Johannes Nord are childhood friends and close to each other's opposites. Peter is an energetic business man and a woman shaker, John's shy and introverted scientist who dares to admire a woman only from a distance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1957-05-31
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Barabbas
Overview: The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1953-05-05
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Fear Has 1000 Eyes
Overview: A priest, Sven, and his wife Anna live in a lonely vicarage in northern Sweden. Anna has been suffering from nervous trouble. With them lives her "self-sacrificing" friend Hedvig. Hedvig is a complicated character. At first sight she exposes dark sides. She has sworn her self to the devil, by carving a bloody cross onto her body. Hedvig is successfully performing a lot of sorceries, several of them with a strong erotic meaning Thus she sneaks naked to the priest's bed during night. Leaning over him she kisses his body. Sven is moving uneasily in his sleep but does not wake up. Carefully she sits astride him. There is a night of lust. Anna fins herself soon entangled in a net of wickedness.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1970-09-28
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Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
Overview: Documentary relating Ingmar Bergman's life, from his high school graduation up until he became an established filmmaker in the latter half of the 40's.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2018-03-03
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While the City Sleeps
Overview: Jompa is unemployed - and not keen on getting a job. He still lives with his parents who are tired of his attitude about employment and regular hours. Jompa and his friends spend their time at nightclubs, cafés and doing petty crimes. While playing poker, Jompa becomes indebted to the criminal Kalle Lund. Of course, Jompa is unable to pay, but Kalle gives him a tip: an old fetcher has always a lot of money at home, and if Jompa could get his hands on the money, his troubles would disappear... Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1950-09-08
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Swedish and Underage
Overview: A girl of 14 is embarrassing her foster parents. She exposes herself to a homeless and police. It turns out that the girl has had sex with various men in exchange for a little kindness and chocolate. At fornication trial she has to face the city's municipal chief, who also has abused the girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1969-09-07
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En av sju
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1960-05-20
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Dirty Fingers
Overview: A young woman dies from a drug overdose, and her brother and his friend try to find out who supplied her with the narcotics. Soon, they're chased all over Stockholm by the cruel but suave ring leader Harry and his thugs. Among the wildness is a fight in a brothel filled with naked girls, and when Servus, one of the thugs, fails to kill our heroes, Harry has his men kill Servus with a razor blade equipped glove. Oh, and the heroine is raped by a guy sucking on a comforter
Genres: Thriller Horror Crime
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1973-01-02
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Åke and His World
Overview: A melancholic depiction of life in a small Swedish town, seen through the eyes of a six-year-old boy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1959-10-31
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Måsen
Overview: This quintessential Chekhov drama--his first success--is both comic and tragic. A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an experimental play written and staged by the young man of the house, Konstantin, an aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1959-11-20
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Vägen genom Skå
Overview: Inga starts working as a trainee at Skå Barnby at Färingsö outside Stockholm. There she gets acquainted with people living nearby. Soon disturbances and conflicts arise between them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1957-04-02
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The Boy in the Tree
Overview: Göte is a young teen who seems to be at odds with his family and may not know his own mind that well either. Discontented and rebellious, Göte joins up with two mean-spirited game poachers in spite of the fact that he loves animals and nature. This contradiction between his own feelings and his need to rebel reaches a climax when a forest ranger starts to track down the young men in ever-tightening circles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1961-09-25
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Teatermakaren
Overview: "The Theater-creaters" - About the actor Bruscon, who stops in the small village of Utzbach on tour and tries to successfully bring his play "Das Rad der Geschichte/The Wheel of History" on stage. His whole family - the wife, son and daughter - are involved as actors.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1991-10-13
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Shame
Overview: In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1968-09-29
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Come On Then!
Overview: A 1981 TV film by Hallström about a 35-year-old footballer (played by Swedish pop star Robert Broberg) looking back over his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1981-12-19
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The Touch
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1971-07-14
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The Wedding
Overview: "The Marriage" - Eva and Kent are planning to get married. Their bridal stag parties causes some problems. The wedding reception will serve moonshine since the regular booze is capsized at sea.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1973-10-31
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A Man with a Maid
Overview: A Victorian aristocrat buys a former madhouse and converts it into a "love nest" to woo and bed Alice, the lovely blonde Minister's daughter he meets in an art gallery.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1975-02-17
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Loving Couples
Overview: As three pregnant women wait to have their babies in a hospital in Stockholm at the outbreak of the Great War, they relive their childhood and youthful experiences.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1964-12-20
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Fianceé for Hire
Overview: A secretary transforms their defunct legal agency into a service where you can get anything, from childcare to gardening to even a fiancée.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1950-08-28
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