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735:Filmography
381:completed,
341:Brita Öberg
337:as Katarina
293:Sigge Fürst
269:Liv Ullmann
153:101 minutes
81:Liv Ullmann
59:Produced by
41:Directed by
1447:1969 films
1441:Categories
1427:(daughter)
1415:(daughter)
1403:(daughter)
685:(contains
635:15 January
612:7 December
469:References
367:Production
323:Svea Holst
187:En passion
137:1969-11-10
51:Written by
1391:(brother)
1218:Faithless
1015:The Touch
750:Accolades
445:garnered
433:Reception
295:as Verner
287:Erik Hell
105:Edited by
16:1969 film
1397:(sister)
1385:(father)
1347:The Dove
1162:Divorced
1111:Saraband
999:The Rite
568:11 March
407:(1968),
311:Malin Ek
166:Language
69:Starring
1186:The Lie
1130:Torment
975:Persona
669:at the
418:Persona
202:at the
182:Swedish
169:Swedish
158:Country
135: (
1376:Family
1319:(2000)
1311:(1958)
1308:Rabies
1303:(1958)
1295:(1957)
1276:(1986)
1268:(1967)
1248:(1984)
1240:(1970)
1221:(2000)
1213:(1996)
1205:(1992)
1197:(1992)
1189:(1970)
1181:(1961)
1173:(1956)
1165:(1951)
1157:(1950)
1149:(1948)
1141:(1947)
1133:(1944)
1114:(2003)
1106:(1997)
1098:(1986)
1090:(1984)
1082:(1982)
1074:(1980)
1066:(1978)
1058:(1977)
1050:(1976)
1042:(1975)
1034:(1973)
1026:(1972)
1018:(1971)
1010:(1969)
1002:(1969)
994:(1968)
986:(1968)
978:(1966)
970:(1964)
962:(1963)
954:(1963)
946:(1961)
938:(1960)
930:(1960)
922:(1958)
914:(1958)
906:(1957)
898:(1957)
890:(1955)
882:(1955)
879:Dreams
874:(1954)
866:(1953)
858:(1953)
850:(1952)
842:(1951)
834:(1950)
826:(1950)
823:To Joy
818:(1949)
815:Thirst
810:(1949)
807:Prison
802:(1948)
794:(1948)
786:(1947)
778:(1946)
770:(1946)
767:Crisis
492:9 June
397:Themes
161:Sweden
1421:(son)
1409:(son)
991:Shame
463:Film4
423:Shame
409:Shame
379:Shame
374:Shame
237:Shame
192:drama
660:IMDb
637:2017
614:2013
570:2021
494:2017
421:and
411:and
383:Fårö
256:Cast
210:Plot
1146:Eva
658:at
437:On
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600:.
561:.
555:.
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502:^
485:.
441:,
425:,
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716:e
709:t
702:v
689:)
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616:.
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