Anita Björk

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Anita Björk (born 25 April 1923) is a Swedish actress. Born in Tällberg, Dalarna, Anita Björk attended Dramatens elevskola (The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school) in 1942-45. Anita Björk has been a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and has worked at the national stage; Dramaten, since 1945, where she has performed in more than 100 parts over the years (which makes her one of the greatest actors of Dramaten). On film, Anita Björk has played leading roles - in particular - in a number of style forming Swedish thrillers and crime mystery dramas, including Det kom en gäst (1947), Moln över Hellesta (1956), Damen i svart (1958), Mannekäng i rött (1958) and Tärningen är kastad (1960). Still, her most famous part is probably her title role in Alf Sjöberg's celebrated film adaption of Strindberg's Miss Julie (1951) that was awarded with the grand prize at Cannes Film Festival. Married to Olof Bergström (1945–1951) and from 1953 with Stig Dagerman. After his death she had a relationship with Graham Greene. Currently performing in A.R. Gurney's play Kärleksbrev (Love Letters) at Dramaten, opposite Jan-Olof Strandberg (Lilla scenen; March-April, 2009).

Most Popular Anita Björk Trailers

Total trailers found: 58

Song of the Scarlet Flower Trailer (1956)

26 December 1956

Olof is driven from home when he wants to marry the wrong girl. He takes a job as a log driver and his reputation as a womanizer goes far and wide.

Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Documentary about the play Miss Julie and dramatist August Strindberg

The Heavenly Play Trailer (1942)

21 December 1942

"The Heavenly Play" - Mats Ersson is engaged to Marit and they plan to get married in the spring. But when the plague comes, the people accuse Marit of witchcraft.

Moon Over Hellesta Trailer (1956)

24 November 1956

Margareta, newly engaged with count Carl Anckarberg, visits his estate for the first time. During the visit she gets to know that his last fiancee died in a mysterious accident and she sets out to discover what really happened.

Minns ni? Trailer (1993)

24 October 1993

A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 films.

Sing Beautifully About Love Trailer (1976)

18 April 1976

A tv play about the Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding. Flashbacks from his life in a mental hospital.

The Witch Trailer (1954)

14 October 1954

A Guest Is Coming Trailer (1947)

03 November 1947

It's Christmas. The owner of an old mansion decides to tell his family he's going to sell it. The following morning he's found murdered.

Han glömde henne aldrig Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

American businessman Chris Johnson spent WW2 in Sweden and fell in love with a nurse, Karin Engström.

Waiting Waters Trailer (1965)

16 September 1965

A monologue of a woman who tells about her life, mainly about the men she met, while walking.

An Image Maker Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

Making of-documentary about Ingmar Bergman's The Image Makers, featuring behind the scenes footage and an interview with its writer, Per Olov Enquist.

The Witch Hunt Trailer (1981)

24 August 1981

The year is 1630. A young woman in Laupstad comes to a small mountain village. She witnesses a woman being hunted and captured.

Henpecked Trailer (1967)

25 September 1967

An engineer and an actor, two extremely similar men, change their identity with each other.

The Die Is Cast Trailer (1960)

15 February 1960

A member of a highly successful crime drama series is found murdered in a television studio. The screenwriter of the TV-series is found as prime suspect but claims his innocence and tries to clear his name.

On These Shoulders Trailer (1948)

04 October 1948

Kjell Loväng returns to his parent's farm after a few years of work in Stockholm. He discovers that his father Arvid neglects the farm and spends too much time drinking and meeting other women.

Stjärnbilder Trailer (1995)

10 September 1995

A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film history with many of its stars.

Midsommardröm i fattighuset Trailer (1980)

14 December 1980

Blind-Jonas is in a poorhouse dreaming about his past, in contrast the young girl Cecilia shows up dreaming about her future.

Count Only the Happy Moments Trailer (1944)

08 August 1944

The old Victor Branzell has a grandson, Alf, who is in love with a clerk in a glove shop, Lilian Lind.

Misantropen Trailer (1963)

14 January 1963

Alceste has a very low opinion about humanity and is always brutally honest. This gets him into a lot of trouble.

Madame de Sade Trailer (1992)

17 April 1992

This television production captures Ingmar Bergman’s stage adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s Madame de Sade, set in France from 1772 to the aftermath of the French Revolution.

The Quartet That Split Up Trailer (1950)

26 December 1950

A small Swedish town just after WW1. An accountant and his two journalist friends have entered the stock market.

Realm of Man Trailer (1949)

19 November 1949

A man is forced to leave his family estate and start again.

Kommer hem och är snäll Trailer (1973)

24 January 1973

Sören Hellgren comes home drunk one night and his wife Tyra is furious because he is boozed up and has spent a lot of money.

Night People Trailer (1954)

11 March 1954

A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians kidnap a young Army private, the son of prominent American businessman.

Miss Julie Trailer (1951)

28 June 1951

Based on the play by August Strindberg, Miss Julie vividly depicts the battle of the sexes and classes that ensues when Julie, a wealthy businessman's daughter, falls for Jean, her father's bitter servant.

Guest at One's Own Home Trailer (1957)

30 September 1957

Eva Dahl, a doctor's wife, starts an affair with a younger man.

The Phantom Carriage Trailer (1958)

18 September 1958

The third film adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's novel of the same name. The drinker David Holm gets killed right on the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve will face the death coachman, which happens to be his old friend Georges.

Adalen 31 Trailer (1969)

01 May 1969

A film about the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the Swedish sawmill district of Ådalen.

The Lady in Black Trailer (1958)

01 February 1958

The married detective couple John and Kajsa Hillman goes on a vacation to Holmfors mill where a friend of Kajsa's lives with her husband.

Lady in White Trailer (1962)

02 July 1962

A ghost called Vita Frun (White Lady) is accused of several murders. Detective Hillman is contacted to resolve the case.

I lodjurets timma Trailer (1989)

20 November 1989

A boy imprisoned for a double murder is used in a prison experiment involving placing an animal in the cells of prisoners.

The Best Intentions Trailer (1992)

24 May 1992

In this film about Ingmar Bergman's parents, Henrik Bergman is studying for the priesthood and trying to make ends meet when he encounters the lovely, affluent Anna.

Amorosa Trailer (1986)

14 March 1986

About the Swedish author Agnes Von Krusenstjerna during the period of her marriage to David Sprengel.

Dagerman Trailer (1989)

15 September 1989

About the Swedish writer Stig Dagerman (1923-1954). More than a style, there is a Dagerman voice. This simple voice speaks softly, without emphasis, of simple people, of children, of old men, of his native Sweden.

Stig Dagerman Trailer (2004)

05 November 2004

Fifty years after the Swedish author Stig Dagerman took his own life we view his short but intense career in retrospective.

Utro Trailer (1966)

26 September 1966

She loves to ride in the bus and read smart book ... He likes to sit by the water and drink soda ... She loves to write down their thoughts on the fly and be glad that they do not end .

Private Confessions Trailer (1996)

25 December 1996

Five conversations frame a flawed marriage in this film written by Ingmar Bergman about his parents. Guilt-ridden wife Anna (Pernilla August) divulges an extramarital affair to a priest, her uncle Jacob (Max von Sydow).

True Moments Trailer (1998)

28 August 1998

By chance Erik meets Viivi, an Estonian violinist playing in the Stockholm subway. They start an intense romance.

Next of Kin Trailer (1979)

12 August 1979

Gathered at a funeral for a successful business man, the testament is to be read. They will all inherit, with a big IF; if the family company is to be joint run by all the heirs.

Mannequin in Red Trailer (1958)

19 December 1958

A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill her.

Loving Couples Trailer (1964)

20 December 1964

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.

Komedi i Hägerskog Trailer (1968)

25 November 1968

Narcissa and Elina work in a small town social service office and have various erotic encounters with the people who visit it.

In the Presence of a Clown Trailer (1998)

01 October 1998

In 1925, eccentric inventor and Franz Schubert devotee Carl Åkerblom is confined to a psychiatric ward in Uppsala after attempting to murder his fiancée.

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren Trailer (1983)

22 December 1983

Alf Sjöberg (1903-1980) was Swedens greatest theater director of the 20th century and as a film director the first of international importance since the silent film era.

Med Ingrid Bergman på Berns Trailer (1953)

12 November 1953

Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini at a gala held in Sweden in 1953.

Der Cornet Trailer (1955)

16 December 1955

The romantic love and heroic death of a young cornet who rode into battle against the Turks in the mid-17th century.

Waiting Women Trailer (1952)

03 November 1952

The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.

Giftas Trailer (1955)

19 September 1955

The General's daughter, Helene, grows up in a safe world. She doesn't want to get married or have kids.

Karl XII Trailer (1974)

01 April 1974

August Strindberg's historical play about the king he called Sweden's traitor.

The Image Makers Trailer (2000)

15 November 2000

Set in 1920, The Image Makers depicts a private screening at Svensk Filmindustri, where silent-era director Victor Sjöström presents scenes from his adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf’s The Phantom Carriage.

Hamlet Trailer (1955)

04 December 1955

Prince Hamlet returns home from the university of Wittenberg to attend his father's funeral. His uncle Claudius, the new King, has announced his brother's widow queen.

Woman Without a Face Trailer (1947)

16 September 1947

Martin is married to Frida and together they have a son. One day after a quarrel with his wife, he goes to buy flowers to ask for forgiveness.

Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors Trailer (1960)

16 December 1960

Hugo Frejer terrorizes his family and surroundings with his unhappy mood.

Tribadernas natt Trailer (1978)

24 March 1978

Depicts the explosive relationship between August Strindberg and Siri von Essen in 1889 while Siri is rehearsing a lead role in a play written by Strindberg.

100 dragspel och en flicka Trailer (1946)

31 January 1946

Two inventors, Ville and Rulle have developed a revolutionary new accordion; however, they have competition.

Handen på hjärtat Trailer (1962)

07 December 1962

About a dishonest Labour politician being forensically interviewed on TV.

Ingen väg tillbaka Trailer (1947)

18 August 1947

The newly appointed director Hugo Henriksen gets into a fight and accidentally hits a prostitute. When Hugo is trying to leave the scene the girl dies.

Square of Violence Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

Set in Italy, the story takes place in this very country, during WW2, where German occupation army ruled everything, just before the allied forces came, in 1944.