27 members attended the SAHSWI Fika meeting held on March 21, 2026, at Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Milwaukee. The topic of the program at the meeting was Swedish Film. Member Cookie Anderson discussed famous Swedish Film Directors and Movie Makers, including information about the movies they directed. Her presentation focused on 5 directors
- Ingmar Bergman is the most famous Swedish Film Director. Best films include “The Seventh Seal”, Cries and Whispers”, “Scenes from a Marriage”, “Autumn Sonata”, “Fanny and Alexander”
- Lasse Hallström is the second most famous Film Director. Best films include “My life as a dog”, “Cider House Rules”, “Chocolat”, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”
- Tomas Alfredson is best known internationally for directing the 2008 vampire film “Let the Right One In” and the 2011 espionage film “Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy”.
- Bo Widerberg was the director of films such as “Raven’s End”, “Elvira Madigan”, “Joe Hill”, “The Man on the Roof”, “Victoria”, “The Man from Majorca”, “The Serpent’s Way”, and “All Things Fair”.
- Jan Troell filmmaker of modern Swedish films including “The Emigrants”, and “The New Land”
In addition Cookie talked about Liv Ullman who is recognized as one of Europe’s greatest actresses of all time. Liv collaborated with Ingmar Bergman and acted in many of his film.
Cookie’s presentation rich on details and pictures was very well received by the attendants. A pdf document of the presentation is included in the link below. Cookie ended her presentation with a challenge, promised everybody in attendance that watch 5 Swedish movies by Midsommar will receive a prize.
Swedish Trivia. As introduced in the January Fika meeting the answers to first set of Swedish Trivia questions were reviewed and are available below. Please also find a link for upcoming meetings and events.
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