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True Women

1991 · 85 min

A slow, serious chamber drama of familial power struggles and quiet defiance, carried by intense performances and a somber, talk-heavy atmosphere.

Directed by: Gunnel Lindblom
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Inga-Lill Andersson, Margaretha Byström, Axel Düberg

Overview: The drama about the Bark family and their daughter Berta, who will fight against the house patriarchal order. Berta remains in the house and becomes a daily threat against those who seek to oppress her. Written by Anne Charlotte Leffler (1883), one of the preeminent authors of modernism’s breakthrough

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Directed by: Gunnel Lindblom
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Inga-Lill Andersson, Margaretha Byström, Axel Düberg

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
gender
power
rebellion
identity
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, tv movie
Directed by: Gunnel Lindblom
Starring: Inga-Lill Andersson, Margaretha Byström, Axel Düberg, Agneta Ehrensvärd, Johan Lindell, Jan Waldekranz
Music: Monica Dominique
Cinematography: Lasse Björne
Runtime: 85 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: Swedish

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