A view of the entrance to the Stockholmsutställlningen, the World Exhibition in Stockholm.
Mr. and Mrs. Gyurkovics have a dozen children the oldest of which, the twins Géza and Bandi, just preparing for their matriculation examination. When graduation day has come Géza refuses to set up but taken by force by the principal's henchmen. When dad Gyurkovics later dies, takes over Bandi goods while Géza becoming an officer cadet in the nearby garrison city.
Directed by amateur filmmaker Nils Hallström, father of Lasse Hallström.
A jovem Kerstin Norbäck (Ingrid Bergman) vive em uma cidade pequena, onde tem um relacionamento com um marinheiro. Até que Kerstin decide deixá-lo, mas ele não aceita e dá um tiro nela. Ela sobrevive mas decide trocar de nome e começar uma nova vida em Estocolmo. Lá ela faz novos amigos e arruma emprego numa farmácia, para, assim, tentar esquecer seu passado.
Urban girl falls for rugged forest ranger.
Kalle Magnus Berg is a kind bailiff in Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm. He helps out "clients" by supporting them with money from his own pocket. His neighbor is a jazz musician who plays at a restaurant for a living.
Knatten and Janne, just released from the prison of Långholmen, meet a romantic Stockholm in the 40s. Knatten tries to earn money while Janne is looking for the music.
Britt Malm gets hit by a car on a Stockholm street and is taken to hospital. She is badly injured and must undergo surgery. While the anesthetic takes effect she sees hallucinatory images. This turns into a flashback of what happened Britt before the accident.
The 1880s. Abandoned by his middle class parents in Stockholm, Johannes grows up in the countryside with a cobbler who regularly beats him up. Also at school he has to face regular beatings because of his Stockholm background, the only one who cares for him is a girl, Lotta, who promises to marry him one day. When he's 20 he moves to Stockholm and joins the Royal guards at the Royal palace. Quite by accident he meets Lotta again and start an affair with her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Harry Lund tem 19 anos de idade e trabalha numa loja de porcelanas. Quase vizinho a ele, na loja de verduras, trabalha Monika, uma simpática e alegre garota de 17 anos. Assim que eles se conhecem a paixão explode. Mas por causa da idade deles, os dois sofrem com a intereferência dos mais velhos. Monika briga com os pais e decide sair de casa. Harry discute com o chefe e pede demissão. Sem mais nada que os prendem na cidade, os jovem decidem fugir de barco para uma ilha e passar algumas semanas juntos.
A short about a conductor and his small-change cash.
Antti and Ville arrive in Stockholm to seek adventure, to entertain, to meet girls and to live in a new youth culture. However, when they get off the ship, they get into the wrong track and come across prostitution and drug crime.
Lieutenants Johnny Waller and Ingvar Lund have been appointed captains of two torpedo boats.
Jan Froman is a young man with great plans for the future. He gets a job as an assistant janitor at a bank, but with inherited money he starts to buy and sell real estate which eventually increases in value. He falls in love with Margareta, whose father is a naval officer. Margareta is slighted by her fiance and follows Froman on a sailing trip in the archipelago. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
A lonely nightwatchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store's mannequins. He soon steals her and takes her to his home, where he can be with her all the time. One day, she comes to life...
An experimental film about the city of Stockholm.
Por alguma razão, o prêmio Nobel de literatura deste ano foi concedido ao jovem escritor Andrew Craig, que parece estar mais interessado em mulheres e bebidas do que em escrever. Outro vencedor é o Dr. Max Stratman, famoso físico germano-americano que vem a Estocolmo com sua jovem e bela sobrinha Emily. O Departamento de Relações Exteriores dá a Craig uma assistente, a Srta. Andersson. Craig logo percebe que o Dr. Stratman está agindo de forma estranha. Na segunda vez em que eles se encontram, o Dr. Stratman nem sequer o reconhece. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
The everyday life of a chimney sweeper.
A drama about Greek immigrants in Stockholm in the 1960s.