Cast: Pernilla August

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Pernilla August. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Best Intentions (TV Miniseries)

1991 · Series · 329 min. · Sweden

Direction Bille August

Cast Pernilla August · Samuel Froler · Max von Sydow · Ghita Nørby

Synopsis It is based on the story of Bergman's parents, Erik and Karin (whose fictional names are Henrik and Anna). Henrik, a humble theology student, meets Anna, a girl from a wealthy family. They will have a long love affair while...

7.7

182 votes

7.7

182 votes

The Best Intentions

1992 · Movie · 181 min. · Sweden

Direction Bille August

Cast Samuel Froler · Pernilla August · Max von Sydow · Ghita Nørby

Synopsis The story of Ingmar Bergman's parents. In 1909, poor theology student Henrik Bergman falls in love with Anna Åkerbloom, the daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After their wedding Henrik becomes a priest in the north of Sweden. After...

7.5

3K votes

7.5

3K votes

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

2023 · Documentary · 45 min. · Norway

Direction Dheeraj Akolkar

Cast Cate Blanchett · Jessica Chastain · Liv Ullmann · Jeremy Irons

Synopsis An intimate portrait of one of Norway's greatest screen talents, Liv Ullmann.

7.3

58 votes

7.3

58 votes

The Investigation (TV Miniseries)

2020 · Series · 45 min. · Denmark

Direction Tobias Lindholm

Cast Søren Malling · Pilou Asbæk · Pernilla August · Rolf Lassgård

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2020). 6 Episodes. Copenhagen Police's Homicide unit, headed by Jens Møller, tries to solve the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.

Max

6.8

1K votes

6.8

1K votes

The Serpent's Way

1986 · Movie · 111 min. · Sweden

6.8

62 votes

6.8

62 votes

Trespassing Bergman

2013 · Documentary · 107 min. · Sweden

Direction Jane Magnusson · Hynek Pallas

Cast Woody Allen · Michael Haneke · Martin Scorsese · Ridley Scott

Synopsis Ingmar Bergman's home on Fårö island occupies something of a mythical status among legendary filmmakers as Woody Allen, Michael Haneke, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Tomas Alfredson, Francis Ford Coppola, Wes Anderson, Takeshi Kitano, Isabella Rossellini, Zhang Yimou, Ang Lee, Robert...

6.8

355 votes

6.8

355 votes

Filmworker

2017 · Documentary · 89 min. · United States

Direction Tony Zierra

Cast Leon Vitali · Stanley Kubrick · Ryan O'Neal · Danny Lloyd

Synopsis Leon Vitali, after his acclaimed performance as Lord Bullingdon in Stanley Kubrick’s 'Barry Lyndon', gave up fame and fortune to toil in obscurity for Kubrick's creative vision. For more than two decades, Leon played a crucial role behind-the-scenes helping Kubrick...

6.8

291 votes

6.8

291 votes

Private Confessions

1996 · Movie · 131 min. · Sweden

6.8

469 votes

6.8

469 votes

Daybreak

2003 · Movie · 108 min. · Sweden

Direction Björn Runge

Cast Pernilla August · Jakob Eklund · Leif Andrée · Marie Richardson

Synopsis Sweden, shortly before Christmas. Surgeon Rickard is told the job he expected goes to a Dane, because of his substance abuse. It's too late to cancel dinner with his in-laws. The guest couple announces their in-vitro is a success. Then...

6.7

41 votes

6.7

41 votes

Young Royals (TV Series)

2021 · Series · 43 min. · Sweden

Direction Rojda Sekersöz · Erika Calmeyer

Cast Edvin Ryding · Omar Rudberg · Malte Gårdinger · Frida Argento

Synopsis Away from royal obligations, a prince finally gets an opportunity to explore his true self — until he unexpectedly becomes next in line for the throne.

6.7

675 votes

6.7

675 votes

Call Girl

2012 · Movie · 140 min. · Sweden

Direction Mikael Marcimain

Cast Sofia Karemyr · Simon J. Berger · Josefin Asplund · Pernilla August

Synopsis Call Girl is set in the late 1970s - a time time of women's liberation, sexual revolution, Swedish neutrality, nuclear power and social security. The film takes us on a trip from the very bottom of society, along dark back...

6.6

326 votes

6.6

326 votes

Jerusalem

1997 · Movie · 168 min. · Sweden

Direction Bille August

Cast Ulf Friberg · Maria Bonnevie · Pernilla August · Max von Sydow

Synopsis In the late nineteenth century, a small Swedish community is torn apart when Hellgum (Sven-Bertil Taube), a charismatic preacher from America, sets up a congregation on the estate of Karin (Pernilla August), the daughter of the richest man in town...

6.6

152 votes

6.6

152 votes

A Rational Solution

2009 · Movie · 104 min. · Sweden

Direction Jörgen Bergmark

Cast Rolf Lassgård · Pernilla August · Stina Ekblad · Claes Ljungmark

Synopsis A quartet of sterling performances from some of Sweden's top actors (including the wonderful Pernille August) anchors Jorgen Bergmark's tragicomedy about a marriage counseling couple who find themselves in deep water when the husband falls for his best friend's wife....

6.5

21 votes

6.5

21 votes

Day and Night

2004 · Movie · 95 min. · Sweden

Direction Simon Staho

Cast Mikael Persbrandt · Sam Kessel · Maria Bonnevie · Michael Nyqvist

Synopsis DAY AND NIGHT is about people that love and want to be loved. It's the story of a father, his young son, his unfaithful wife, her secret lover, his young mistress, his lonely sister, his forgetful mother, a fanatic football...

6.4

158 votes

6.4

158 votes

Direction George Lucas

Cast Hayden Christensen · Ewan McGregor · Natalie Portman · Ian McDiarmid

Synopsis Star Wars. Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) follows Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker as they protect Senator Padmé Amidala from assassination attempts. Obi-Wan investigates a mysterious clone army while uncovering a separatist movement led...

6.3

105K votes

6.3

105K votes

Drabet (Manslaughter)

2005 · Movie · 100 min. · Denmark

Direction Per Fly

Cast Jesper Christensen · Pernilla August · Charlotte Fich · Beate Bille

Synopsis A college professor abandons his family and his career in order to champion his mistress, a student radical accused of killing a policeman.

6.3

110 votes

6.3

110 votes

Lumière and Company

1995 · Documentary · 88 min. · France

Direction Abbas Kiarostami · Hugh Hudson · David Lynch · John Boorman

Cast Romane Bohringer · Pascal Duquenne · Bruno Ganz · Neil Jordan

Synopsis In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Lumière brothers' first films, filmmakers Sarah Moon and Philippe Poulet challenged 39 renowned international directors to each complete a 52-second film using the original Cinematographe camera under the conditions endured by the...

6.2

813 votes

6.2

813 votes

Miss Kicki

2009 · Movie · 88 min. · Sweden

Direction Håkon Liu

Cast Pernilla August · Ludwig Palmell · Huang He · Britta Andersson

Synopsis Miss Kicki is a relationship drama about a complicated mother´s love. Kicki and her teenage son Viktor tries to patch up lost years together by going on holiday to Taiwan. What the son doesn't know is that his mother is...

6.2

91 votes

6.2

91 votes

Direction George Lucas

Cast Liam Neeson · Ewan McGregor · Natalie Portman · Jake Lloyd

Synopsis Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) follows Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi as they navigate a galaxy in turmoil. Sent to resolve a trade dispute on the planet Naboo, they encounter a young slave boy, Anakin...

6.2

101K votes

6.2

101K votes

The Last Sentence

2012 · Movie · 126 min. · Sweden

Direction Jan Troell

Cast Jesper Christensen · Pernilla August · Ulla Skoog · Björn Granath

Synopsis Torgny Segerstedt was one of the leading journalists in Sweden in the 20th century. He fought a one man battle against Hitler and the Nazi regime until his death in 1945.

6.1

42 votes

6.1

42 votes