Ormens Väg på Hälleberget (1986)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 111 minuten
Alternative title: The Serpent's Way
Country:
Sweden
Directed by: Bo Widerberg
Stars: Stina Ekblad, Stellan Skarsgård and Reine Brynolfsson
IMDb score:
6,3 (806)
Releasedate: 25 December 1986
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Ormens Väg på Hälleberget plot
After his father's suicide, Teah learns that her family's farm belongs to Ol Karlsen. He owns all the important shops and houses in the region. Since Thea has no money, he forces her to sleep with him as a replacement for the rent. A custom that is taken over by Karlsen's son.
Actors and actresses
Tea Alexisdotter
Karl Orsa Markström
Eva
Ol Karlsa
Jacob
Jani
Grandfather (uncredited)
Jani as a child
Johanna
Grandma
Reviews & comments
ZAP!
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- 5595 messages
- 3701 votes
A rather bizarre film by Bo Widerberg, whom I know from the excellent adaptation of a Beck detective novel (Mannen på Taket – I own the book, but haven't read it yet). It hovers somewhere between something resembling a biblical (re)telling, a folk tale, and a pitch-black, depressing drama with some surprising excesses. I can imagine some might find it boring; it is structured as a straightforward drama with characters that are anything but cheerful, but I love this atmosphere. With the 'text cards' interspersed throughout, Widerberg seems intent on building upon Swedish film classics of yesteryear regarding social dramas, and he does so with gusto as far as I'm concerned.
I don't know why, but I didn't expect Stellan Skarsgard to play a villain, but he does it very, eh… good-naturedly… 
(as far as possible, anyway)
One of the nicer films I've seen lately; typical of me, it certainly isn't a recent one. But thanks to Netflix, so it gets to stay for an extra month!
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