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Sweden10 Essential Swedish FilmsStop 5 of 10
The Phantom Carriage
Körkarlen
On New Year's Eve, a dying drunkard is confronted by the legend that the last soul to die each year must drive Death's cart and collect the dead, forcing him to reckon with the ruin he has made of his life. Victor Sjöström's pioneering, ghostly silent classic.
Why it’s here
Victor Sjöström's Swedish silent classic and a foundational work of Swedish cinema.