The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter (1999)
A mysterious stranger, Meisner, arrives in a northern Swedish town in 1820, calling himself a magnetist - an amalgam of hypnotist and healer - and claiming he can cure diseases un-treatable by doctors. Ignoring the objections of his colleagues, Dr. Selander allows Meisner to cure his blind daughter, Maria, who not only regains her sight, but also falls in love with the charismatic magnetist. Dark secrets and repressed memories start to emerge, amidst the love between father and daughter, man and woman.
Director: Morten Henriksen
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Rolf Lassgård as Selander |
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Ole Lemmeke as Friedrich Meisner |
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Johanna Sällström as Maria |
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Gard B. Eidsvold as Dr. Stenius |
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Robert Skjærstad as Vävaren |
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Björn Granath as Aspelin |
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Stina Ekblad as Housekeeper |
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Erland Josephson as Mr. Hofverberg |
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Måns Westfelt as Mr. Krüger |
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Bergljót Arnadóttir as Helena Bolin |
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Eva Röse as Sofie |
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Börje Ahlstedt as Apotekaren |
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Malin Cederblad as Eva-Stina |
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Carina Jingrot as |
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Lasse Haldenberg as Krokusk #2 |
| Sound | Hans-Erik Philip | Music |
| Writing | Jonas Cornell | Writer |
| Editing | Ghita Beckendorff | Editor |
| Directing | Morten Henriksen | Director |
| Writing | Per Olov Enquist | Novel |
| Sound | Arild Andersen | Music |
| Writing | Morten Henriksen | Writer |
| Camera | Dirk Brüel | Director of Photography |