Victor Sjöström
September 21, 1879
Victor David Sjöström (September 20, 1879 – January 3, 1960), sometimes known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in 1924. Sjöström worked primarily in the silent era; his…
Known For
9 titles
Wild Strawberries
After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.
The Phantom Carriage
On New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.
The Wind
A frail young woman from the East moves in with her cousin in the West, where she causes tension within the family and is slowly driven mad.
He Who Gets Slapped
A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous baron who once betrayed him.
Crisis
A small-town piano teacher is shocked by the arrival of her foster daughter's real mother, whose young lover soon follows and causes further disruption.
To Joy
Two violinists playing in the same orchestra fall in love and get married, but they can't get along.
The Outlaw and His Wife
A stranger comes to work at widow Halla's farm.
Ingeborg Holm
Financial struggles separate a single mother from her children.
Walpurgis Night
Lena Bergström works in an office and is unhappily in love with her boss, Johan Borg. She decides to quit. Borg's wife won't have any children, and when she becomes pregnant she has an illegal abortion. For some reason, Lena's fat...