Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Ormen (1966)

Ormen poster
Original title
Ormen: Berättelsen om Iréne
Directed by
Hans Abramson
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman struggles with her personal relationships and the weight of societal expectations in 1940s Sweden. The story follows her internal turmoil and difficult choices as she navigates love and independence.

tensemelancholicslow-burnbleakcerebralsomberclaustrophobicintrospective

What happens

Ormen, also known as The Serpent, is a 1966 Swedish drama film directed by Hans Abramson. It is based on the novel The Snake by Stig Dagerman. Christina Schollin won the award for Best Actress at the 3rd Guldbagge Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?