The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter (1999)
Overview
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.
Cast
Rolf Lassgård
Selander
Ole Lemmeke
Friedrich Meisner
Johanna Sällström
Maria
Gard B. Eidsvold
Dr. Stenius
Robert Skjærstad
Vävaren
Björn Granath
Aspelin
Stina Ekblad
Housekeeper
Erland Josephson
Mr. Hofverberg
Måns Westfelt
Mr. Krüger
Eva Röse
Sofie
Börje Ahlstedt
Apotekaren
Malin Cederblad
Eva-Stina
Lasse Haldenberg
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