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The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter (1999)

The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter (1999)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1999, March 4
Directors: Morten Henriksen
Countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Production: Athenafilm, Athenafilm, European Script Fund, European Script Fund, Felicia Film, Felicia Film
Cast: Gard B. Eidsvold, Björn Granath, Rolf Lassgård, Erland Josephson, Robert Skjærstad, Malin Cederblad, Stina Ekblad, Eva Röse, Ole Lemmeke, Måns Westfelt, Börje Ahlstedt, Bergljót Arnadóttir

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.