BO WIDERBERG’S NEW SWEDISH CINEMA

In the early 1960s, inspired by the French New Wave, the turmoil of his own personal life, and galvanized to create something that defied the conventions of what he believed was his country’s “dull” and “disastrous” film culture, Swedish director Bo Widerberg (1930–1997) launched a trailblazing and singular career, making multilayered films that explored familial and romantic conflicts against backdrops of political and social upheaval.