The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter
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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.
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Cast
15 people
Rolf Lassgård
Selander
Known for
A Man Called Ove
Downsizing
Ole Lemmeke
Friedrich Meisner
Known for
The Killing
Rita
Johanna Sällström
Maria
Known for
Wallander
Gard B. Eidsvold
Dr. Stenius
Known for
Troll
Witch Hunt
Robert Skjærstad
Vävaren
Known for
The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes
Björn Granath
Aspelin
Known for
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The American
Stina Ekblad
Housekeeper
Known for
Wallander
Fanny and Alexander
Erland Josephson
Mr. Hofverberg
Known for
The Sacrifice
Nostalgia
Måns Westfelt
Mr. Krüger
Also in
Kenny Starfighter
Talismanen
Bergljót Arnadóttir
Helena Bolin
Also in
The Twelve Months of the Summer
Under the Sun
Eva Röse
Sofie
Known for
Real Humans
The Postcard Killings
Börje Ahlstedt
Apotekaren
Known for
Fanny and Alexander
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
Morten Henriksen Director · Jonas Cornell Writer Per Olov Enquist Author
First release March 4, 1999 · Produced in Sweden, Norway, Denmark · Languages Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Production
Athenafilm
Production
European Script Fund
Production
Felicia Film
Production
Sweden · Norway · Denmark
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Original title
Magnetisörens femte vinter
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Danish · Norwegian · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · March 4, 1999
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No release date listed for United States.
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