Banketten

1948
1h 46m

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Eva Henning, Sture Lagerwall, and Birger Malmsten in Banketten (1948)

Jacob Cotten is a rich banker quickly approaching his 60th birthday. He is concerned that neither of his sons are willing or able to be in charge of the bank. One is a spoiled parasite unabl... Read allJacob Cotten is a rich banker quickly approaching his 60th birthday. He is concerned that neither of his sons are willing or able to be in charge of the bank. One is a spoiled parasite unable to do an honest day's work; the other has devoted his life to the communist youth club. ... Read allJacob Cotten is a rich banker quickly approaching his 60th birthday. He is concerned that neither of his sons are willing or able to be in charge of the bank. One is a spoiled parasite unable to do an honest day's work; the other has devoted his life to the communist youth club. Meanwhile, his beloved daughter Vica is unable to divorce her masochistic husband and gets... Read all

Director
- Hasse Ekman
Writers
- Marika Stiernstedt
- Hasse Ekman
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6.9/10

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Director
- Hasse Ekman
Writers
- Marika Stiernstedt
- Hasse Ekman
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Ernst Eklund

Jacob

Elsa Carlsson

Agnes

Sture Lagerwall

Pierre

Eva Henning

Vica

Hasse Ekman

Hugo

Sven Lindberg

Ivar

Birger Malmsten

Hilda Borgström

Alberta

Jan Molander

Sixten

Barbro Flodquist

Kate
(as Barbro Flodqvist)

Ragnar Arvedson

Disponenten

Solveig Lagström

Siri

Sven Arvor

Maitre d'
(uncredited)

Astrid Bodin

Mrs. Olsson - Wardrobist at Kungliga Biblioteket
(uncredited)

Helga Brofeldt

Woman on the Street Outside the Banquet
(uncredited)

Anna-Lisa Fröberg

General Counsel's Wife
(uncredited)

Svea Holst

Mrs. Bergman - Seamstress
(uncredited)

Wilma Malmlöf

Woman on the Street Outside the Banquet
(uncredited)

Director
- Hasse Ekman
Writers
- Marika Stiernstedt
- Hasse Ekman
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7Mattias

A great cast in a very good movie

Hasse Ekman always made movies with the best Swedish actors of his time. 'Banketten' is no exception with great performances from Sven Lindberg, Eva Henning and Sture Lagerwall. This is the story of an upper-class family with internal problems. The old patriarch father must decide who will inherit his company, but one son, Ivar, is a socialist, the other one, Pierre, is a big-spending irresponsible brat. Hasse Ekman and Eva Henning is the young married couple, locked in a marriage where love and romance have been replaced by insults and cynicism. It is interesting to know that the two were married to each other also outside the screen.

Of the 40 movies that Ekman directed, this is one of his five best.

7Foxx

My favourite Ekman movie.

Hasse Ekman had already established himself as the leading director at the time (before Bergman) but the leading role as the sadistic Hugo Stenbrott also established him as a gifted actor. Ingmar Bergman was impressed an gave Ekman one of the parts in "Gycklarnas afton", 1953. Eva Henning (Ekmans wife in real life as well) gives a striking performance as the lovesick Vica.

A frightening peak into the world of the upper-class, where the devil hides under a polished surface. Almost a masterpiece! **** (out of five)