The Passion of Anna (Sweden, 1970)

They say films from Scandinavian countries are always different from those of Europe in general. I agree with that, especially when you discover films like this one from one of the most famous and talented Swedish director, Igmar Bergman. His films are all about human emotions and psychological dramas. In The Passion of Anna, actor Max von Sydow plays a man who lives alone in his cabin in an almost empty island. He meets Anna and they start a relationship. Anna is a widow who lost her husband and son in a car accident. This incident has severe repercussions in her behaviour. Max, on the other hand, is a man who rarely shows emotions or feelings, and by the end of the film he breaks down emotionally. Meanwhile, strange animal killings and sacrifices are happening in the island, and the police are clueless up until the very end of the film.

For a movie that had no actual written script (only a short story written by Bergman outlining the main scenes), the Passion of Anna (originally titled The Passion in its native country) is a good experiment of how human emotions affect daily life in a very negative way.