The Phantom CarriageA drunk relives the life he led before drink ruined him.
Sjöström constructs this simple folktale from a brilliant array of flashbacks and eerie special-effects.
Shot mainly indoors, with a fine performance by the director himself, this is considered by many to be his best Swedish film.
It is also one of the landmarks of the silent era's golden period of Scandinavian cinema and a key influence on Ingmar Bergman, who pays specific homage to it in Wild Strawberries, starring Sjöström.
