The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Rolf LassgårdSelander

Ole LemmekeFriedrich Meisner

Johanna SällströmMaria

Gard B. EidsvoldDr. Stenius

Robert SkjærstadVävaren

Björn GranathAspelin

Stina EkbladHousekeeper

Erland JosephsonMr. Hofverberg

Måns WestfeltMr. Krüger

Bergljót Arnadóttir

Bergljót ArnadóttirHelena Bolin

Eva RöseSofie

Börje AhlstedtApotekaren