The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter

The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter

123 mins | Drama, Romance | March 4, 1999

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.

The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter

123 mins | Drama, Romance | March 4, 1999

The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers European Script Fund, Athenafilm, Felicia Film
Original title Magnetisörens femte vinter
Directors Morten Henriksen
Writers Morten Henriksen, Jonas Cornell, Per Olov Enquist

Cast

Rolf Lassgård

as Selander

Ole Lemmeke

as Friedrich Meisner

Gard B. Eidsvold

as Dr. Stenius

Robert Skjærstad

as Vävaren

Björn Granath

as Aspelin

Stina Ekblad

as Housekeeper

Erland Josephson

as Mr. Hofverberg

Måns Westfelt

as Mr. Krüger

Bergljót Arnadóttir

as Helena Bolin

Eva Röse

as Sofie

Börje Ahlstedt

as Apotekaren

Malin Cederblad

as Eva-Stina