
Ingeborg Holm
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Produced by Svenska Biografteatern
A devastating silent-era melodrama about maternal loss and social devastation, where a widow's desperate struggle to reclaim her separated children becomes a meditation on poverty, grief, and the cruelty of circumstance.
After Ingeborg Holm's husband becomes sick and dies, the family's small grocery store fails, Ingeborg becomes bankrupt, and she is forced to move to the workhouse. Her three children go to foster homes. Ingeborg simply must see them again.
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Questions people ask
Is Ingeborg Holm sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is Ingeborg Holm violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Ingeborg Holm easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Ingeborg Holm scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Ingeborg Holm end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Ingeborg Holm
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Ingeborg Holm
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Ingeborg Holm, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Ingeborg Holm, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Ingeborg Holm, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































