Damned, The (1969): Visconti’s First Panel of German Trilogy, Starring Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Berger

The Damned is a lavish melodramatic tale of decadence and corruption, drawing parallels between the decline and demise of a rich family of industrialists and the rise of Hitler and Nazism.

Wild Strawberries (1959): Ingmar Bergman’s Metaphysical Meditation about Life and Death, Starring Victor Sjostrom, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin (Masterpieces of World Cinema)

During the trip, Isak is forced by nightmares, daydreams, old age, and impending death to reevaluate his life.