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That is to say, Rooney Mara looks just as bizarre as Noomi Rapace did in the role of Lisbeth Salander, the poster girl for punk and spunk in the Swedish-language trilogy.

'Tattoo': Raw, Rousing and Rather Redundant Joe Morgenstern 2011

Despite his lasting association with the director, Mr. von Sydow's one previous Oscar nomination was not for a role in a Bergman picture but rather for another Swedish-language part, that of Lassefar in Bille August's "Pelle the Conqueror" 1987, which won an Academy Award for best foreign film as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

His Silence Could Be Golden David Mermelstein 2012

The Swedish-language film has Larsson's troubled savant Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) targeted by ruthless conspirators.

'Saw 3D' Wins Box Office AP 2010

The director, Mikael H å fstr ö m, actually made a Swedish-language movie called "Evil," which earned an Oscar nomination seven years ago.

Hopkins Can't Right 'Rite' Joe Morgenstern 2011

Since then, his posthumously published novel – the first part of his Millennium Trilogy – has sold upwards of 30m copies, as well as spawning a successful Swedish-language film version in 2009.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – review 2011

The Swedish-language film has Larsson's troubled savant Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) targeted by ruthless conspirators.

'Saw 3D' Wins Box Office AP 2010

'Elvira Madigan' 1967 Long before "Amadeus," Bo Widerberg's Swedish-language tale of doomed love put Mozart on the pop charts with its hypnotic use of the Piano Concerto No. 21.

'One Day': A Stutter-Stop Affair to Forget Joe Morgenstern 2011

She can sometimes overdo it ( "Body Talk" ends with a Swedish-language folk ballad, and it probably shouldn't have), but she gets it just right on the empathetic "Cry When You Get Older," a roller-disco anthem that sounds like something Journey would have made if its members were female.

Album review: Robyn, "Body Talk Pt. 1" 2010

These are the Swedish-language screen adaptations of the late Stieg Larsson's remarkable crime novels, starting with "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."

'Kids': Much More Than All Right 2010

A Swedish-language film of "Dragon Tattoo" came out last year and was a surprise hit.

Stieg Larsson Fourth Book: Unfinished Manuscript Is Shrouded In Mystery 2010