Jan Troell Movies

The story of the desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and a beautiful American painter, against the will of her father, the powerful...

Carl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoirs with Sven himself as narrator. A journey to the...

A portrait of Radio SMT 92.8, a small local radio station in Trelleborg, Sweden, and its importance to the community it serves. The film observes how...

A young Swedish boy tries to enjoy his birthday with his mother in the maternity ward and his father having forgotten about the occasion.

Pianist Hans Pålsson is asked to write music for his friend Claes Eklundh's artwork. A documentary which shows the two men and their creating...

A tribute and portrait of the Swedish filmmaker Bo Widerberg. Thommy Berggren presents slices and comments on Widerberg.

Sören Mårtensson is a middle school teacher. His classroom occupied by half-grown children. His work is tormenting him and at night he is...

A tale of a young woman, Britt, who has two flings, but finds herself with difficult decisions when she finds herself pregnant.

Four short stories from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland.

Interviews with Kjell who is a cancer patient, children who smoke and various celebrities on their views and experiences on smoking.

A lonely teacher muddles through a midlife crisis as he navigates romantic relationships and tries his hand at composing experimental music.

A film about Jan Troell who turns 90 this summer. We get to see Jan Troell's own pictures, but also a conversation about childhood happiness and the...

An interview with director Jan Troell, conducted by critic Peter Cowie, on his epic Oscar-nominated masterpieces, The Emigrants (1971) and The New...

1966 - when Bob Dylan visits Sweden and Prime Minister Erlander has a difficult time with questions about housing. A special evening at the opera is...