Jan Troell Movies

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

Documentary about the making of Swedish film director Jan Troell's "The New Land" (1971) and "The Emigrants" (1972).

1964 - the year when Astrid Lindgren's 'Vi på Saltkråkan' is shown on TV, UN Swedes smuggle weapons, Khrushchev is visiting, car testing...

The film is based on a true occurrence in Sweden in 1988. A Finnish couple murdered a young boy and his parents when they prevented the theft of the...

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

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

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

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

From 1957 to 1961 170.000 Algerians flee to Tunisia because of the war. Most of them walk by feet across the mountains and the desert, carrying only...

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

Director Jan Troell films the process of making Bo Widerberg's last film 'Lust och fägring stor' ('All Things Fair'). The footage was compiled...

A small local radio station in the city of Trelleborg, Sweden. Very important to its listeners. A friend in the air.

For nine years in the 1950s, Jan Troell worked as a teacher at the Sorgenfri primary school in Malmö (an experience he drew on for his study of...

An artistic representation of Halland, Sweden. Four girls dressed in four different colors represent the four regions and rivers (Viskan, Ätran,...