Stefan Jarl

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Stefan Jarl is a Swedish film director best known for his documentaries. Together with Jan Lindqvist he made the Mods Trilogy, three films which follow a group of alienated people in Stockholm from the 1960s to the 1990s, They Call Us Misfits (1968), A Respectable Life (1979) and The Social Heritage (1993). A Respectable Life won the 1979 Guldbagge Awards for Best Film and Best Director. Jarl also wrote and directed Jag är din krigare (1997), and directed Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced (2003), The Girl From Auschwitz (2005), and Submission (2010), a documentary about the "chemical burden" of synthetics and plastics carried by people born after World War II. At the 25th Guldbagge Awards in 1990 he won the Creative Achievement award and in 2017 Jarl received the Lenin Award.

Most Popular Stefan Jarl Trailers

Total trailers found: 46

I Am Curious, Film Trailer (1995)

28 October 1995

The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries

Nature's Revenge Trailer (1983)

25 April 1983

Naturens Hämnd ("Nature's Revenge") is a moving and thought-provoking documentary about what we do with our natural enviroment, and what concequences it brings along.

U-barn Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

"U-barn was based on a few simple things: combining some forms of societal imprinting through education and advertisement, some educational situations and an old commercial.

Life at Any Cost Trailer (1998)

20 August 1998

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

Victoria - en film om kärlek Trailer (2015)

17 August 2015

Documentary about the making of Bo Widerberg's film 'Victoria'.

Good People Trailer (1990)

13 July 1990

A father and his son move to small village in the south of Sweden. One day, the boy finds an injured bird.

Before Winter Comes Trailer (2018)

23 February 2018

A family on a small farm tries to live as usual even though there is a violent coup in the country. The threat is constantly present.

The Threat Trailer (1987)

03 April 1987

On Saturday, April 26, spring came to Sweden. That same day, Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Bringing mild winds to Scandinavia.

The Painter Trailer (1982)

09 April 1982

Stig works at a factory and loves painting. When the factory shuts down Stig enters the abandoned building and starts to paint a brick wall.

The Soul Is Greater Than the World Trailer (1985)

14 March 1985

A documentary about Swedish Discus champion Ricky Bruch as he prepares for the 1984 Olympics. The film highlights Bruch's obsessive behavior regarding his training and preparations.

Samernas land Trailer (1994)

01 July 1994

About changes in the Sami living conditions. Traditional remarking and untouched nature mixed with images of brutal industrialist attacks in the landscape.

Man on the Roof Trailer (1976)

01 October 1976

When an inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by Detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of misconduct and possibly revenge.

Jåvna, renskötare år 2000 Trailer (1991)

01 March 1991

The twelve-year-old Jåvna is the guide to the Sami everyday life. He talks about his culture and about his future as a reindeer herder.

Brevfilmen Trailer (2021)

19 March 2021

Stefan Jarl and the Danish director Carsten Brandt, having exchanged letters for many years, decide to start a correspondence of cinema letters.

Shards Trailer (2024)

01 February 2024

With impressive visual clarity, memories, experiences, and events are interwoven with myths and dreams in a film about the search for meaning in a fragmented reality.

Nature's Warrior Trailer (1997)

21 February 1997

13 year old Kim feels at home in the wilderness. One night, nature's soul appears to him in the form of an Indian, and designates him nature's protector.

Ungkarlshotellet Trailer (1975)

22 January 1975

Göte is an alcoholic dockworker who wants to turn his life around to get his son back.

Beauty Will Save the World Trailer (2000)

01 August 2000

A documentary about Arne Sucksdorff. Stefan Jarl interviews Sucksdorff in his home where they talk about his films, life and memories.

We Have Our Own Song - The Music Movie Trailer (1976)

28 June 1976

The film documents the alternative festival, made to protest against the Eurovision Song Contest held in Stockholm 1975.

Paradise Lost Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced Trailer (2003)

27 June 2003

A feature-length documentary, possibly focusing, at least in part, on the recent anti-globalization protests in Gothenburg, Sweden and the alleged police misconduct during the protests.

With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

A documentary by Ronny Svensson and Markus Stromqvist on the making of Bo Widerberg's 1976 movie Manw

Decency Trailer (2013)

15 February 2013

A cry from the revolutionary wilderness. About the solidarity that disappeared.

Time Has No Name Trailer (1989)

26 December 1989

A documentary which visually captures the day-to-day routines of a husband and wife on a small farm.

Transform Sweden Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

This is what the filmmakers say about the film: We wanted to make a feature film about the class society Sweden.

Kyrie Trailer (1965)

11 September 1965

Birgitta Trotzig's "A Landscape" depicted from the mythology of the sore human deaths from which the drug has been collected.

The Truth About the New Anna Susanna Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

About the "aware, free and unrestrained modern woman" Anna Susanna.

The Magic Circle Trailer (1970)

25 December 1970

Loosely based on the Sala gang, a group of five people that committed murders and thefts in Sweden in the 1930s.

A Respectable Life Trailer (1979)

26 March 1979

A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta is an alcoholic and lives with his girlfriend Eva.

Misfits to Yuppies Trailer (1993)

02 April 1993

Misfits to Yuppies is the last of three films (Dom kallar oss mods, Ett anständigt liv, Det sociala arvet) that shows conditions for addicts in Stockholm and try to find out how social legacy have been transferred to their children from previous films.

Ture Sventon - Privatdetektiv Trailer (1972)

01 November 1972

Private detective Ture Sventon is visited by his friend Mr. Omar of the Arabic desert. Sventon decides to travel with Mr.

The Subjection Trailer (2010)

23 April 2010

Documentary in which director Stefan Jarl has a blood test performed on himself to show the "chemical burden" of trace chemicals in the blood of all people born since World War II.

Muraren Trailer (2002)

21 February 2002

A documentary about acclaimed Swedish actor Thommy Berggren.

They Call Us Misfits Trailer (1968)

25 March 1968

A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society.

The Girl from Auschwitz Trailer (2005)

25 August 2005

A portrait of the legendary Swedish journalist and writer Cordelia Edvardson (1929-2012). She was only fourteen when she alone was brought to the concentration camp of Theresienstadt and later to the camp of Auschwitz.

Epilog Trailer (2006)

01 September 2006

The fourth and final part of the Mods Trilogy. Kenta has left us. Stefan Jarl inherits two things from him: a Viking helmet and an unusually large can of medium-strength beer.

Själen för fan Trailer (2024)

13 September 2024

The spiritual has been surgically removed in our society. Money has become part of the people's soul.

Koltrasten Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

A short tribute to director Stefan Jarl's late friend, filmmaker Bo Widerberg, who passed away in 1997 at the age of 66.

Snutarna Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

A hot summer evening at a youth club in the city of Stockholm. 13 youngsters talk about their experiences of police violence and their views on the police.

Året var 1968 Trailer (2018)

02 January 2018

1968 - the year of riots, fights and protests. And demonstrations: against the Vietnam War, against teenage fairs, against the Davis Cup and even against Christmas.

Gästgivargår'n Trailer (2001)

31 January 2001

'Gästgivargår'n' depicts a restaurant at the foot of Kinnekulle dating back to the 1500s. There, restaurateur Stefan Johansson runs an inn based on local ingredients.

De hemlösa Trailer (2000)

18 February 2000

Stefan Jarl follows several homeless people in Stockholm during the cold winter of 1999.

En film om Arne Sucksdorff Trailer (2000)

01 May 2000

A documentary about the Swedish film-maker, photographer and writer Arne Sucksdorff by his apprentice Stefan Jarl.

Ursäkta mig Trailer (2026)

04 March 2026

The seasons change outside the window of Stefan Jarl’s farm in Västergötland. Melting icicles give way to birdsong and snowdrops.

Memento Mori Trailer (1980)

12 September 1980

A powerful film about a 35-year-old man who talks directly to the camera about his cancer and the reactions of those around him.

Om Stefan Jarl Trailer (2003)

01 August 2003