Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer’s daughter Read More »
Tag Archives: Jan Troell
Zandy’s Bride (1974) Jan Troell, Gene Hackman, Liv Ullmann, Eileen Heckart
It’s the late nineteenth century. Trying to develop a ranch on an isolated and rugged property Read More »
Il capitano (1991) Jan Troell, Antti Reini, Maria Heiskanen, Berto Marklund
Triple murders are rare enough in Sweden that they qualify as headline-grabbing national news for prolonged periods of time. Read More »
The Flight of the Eagle / Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (1982) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Göran Stangertz
Based on the novel by Per Olaf Sundman, Ingenjör Andrées Luftfärd (Flight of the Eagle) Read More »
Who Saw Him Die? / Ole dole doff (1968) Jan Troell, Per Oscarsson, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz, Kerstin Tidelius
Sören Mårtensson is a middle school teacher. Schoolwork is a torment for him Read More »
The Last Sentence / Dom över död man man (2012) Jan Troell, Jesper Christensen, Pernilla August, Ulla Skoog
Torgny Segerstedt was one of the leading journalists in Sweden in the 20th century. Read More »
The New Land AKA Nybyggarna (1972) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg
This film continues from where The Emigrants / Utvandrarna (1971) left off. Starting a new life in the New World from almost nothing is not easy. Read More »
Hurricane (1979) Jan Troell, Jason Robards, Mia Farrow, Max von Sydow
The desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and an American painter, against the will of her father. Read More »
A Frozen Dream (1997) Jan Troell, Max von Sydow, Samuel Fröler, Rolf Lassgård
Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée (1897) which Troell had dramatized in “Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd” (1982). Read More »
Here Is Your Life (1966) Jan Troell, Eddie Axberg, Gudrun Brost, Ulla Akselson
Based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Eyvind Johnson Read More »