Kjell Grede Movies
This historical drama chronicles the struggle of Swedish businessman Raoul Wallenberg (Stella Skarsgard), as he fought valiantly to save the lives of the Jewish residents of Nazi-occupied Budapest. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stellan Skarsgård, Katharina Thalbach, (more)
- 1987
This plodding, depressing drama concerns the 19th-century painters who were collectively know as the Skaw (or Skagen) Colony. The group rejected the Impressionist style of painting, opting for the realism of natural light and using the lives of the poor fishing villagers as their inspiration. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stellan Skarsgård
- 1979
John and Disa are a decent couple; she is level-headed, and he has a pretty good job. A handsome lad, much given to idealistic musings, his poorly thought-out ethical ditherings cause him to lose both his job and his wife. His only friend is Bernhard, an older rich man, who cannot offer him much useful advice. He is bolstered up somewhat by his affair with Sonja, who has a very orderly life, despite the fact that she is quite poor. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Björn Skagestad, Lena Nyman, (more)
- 1974
In this Swedish comedy, Felix wants to transcend his limitations completely. To that end, he leaves his country home and enrolls in training as a fireman's apprentice. If all goes well, not only will he overcome his fear of heights, but also his fear of dangers of all kinds. Alas, things do not go well, and he is dismissed. Felix does show courage, however, when he talks his father out of a suicide attempt. Then for some reason, the boy chooses to steal an ambulance: he plans to try his hand at taking a patient to a hospital, somewhere, sometime. What happens next is more than he bargained for, but that's not all bad. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1971
This Swedish film parallels discontent with Sweden's highly controlled and socialized society with the situations encountered by Helge (Lars Brannstrom), a vacationing factory worker. Helge is suddenly jarred out of his usual ways when, just before the factory shuts down for the holidays, he almost loses his arm in a machine. His joy at being able to keep his arm transports him into a new way of looking at the world, and leads him to give away most of his vacation pay. In yet another accident, he gets his first glimpse of the beautiful girl Klara Lust. He decides to spend his vacation looking for her. His quest leads him to question many things about the world he lives in. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1970
Harry (Jan Nielsen) is the teenage boy on the verge of self discovery. When he invents a new product, an American company offers to pay for his continuing education in the United States. His parents are at a stalemate in their marriage. His father labors on a printing press and his mother engages in an illicit affair with the American business representative. Harry turns down the offer when he discovers his mother's affair. He also realizes he has made some older friends in the town he thought had nothing to offer him. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carl-Gustav Lindstedt, Gun Jonsson, (more)
- 1967
Listed in TV Guide as a 1968 release and in most other sources as a 1969 film, the Swedish Hugo and Josefin (Hugo och Josefin) was actually completed in 1967. Six-year-old Josefin (Marie Ohman) is the lonely, withdrawn daughter of the new minister. She is brought out of her shell by Hugo (Fredrik Becklen), a free-spirited lad with an abundance of self-confidence. Together with a gardener (Beppe Wolgers), Hugo and Josefin enjoy a series of harmless adventures. Based on a popular series of children's books by Maria Gripe, Hugo and Josefin made its American debut on the HBO cable network -- surprising, considering that the film is G-rated. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Fredrik Becklin, Marie Ohman, (more)
