Stig Björkman

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Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
6.7
A portrait of Denmark's most acclaimed and controversial director, Lars von Trier. A meeting with von Trier on a private level as well as with his film universe. Filmmaker Stig Björkman follow von Trier during a period of more than two years, meet him at work, at home and at leisure. Written by Fredrik Klasson
Documentary
À la recherche d'Ingmar Bergman
6
Un récit significatif de la vie personnelle et professionnelle du grand cinéaste suédois Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) qui explore son héritage cinématographique, avec des interviews de ses plus proches collaborateurs et d'une nouvelle génération de cinéastes.
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Bergmanya'ya Yolculuk
7

Bergmanya'ya Yolculuk

Apr 16, 2011
This is a cinematic pilgrimage by two young Turkish directors to their biggest source of inspiration, Ingmar Bergman. Their desire to approach even further to Bergman and to his work leads them to make this journey from their hometown Istanbul to Sweden, the land of Bergman. Their journey passes through not only to Stockholm, Uppsala, Dalarna, Gotland and of course Faro, but will also be an inner journey to their own selves.
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Svensk Filmindustri: La grande aventure du cinéma Suédois
7
Rarely in the history of the cinema, a company films productions will have marked the history and the culture of its country like "Svensk Filmindustri". Since its creation in 1919 by Charles Magnusson, Svensk Filmindustri have produced 1200 films including the major works of Mauritz Stiller, Victor Sjöström and Ingmar Bergman. The uncontested talent of the actresses Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman have given Swedish cinema a world recognition, a cinema that celebrates the power of the forces of nature, and where the inner life of its characters remains in our memories.
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Corona Film Club
5

Corona Film Club

May 05, 2021
Documentary about filmmaker and film lover Stig Björkman during the pandemic year of 2020 when he stay in touch with his friends over his laptop.
Documentary
Bergman Island
6.2

Bergman Island

Jul 14, 2021
Un couple de cinéastes s'installe pour écrire, le temps d'un été, sur l’île suédoise de Fårö, où vécut Bergman. A mesure que leurs scénarios respectifs avancent, et au contact des paysages sauvages de l’île, la frontière entre fiction et réalité se brouille…
Drama
Så länge hjärtat slår
1
In the spring of 2020, when the Coronavirus pandemic paralyzed all of Sweden, employees at a nursing home are forced to experience how the infection finds its way in, and the situation becomes increasingly desperate. Care assistant Hanne finds herself in a difficult dilemma.
Drama
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
6.7
A portrait of Denmark's most acclaimed and controversial director, Lars von Trier. A meeting with von Trier on a private level as well as with his film universe. Filmmaker Stig Björkman follow von Trier during a period of more than two years, meet him at work, at home and at leisure. Written by Fredrik Klasson
Documentary
...Men filmen är min älskarinna
6.2
Guided by Liv Ullmann and with commentaries from a number of prominent filmmakers for whom Bergman is and remains an important influence - such as Woody Allen, Olivier Assayas, Bernardo Bertolucci, Arnaud Desplechin, John Sayles, Martin Scorsese and Lars von Trier, the film provides a vivid portrait of the artist who in each new project found a challenge for himself and for the people he worked with - both actors and colleagues behind the camera.
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Bilder från Lekstugan
6.5
In the early fifties Ingmar Bergman got himself a cine-camera, a 9.5 mm Bell & Howell, which he often used both privately and in his work. "Bilder från lekstugan" ("Images from the Playground") embark on these films, giving a diverse representation of one of the greatest artists in cinema.
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Sommaren
5.8

Sommaren

Aug 31, 1995
Torun and Mikael have been married for a few years. When vacationing on the Danish coast, their young son Melker accidentally drowns. Torun initially blames her sister, who was supposed to supervise her children. Later she turns her anger and grief against her husband. Since none of them know what to do with their feelings, they start to drift apart.
Drama
Kvindesind
10

Kvindesind

Apr 07, 1980
A psychological drama. The action takes place within a few hours in a woman's life. She is burdened by the decision whether she should leave husband and child in favor of an American she has fallen in love with.
Drama
Je suis Ingrid
7.2

Je suis Ingrid

Aug 27, 2015
A psychological drama. The action takes place within a few hours in a woman's life. She is burdened by the decision whether she should leave husband and child in favor of an American she has fallen in love with.
Documentary
Den vita väggen
4

Den vita väggen

Mar 24, 1975
A day in the life of Monika, an ordinary, modern (ca.1975) Swedish woman. Her surroundings are a lot sleeker than her daily existence, though; she's unemployed, her husband is gone, and she's alone in the midst of what ought to be the good life.
Drama
Den vita väggen
4

Den vita väggen

Mar 24, 1975
A day in the life of Monika, an ordinary, modern (ca.1975) Swedish woman. Her surroundings are a lot sleeker than her daily existence, though; she's unemployed, her husband is gone, and she's alone in the midst of what ought to be the good life.
Drama
Den vita väggen
4

Den vita väggen

Mar 24, 1975
A day in the life of Monika, an ordinary, modern (ca.1975) Swedish woman. Her surroundings are a lot sleeker than her daily existence, though; she's unemployed, her husband is gone, and she's alone in the midst of what ought to be the good life.
Drama
Je suis Ingrid
7.2

Je suis Ingrid

Aug 27, 2015
A documentary about the rehearsal of a theater production of Ingmar Bergman's "Fanny and Alexander" in 2012, in Stockholm, Sweden.
Documentary
Bakom jalusin
8

Bakom jalusin

Sep 26, 1984
A Swedish writer is visiting Morocco. At his hotel, he stays next door to an Italian couple. He becomes obsessed with the woman, spying and following her. One night she knocks on his door.
Drama
Aftenlandet
6.7

Aftenlandet

Feb 21, 1977
Denmark is in deep crisis: the country is hit by general strike, during the holding of a NATO summit in Copenhagen. Meanwhile, a minister is kidnapped by extremists, and state power cracks down against politically-active leftists.
Drama
Nej
1

Nej

May 08, 1969

Nej

How and why people refused military service in Sweden at the end of the 1960s. This is the reasoning of the Minister of Defense and the friends of non-violence and pacifists.
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Nej
1

Nej

May 08, 1969

Nej

How and why people refused military service in Sweden at the end of the 1960s. This is the reasoning of the Minister of Defense and the friends of non-violence and pacifists.
Documentary
Letizia
1

Letizia

Jan 01, 1964
An experimental short film about a young woman in a modern city environment in Stockholm
Bakom jalusin
8

Bakom jalusin

Sep 26, 1984
A Swedish writer is visiting Morocco. At his hotel, he stays next door to an Italian couple. He becomes obsessed with the woman, spying and following her. One night she knocks on his door.
Drama
Kvindesind
10

Kvindesind

Apr 07, 1980
A psychological drama. The action takes place within a few hours in a woman's life. She is burdened by the decision whether she should leave husband and child in favor of an American she has fallen in love with.
Drama
Ingmar Bergman
6.2

Ingmar Bergman

Mar 17, 1972
Portrait of Ingmar Bergman made while he was working on The Touch. About the early years of the 70's in Ingmar Bergman's professional and private life.
Documentary
Gå på vattnet om du kan
4.4
Literature graduate Orlando begins a love affair with the Foreign Ministry official Anders. She follows him to Argentina. There she learns that he is already married.
Drama
Gå på vattnet om du kan
4.4
Literature graduate Orlando begins a love affair with the Foreign Ministry official Anders. She follows him to Argentina. There she learns that he is already married.
Drama
1

Oct 29, 1995

This is the IMDB entry for the Scandinavia episode of The Century of Cinema series of documentaries. They were broadcast on television as a series but I think also shown at film festivals as individual films.