Jan-Hugo Norman

Movies

1000 Years: A Swedish History
Director of Photography
A documentary that tells the history of Sweden through the eyes of the people and showing their living conditions for the past 1000 years.
The Tattooed Widow
Cinematography
Ester is the perfect grandmother everyone expects her to be. But she unexpectedly inherits an old aunt and gets a big apartment and a lot of money. She decides to leave her husband, children and grandchildren to start her life over. Before long, she has four men who court her and she feels young once again.
Fyra dagar som skakade Sverige - Midsommarkrisen 1941
Director of Photography
At dawn on June 22, 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. On the same morning, Germany demanded permission from the Swedish government to transport 18,000 German soldiers from Norway to Finland across Sweden by railway. This was a difficult problem for the Swedish government. On one hand remaining friendly with Germany at the height of its power, on the other maintaining a strict neutrality. The Swedish cabinet meet in Stockholm to decide upon the best reply to the German demands.
Ett Satans År
Director of Photography
Swedish documentary from 1977. The film is about the last starvation year in Sweden, the emergency year 1867 in Ångermanland. It is a story about people who are hurting, but also about efforts from the outside world to help the developing country Sweden out of the crisis. SVT's documentary filmmaker Olle Häger passed away in November 2014. We remember him by showing some of his appreciated films during the summer.
Leva livet
Director of Photography
A woman gets cancer.
Silence! Cameras! The Magic Flute!
Cinematography
A documentary behind the scenes of Ingmar Bergman's The Magic Flute.