Stefan Jarl

Stefan Jarl

Birth : 1941-03-18, Skara, Skaraborgs län, Sweden

History

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.

Profile

Stefan Jarl

Movies

Brevfilmen
Director
Stefan Jarl and the Danish director Carsten Brandt, having exchanged letters for many years, decide to start a correspondence of cinema letters. They are interrupted when Carsten is diagnosed with cancer, but Stefan continues to send his short film letters to Carsten. Now Stefan's unanswered letter has been put together into a feature film about man's relationship to nature and society and the striking tenderness to all living things that characterized Stefan Jarl's filmmaking.
Innan vintern kommer
Writer
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.
Innan vintern kommer
Director
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.
Victoria - en film om kärlek
Documentary about the making of Bo Widerberg's film 'Victoria'.
Koltrasten
Director
A short tribute to director Stefan Jarl's late friend, filmmaker Bo Widerberg, who passed away in 1997 at the age of 66.
Decency
Director
A cry from the revolutionary wilderness. About the solidarity that disappeared.
The Subjection
Producer
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.
The Subjection
Himself
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.
The Girl from Auschwitz
Director
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.
Paradise Lost
Director
Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced
Himself, interviewer
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.
Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced
Editor
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.
Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced
Writer
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.
Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced
Director
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.
Muraren
Director
A documentary about acclaimed Swedish actor Thommy Berggren.
Beauty Will Save the World
Director
A documentary about Arne Sucksdorff. Stefan Jarl interviews Sucksdorff in his home where they talk about his films, life and memories.
De hemlösa
Director
Liv till varje pris
Director
A documentary about acclaimed Swedish film director Bo Widerberg.
Nature's Warrior
Writer
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.
Nature's Warrior
Director
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.
I Am Curious, Film
Self
The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries
Samernas land
Screenplay
About changes in the Sami living conditions. Traditional remarking and untouched nature mixed with images of brutal industrialist attacks in the landscape.
Samernas land
Director
About changes in the Sami living conditions. Traditional remarking and untouched nature mixed with images of brutal industrialist attacks in the landscape.
Misfits to Yuppies
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.
Misfits to Yuppies
Producer
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.
Misfits to Yuppies
Writer
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.
Misfits to Yuppies
Director
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.
Jåvna, renskötare år 2000
Director
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. The film depicts the conflict between Swedish society and the Sámi world.
Good People
Producer
A father and his son move to small village in the south of Sweden. One day, the boy finds an injured bird. He skips the school and spend more time in the woods with the bird.
Good People
Writer
A father and his son move to small village in the south of Sweden. One day, the boy finds an injured bird. He skips the school and spend more time in the woods with the bird.
Good People
Director
A father and his son move to small village in the south of Sweden. One day, the boy finds an injured bird. He skips the school and spend more time in the woods with the bird.
Time Has No Name
Writer
A documentary which visually captures the day-to-day routines of a husband and wife on a small farm.
Time Has No Name
Director
A documentary which visually captures the day-to-day routines of a husband and wife on a small farm.
The Threat
Screenplay
On Saturday, April 26, spring came to Sweden. That same day, Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Bringing mild winds to Scandinavia. Sweden suffered heavily of radioactive poison.
The Threat
Director
On Saturday, April 26, spring came to Sweden. That same day, Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Bringing mild winds to Scandinavia. Sweden suffered heavily of radioactive poison.
Själen är större än världen
Director
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. Facing difficulties with the Swedish Olympic Committee, Bruch is denied the right to compete in the Olympic Games. Bent on revenge, he trains like an animal and competes in smaller competitions, ultimately throwing his career-best 71.26 meters (233 feet, 9 inches). Proving to himself and the world that he is the greatest, Ricky's throw would have won the 1984 Olympics by nearly 5 meters.
Nature's Revenge
Director
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.
A Respectable Life
"A Respectable Life" - 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. Together they have a son, Patric. Kenta's mom is in jail for manslaughter and Kenta goes to Kronoberg to greet her. Heroin also comes to play and Stoffe is one of those who falls victim to it. He lives with his girlfriend Lena and their young son, Janne. Lena later throws Stoffe out their home when she gets enough of his abuse, and he is forced to live with his mother. Kenta calls Stoffe and decides to meet him, and he tries to persuade him to give up heroin, but the two have a falling out and they separate. This film features other users from the previous film, such as Jajje and Kenta Bergkvist. The film ends with the death of a prominent person in the trilogy.
A Respectable Life
Producer
"A Respectable Life" - 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. Together they have a son, Patric. Kenta's mom is in jail for manslaughter and Kenta goes to Kronoberg to greet her. Heroin also comes to play and Stoffe is one of those who falls victim to it. He lives with his girlfriend Lena and their young son, Janne. Lena later throws Stoffe out their home when she gets enough of his abuse, and he is forced to live with his mother. Kenta calls Stoffe and decides to meet him, and he tries to persuade him to give up heroin, but the two have a falling out and they separate. This film features other users from the previous film, such as Jajje and Kenta Bergkvist. The film ends with the death of a prominent person in the trilogy.
A Respectable Life
Sound Recordist
"A Respectable Life" - 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. Together they have a son, Patric. Kenta's mom is in jail for manslaughter and Kenta goes to Kronoberg to greet her. Heroin also comes to play and Stoffe is one of those who falls victim to it. He lives with his girlfriend Lena and their young son, Janne. Lena later throws Stoffe out their home when she gets enough of his abuse, and he is forced to live with his mother. Kenta calls Stoffe and decides to meet him, and he tries to persuade him to give up heroin, but the two have a falling out and they separate. This film features other users from the previous film, such as Jajje and Kenta Bergkvist. The film ends with the death of a prominent person in the trilogy.
A Respectable Life
Writer
"A Respectable Life" - 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. Together they have a son, Patric. Kenta's mom is in jail for manslaughter and Kenta goes to Kronoberg to greet her. Heroin also comes to play and Stoffe is one of those who falls victim to it. He lives with his girlfriend Lena and their young son, Janne. Lena later throws Stoffe out their home when she gets enough of his abuse, and he is forced to live with his mother. Kenta calls Stoffe and decides to meet him, and he tries to persuade him to give up heroin, but the two have a falling out and they separate. This film features other users from the previous film, such as Jajje and Kenta Bergkvist. The film ends with the death of a prominent person in the trilogy.
A Respectable Life
Director
"A Respectable Life" - 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. Together they have a son, Patric. Kenta's mom is in jail for manslaughter and Kenta goes to Kronoberg to greet her. Heroin also comes to play and Stoffe is one of those who falls victim to it. He lives with his girlfriend Lena and their young son, Janne. Lena later throws Stoffe out their home when she gets enough of his abuse, and he is forced to live with his mother. Kenta calls Stoffe and decides to meet him, and he tries to persuade him to give up heroin, but the two have a falling out and they separate. This film features other users from the previous film, such as Jajje and Kenta Bergkvist. The film ends with the death of a prominent person in the trilogy.
Man on the Roof
Assistant Director
Stockholm policeman Martin Beck is called in to investigate the murder of a fellow officer. Beck and his partner, Einar Ronn, soon discover that the murdered policeman was well known to his colleagues for his excessive brutality, though his misdeeds were never reported to higher authorities. As they pursue their investigation, a sniper climbs to a roof in downtown Stockholm and starts firing at every uniformed officer he sees.
Man on the Roof
Production Manager
Stockholm policeman Martin Beck is called in to investigate the murder of a fellow officer. Beck and his partner, Einar Ronn, soon discover that the murdered policeman was well known to his colleagues for his excessive brutality, though his misdeeds were never reported to higher authorities. As they pursue their investigation, a sniper climbs to a roof in downtown Stockholm and starts firing at every uniformed officer he sees.
We have our own song - the music movie
Director
The film documents the alternative festival, made to protest against the Eurovision Song Contest held in Stockholm 1975. There are many Swedish and international artists on stage, as well as some clips from speeches, riots, civil wars, and the people at the song contest itself.
Förvandla Sverige
Director
This is what the filmmakers say about the film: We wanted to make a feature film about the class society Sweden. But we were not allowed by the Swedish Film Institute. At least we filmed some and cut it together into a short film. The class society is included. And a lot about the meaning of the work or lack of meaning. Because that’s what it’s about: the power over our work. That can be discussed based on this film. (Filmform)
Ture Sventon - Privatdetektiv
Producer
Private detective Ture Sventon is visited by his friend Mr. Omar of the Arabic desert. Sventon decides to travel with Mr. Omar on his flying carpet to Paris. However, Sventon almost exclusively lives on cream puffs, and to transport these across the continent, he needs a portable fridge. He pays a visit to Stockholms foremost fridge inventor and are introduced to a new fridge which shrinks and deshrinks the food. The inventor is afraid his new invention will be stolen, and thus Sventon brings it to Paris where it gets stolen.
The Magic Circle
Producer
Loosely based on the Sala gang, a group of five people that committed murders and thefts in Sweden in the 1930s.
The Magic Circle
Writer
Loosely based on the Sala gang, a group of five people that committed murders and thefts in Sweden in the 1930s.
They Call Us Misfits
Narrator
A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.
They Call Us Misfits
Editor
A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.
They Call Us Misfits
Sound
A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.
They Call Us Misfits
Writer
A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.
They Call Us Misfits
Director
A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.
Kyrie
Supervising Producer
Birgitta Trotzig's "A Landscape" depicted from the mythology of the sore human deaths from which the drug has been collected.
En film om Modstrilogin
A documentary about Stefan Jarl's Mod-trilogy.
Gästgivargår'n
Director