Stig Olin

A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 films.

A documentary made to celebrate Stig Järrel's 80th birthday, clips of old performances are mixed with new interviews with Järrel and colleagues.

The young nobleman Inge is riding through Sweden, looking for his twin brother, Arild. He meets a group of gypsies who welcome him. They met Arild earlier and believe that the brother is Arild. Inge falls in love with the mysterious girl Isis.

Jim Olsson, eight years old, lives in a small, boring town. His father has passed away recently, but comes back in Jim's fantasies to tell stories. In his daydreams, Jim has all kinds of adventures.

Love triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family.

Fabian Bom has been sent by the Export Association to promote Swedish export to Spain. He travels with the navy's cruiser to Barcelona, but his jealous fiancée Gullan has followed him in secret to keep an eye on him. In Barcelona the usually strict and virtuous Bom is surrounded by the local women and has a ball. He meets the young and zestful Linnea from Sweden. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Two journalists marry each other but Tore is unhappy that his wife is ambitious in her career instead of their household.

Two journalists marry each other but Tore is unhappy that his wife is ambitious in her career instead of their household.

Eva Dahl, a doctor's wife, starts an affair with a younger man.

Eva Dahl, a doctor's wife, starts an affair with a younger man.

Ten-year-old Rasmus, his friend Pontus and his dog Toker, find out about a silver theft in the small town where they live. Family film from Astrid Lindgren's radio series.

Ten-year-old Rasmus, his friend Pontus and his dog Toker, find out about a silver theft in the small town where they live. Family film from Astrid Lindgren's radio series.

A day in the life of a theater ensemble. The acting students are struggling to get one foot ahead of the others and the regular cast is fighting for the good parts.

There is a new English teacher in school, Miss Lind. She moves in with the Nilssons, whose son Sigge prefers playing with his trumpet than to study German. Miss Lind convinces him how important his studies are. But Sanna, a girl in Sigge's class becomes jealous and angry when Sigge prefers his homework instead of her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

There is a new English teacher in school, Miss Lind. She moves in with the Nilssons, whose son Sigge prefers playing with his trumpet than to study German. Miss Lind convinces him how important his studies are. But Sanna, a girl in Sigge's class becomes jealous and angry when Sigge prefers his homework instead of her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

A comedy mystery involving the composer and cartoonist Hubert Yrhage, the journalist Gary Lundberg, anticartoon campaigner Lena Lett, the mysterious Jens Myskovich and music publisher Darling Karlsson. Yrhage receives his manuscripts from an 11 year-old whose inspiration comes from the mysterious events at a boarding house where several of the characters stay.

A member of "Sjöbjörnarna" (a group of executives), asks the newspaper editor Dick Mattson to find Brita Ljungdahl, the former wife of another of the members. The first clue he tries is to ask a certain Maria Vaern, who knows Brita.

A member of "Sjöbjörnarna" (a group of executives), asks the newspaper editor Dick Mattson to find Brita Ljungdahl, the former wife of another of the members. The first clue he tries is to ask a certain Maria Vaern, who knows Brita.

The year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the boarder. The peace in Europe is fragile and the cold war is imminent. At F8 - Air Fore Base, the yellow squadron stand ready with its J29 fighters.

The year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the boarder. The peace in Europe is fragile and the cold war is imminent. At F8 - Air Fore Base, the yellow squadron stand ready with its J29 fighters.

The year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the boarder. The peace in Europe is fragile and the cold war is imminent. At F8 - Air Fore Base, the yellow squadron stand ready with its J29 fighters.

The marriage of the newlyweds Gun and Emil is strained when Gun sings in a radio show and makes a breakthrough.

The marriage of the newlyweds Gun and Emil is strained when Gun sings in a radio show and makes a breakthrough.

The marriage of the newlyweds Gun and Emil is strained when Gun sings in a radio show and makes a breakthrough.

"In rain and shine" - Sid och Filibert are identical twins. Sid is a theater manager and composer and when his brother arrives to Stockholm for a position at the Museum of Natural History, Filibert is mistaken for Sid.

"In rain and shine" - Sid och Filibert are identical twins. Sid is a theater manager and composer and when his brother arrives to Stockholm for a position at the Museum of Natural History, Filibert is mistaken for Sid.

The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.

Christer is a teenager who prefers to spend his time on motorcycles instead of his studies which doesn't impress his father. There is also a youth motorcycle gang terrorising the local girls but Christer doesn't dare to stand up to them, leading to his humiliation. One day he comes into contact with a professional speedway racer who takes him under his wing.

Newly graduated teacher Anna-Greta is courted by a senior student.

Lilian is engaged to engineer Arne. To make him more interested in her, she meets a few other men.

Gertrud is being abandoned by her husband after 20 years of marriage. Offended and unhappy she leaves her home and rents a room. The landlady's son is drawn to her and tries to help her out of the loneliness.

Una bailarina vive una existencia atormentada a causa de su inestabilidad afectiva, dividida entre su actual amor y el recuerdo de su primer novio, fallecido en un accidente. Juegos de verano trata del amor adolescente en el esplendor del verano.

A small Swedish town just after WW1. An accountant and his two journalist friends have entered the stock market. The result is not as good as expected.

Liquidanzia, imaginario país vecino de Suecia, sufre una sangrienta dictadura, razón por la cual Suecia se convierte en destino de refugiados, pero también de los espías que intentan capturarlos. Entre esos refugiados está Vera (Signe Hasso), que espera la llegada de sus padres de un momento a otro, si es que logran escapar; por otra parte, creyendo que su marido, un espía de la dictadura (Ulf Palme), estaba muerto, Vera había estado saliendo con un detective de la policía sueca (Alf Kjellin).

Stig y Martha Eriksson forman una joven pareja de violinistas que tocan en la misma orquesta. Mientras Stig ensaya la novena Sinfonía de Beethoven, el joven violonista se entera de la muerte accidental de su mujer. Una vez en casa, Stig recuerda su encuentro con Martha, así como momentos privilegiados de su felicidad pasada.

A ring passes between a lot of different people, giving the bearer or someone close a new meaning to life. Actors, embezzlers, old ladies and cheated husbands all seem to gain temporary hope from misery and disillusionment.

Un director de cine recibe la visita de su antiguo profesor de matemáticas que sale de un asilo. Éste le propone realizar una película sobre el tema: "Nuestro mundo es el infierno y el diablo lo dirige todo".

"How crazy!" A man and a woman watch episodes from Nils Poppe movies outside a cinema Maxim in Stockholm. Poppe represents, among other things, a poor composer who vainly tries to get a tune adopted by a publisher. The failure makes him depressed, but he is living it up by meeting a good friend Calle, who invites him home. Poppe stays for a few days as a male housewife. Calle has a music store and there the two friends can go crazy among all the instruments.

A young prostitute, Gullan Svan, is murdered one night. The police suspects that the murderer is a student, since she had a lot of students as customers. The murderer stole a picture of Gullan after he killed her, a picture which later is found in a rented tuxedo when the tuxedo is returned. Four students decide to solve the case, but it seems that the truth is even closer than they first suspected... Plot by Mattias Thuresson

Marine Bo Fredriksson is travelling home on a leave. He reminisce about an accident he caused as a 12-year old which killed a young girl, an event that has made him feel revulsion for death. Back home he meets Eva, a girl he fancies and they move together to Stockholm to start a life together.

Gösta trabaja como estibador en el muelle del puerto de Göteborg. Un día, salva a Berit, una chica muy joven que estaba a punto de ahogarse. Más tarde, se vuelven a ver en un baile. Berit, que es una joven muy independiente, nunca vuelve a ver a sus amantes de una noche; pero Pero Gösta será la excepción.

Martin is married to Frida and together they have a son. One day after a quarrel with his wife, he goes to buy flowers to ask for forgiveness. In the flower shop he meets the beautiful Rut and falls instantly in love. They both start a passionate love affair but beneath the beautiful surface hides a completely different woman than he expected ...

Jens Månsson has big financial problems and realizes that he probably has to leave his dear Skåne farm Gåsabo. But suddenly, he inherits a fortune from his brother John in America.

Olga Sundblom has alone after the divorce the custody of the son Krister. He has trouble of controlling himself. He cheats in school, smokes in the bed and is generally unbearable. He is send to Granberga boarding school and soon he starting to turn everything upside down. He offers the schoolmates alcohol and begins a relationship with a young woman that he treats like a slut. When he gets expelled he escapes to his summerhouse.

Nelly tiene dieciocho años y vive en casa de su madre adoptiva. La adolescente no deja de soñar con el que será su primer baile, organizado por el ayuntamiento de su pequeña ciudad. La chica escribe a su madre, Jenny, que vive en Estocolmo, para conseguir un vestido bonito. Jenny aprovechará la ocasión para visitar a su hija, acompañada de su amante, Jack, un actor fracasado y suicida.

Cuando el prestigioso doctor Arne Lundell termina el trabajo más importante de su vida, un colega de la universidad de Estocolmo, el doctor Sander, presenta una denuncia contra él por plagio. Marianne, esposa de Arne, hace todo lo posible para animar a su angustiado marido que no alcanza a comprender los motivos de esta injusta acusación. En estas circunstancias, Sander aparece muerto. Todo parece indicar que se trata de un suicidio, pero pronto se llega a la conclusión de que en realidad ha sido asesinado. Las sospechas recaen fatalmente sobre el doctor Arne. La dramática situación empieza a aclararse cuando Arne descubre, por casualidad, una carta gracias a la cual descubre que su esposa era la amante secreta del desaparecido profesor.

Drama evolving around three brothers who join the air force to become flight cadets. When Åke's plane goes missing, the other two must find him.

Un profesor de latín, apodado Calígula, de carácter paranoico, goza persiguiendo a uno de sus alumnos, Jan-Erik Widgren, y satisface su sadismo en una joven vendedora en un estanco llamada Bertha. Widgren se enamorará de Bertha, sin saber que ella también se relaciona con Calígula.

"The Invisble Wall" - In an unnamed country under occupation, a senior officer is killed in an attack by a member of the resistance.

Iben Holt, a rich bohemian, lives in an occupied country. On his way home from a party he hears an explosion and sees flames rising from a factory. At home awaits another surprise.

Swedish film of the Kaj Munk play that was made into a far more famous film by Carl Dreyer in Denmark twelve years later.

Eva is a very talented and able college girl. In the summer she is going to work at a farm. There she meets a different world of unwanted children, desires and temporary relationships.

At a meeting at the Salvation Army a female soldier tells the story of her life.

New explosives will be demonstrated for the military authorities, but some shady characters looking to steal it to sell it to a foreign power.