Johan Bergenstråhle

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Johan Bergenstråhle

Born July 15, 1935

Died August 23, 1995 · aged 60

Lars Johan Rudman Bergenstråhle (/bɛərɡənˈʃtrɔːlə/; Swedish: [bærˈɡɛnˌstrɔːlə]; born 10 February 1935 – 15 July 2007) was a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He directed 14 films between 1965 and 1994. His 1969 film Made in Sweden was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a Silver Bear award. His 1972 film Foreigners won the award for Best Director at the 9th…

Known For

The Wedding PhotographerThe Wedding Photographer · 1994
The Wedding Photographer
6.51994
MovieDrama
A documentary filmmaker returns to his hometown and buys a photo shop. He earns his living as a wedding photographer, but his personal life is in disarray.
The Women on the RoofThe Women on the Roof · 1989
The Women on the Roof
4.41989
MovieRomanceDrama
An innocent and beautiful girl, Linnea rents an apartment in Stockholm just before WWI. As she works for an old man who owns a photography studio she meets Anna, a photographer with whom she develops a complex friendship. Anna’s circus-performer boyfriend and European politics complicate Linnea’s routine.
Gustav IIIGustav III · 1974
Gustav III
9.01974
MovieDramaHistory
Based on play by famous swedish author/playwright August Strindberg adapted for swedish TV in 70's. It's about the real life assassination on swedish king Gustav III who was killed by a lieutenant Jacob Johan Anckarström who acted on behalf of a group conspirators.
My Name Is SteliosMy Name Is Stelios · 1972
My Name Is Stelios
6.51972
MovieDrama
A drama about Greek immigrants in Stockholm in the 1960s.
A Dream PlayA Dream Play · 1980
A Dream Play
8.51980
MovieDramaTV Movie
"A Dream Play" - Agnes, a daughter of the Vedic god Indra, descends to Earth to bear witness to problems of human beings. She meets about 40 symbolical characters.
Slumbering TonesSlumbering Tones · 1978
Slumbering Tones
8.01978
MovieDrama
Finland in the late 1950s. A touring theatre company travels the countryside and play English light comedies. But the audience fails.
Hallo BabyHallo Baby · 1976
Hallo Baby
5.01976
MovieDrama
About a girl growing up in a big city in the seventies. She cultivates her artistic ambitions. After a series of relationships, she gets a small part in a play and becomes pregnant.
Made in SwedenMade in Sweden · 1969
Made in Sweden
7.01969
MovieDrama
Joergen (Per Myberg) is the Swedish journalist who uncovers a gun-running operation on the borders of Vietnam. The trail leads to a financial group of wealthy industrialists lead by Magnus Rud (Max von Sydow). He refuses to bury the story, leading to trouble for the idealistic reporter and his girlfriend Christine (Lena Granhagen) in this political drama about the war machine and freedom of the press.

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Extradition of the BaltsExtradition of the Balts · 1970
Extradition of the Balts
8.01970
MovieDrama
Latvian soldiers seek political asylum in Sweden after their country falls under Russian control at the end of World War II. They had been forced into military service by the Nazis to fight against the Russians. Fearing reprisals from the Russians for fighting against them, they struggle desperately to stay in Sweden. After a hunger strike, suicides, and political intervention by Sweden fails to keep them from their former enemy, they are ultimately given over to the Russian authorities. The men are sentenced to hard labor in prison camps and later released, and Latvians are plunged into repression by the aftermath of the bloody war. The cycle of political unrest was still apparent more than 50 years after the conflict.

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