Håkan Pieniowski

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Håkan Pieniowski

Born March 2, 1948 · Sweden (age 78)

Håkan Pieniowski (born 2 March, 1948; Sweden) is a Swedish documentary filmmaker, director and photographer. Pieniowski was educated at Christer Strömholm photo School in Stockholm 1971-74. He worked as a photographer at the Stockholm City Museum 1975-80. Pieniowski is a member of the image group MIRA and began his film career in 1985.

Known For

30 sekunder: Skotten på Sveavägen30 sekunder: Skotten på Sveavägen · 2023
30 sekunder: Skotten på Sveavägen
2023
MovieDocumentary
A film about the murder of Olof Palme. The clock starts when the killer fires the first fatal shot. Second by second, the testimonies are placed and the witnesses tell what they saw. A new, surprising scenario of what has reasonably happened emerges.
Ånga om sommarenÅnga om sommaren · 2018
Ånga om sommaren
2018
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
A trip on the Swedish lake Mälaren by a 115-year-old steamboat. The journey between Stockholm and Mariefred takes 3,5 hours. The steamboat Mariefred was manufactured over a hundred years ago and is one of the last steam-powered vessels on the lake. The steam whistle sounds when Maja, as she is called in Mariefred, steers into the bay towards the small town. A fanfare for the summer!
Karl Gerhard - revykungenKarl Gerhard - revykungen · 2016
Karl Gerhard - revykungen
2016
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about early 20th century revue artist and satirist Karl Gerhard
IB - hemligare än SäpoIB - hemligare än Säpo · 2020
IB - hemligare än Säpo
2020
MovieDocumentary
About the IB affair 1973. Two young journalists, Peter Bratt and Jan Guillou, reveal an unknown spy organization. They themselves are accused of espionage and have to pay a high price for their whistle-blowing.
I damernas världI damernas värld · 2002
I damernas värld
2002
MovieDocumentary
Collected scenes, voices and conversations from an editorial staff who tries to keep track of what is happening with princes and princesses, other royals and celebrities in general.
Peter Bratt - En undersökarePeter Bratt - En undersökare · 2007
Peter Bratt - En undersökare
7.02007
MovieDocumentary
"Makten och sanningen" - depicts the Geijer-affair or the Brothel-affair in 1977 where journalist Peter Bratt was forced to publish an apology in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter even though it turned out that everything he had previously written in the case was true. The Swedish Minister of Justice Lennart Geijer was accused of using under age escort girls provided by the Madam Doris Hopp in Stockholm. Geijer denied the charges..
Eugen: The Red PrinceEugen: The Red Prince · 2016
Eugen: The Red Prince
2016
MovieDocumentary
Prince Eugen painted his parents' royal palace as a dark castle. Born with a gold spoon in his mouth, he chose a different life than the royal family wanted. He took a political and professional position and went his own way. Eugen became the painting prince and built his own palace at Waldemarsudde which he gave away after his death. Prince Eugen has just turned 150 and celebrated his anniversary at Waldemarsudde, the castle at Djurgården that he left to the Swedes. The Prince's path to independence and creation was crooked. As the youngest son in the Bernadotte family, the son was to become an officer. Of course, what others found, of course, to choose life partners and occupations, Eugen relinquished. But life as an artist and at the same time as a representative of the royal family gave him no rest. Did he succeed in his painting just because he was a prince? He didn't feel at home anywhere.
Once There Was LoveOnce There Was Love · 2012
Once There Was Love
2012
MovieDocumentary
Twelve years ago Anya and Zhenya had a daughter, Nadya. They were very young, and their life soon became a problem. Zhenya ended up in jail, and Anya and Nadya ended up living with Zhenyas family. During the twelve years that have passed, Anya has done quite a lot of changes in her own and Nadya’s life, some of them involving Zhenya. The first time Zhenya went to jail – for beating Anya – he didn’t have to stay that long. But the second time he was sentenced to four years, for rape. During most of the twelve years Anya has worked with Zhenyas mother in their shoemaker’s workshop. Zhenyas father, a retired policeman, has come and gone in the shop, taken care of his granddaughter, but also had a relationship with Anya. When Sasha, Zhenya’s father, beats Anya and ends up in prison, Anya finally leaves Zhenyas family.

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Eugen: The Red PrinceEugen: The Red Prince · 2016
Eugen: The Red Prince
2016
MovieDocumentary
Prince Eugen painted his parents' royal palace as a dark castle. Born with a gold spoon in his mouth, he chose a different life than the royal family wanted. He took a political and professional position and went his own way. Eugen became the painting prince and built his own palace at Waldemarsudde which he gave away after his death. Prince Eugen has just turned 150 and celebrated his anniversary at Waldemarsudde, the castle at Djurgården that he left to the Swedes. The Prince's path to independence and creation was crooked. As the youngest son in the Bernadotte family, the son was to become an officer. Of course, what others found, of course, to choose life partners and occupations, Eugen relinquished. But life as an artist and at the same time as a representative of the royal family gave him no rest. Did he succeed in his painting just because he was a prince? He didn't feel at home anywhere.

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Once There Was LoveOnce There Was Love · 2012
Once There Was Love
2012
MovieDocumentary
Twelve years ago Anya and Zhenya had a daughter, Nadya. They were very young, and their life soon became a problem. Zhenya ended up in jail, and Anya and Nadya ended up living with Zhenyas family. During the twelve years that have passed, Anya has done quite a lot of changes in her own and Nadya’s life, some of them involving Zhenya. The first time Zhenya went to jail – for beating Anya – he didn’t have to stay that long. But the second time he was sentenced to four years, for rape. During most of the twelve years Anya has worked with Zhenyas mother in their shoemaker’s workshop. Zhenyas father, a retired policeman, has come and gone in the shop, taken care of his granddaughter, but also had a relationship with Anya. When Sasha, Zhenya’s father, beats Anya and ends up in prison, Anya finally leaves Zhenyas family.

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