Jan Troell



Jan Troell
  • Date of Birth: 23 July, 1931
  • Place of Birth: Limhamn, Malmö , Sweden
  • Biography: Jan Gustaf Troell (born July 23, 1931 in Limhamn outside Malmö, Sweden) is an Academy Award-nominated Swedish film director. Usually, Troell writes his own scripts and serves as his own director of photography. His realistic films with a lyrical photography in which nature is prominent have placed him in the... Read more

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Film reviews: A better life through the viewfinder
ft.com – 2009-05-20
Everlasting Moments (★★★★★, Jan Troell); Blind Loves (★★★★☆, Juraj Lehotsky); The Girl Cut in Two (★★☆☆☆, Claude Chabrol); Mark of an Angel (★★★☆☆, Safy Nebbou); Tormented (★★★☆☆, Jon Wright); Awaydays (★★☆☆☆, Pat Holden); Night at the Museum 2 (★★☆☆☆, Shawn... ... Full Article

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'Everlasting Moments': Jan Troell Interview
film.com – 2009-05-18
The legendary five-time Academy-Award-nominated Swedish director of such classics as The Emigrants and The New Land talks to us about his latest film, Everlasting Moments , based on a true story about a young working-class woman in the early 1900s... ... Full Article

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Finding magic through a camera
philly.com – 2009-04-10
Before Maria (stalwart Maria Heiskanen) married and bore the first five of her seven children, she won a camera in a raffle. Because he paid for the ticket, her beau thinks the camera should be his. ... Full Article

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There's beauty to be found in 'Moments'
startribune.com – 2009-03-26
Unrated by the MPAA; scenes of violence and sensuality. Get showtimes for Oscar-nominated movies. Swedish filmmaker Jan Troell's "Everlasting Moments" is well-crafted, traditional storytelling. Let's come out and admit it: This is a square, conventional movie where every shot means... ... Full Article

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Crime and anti-corruption specialists in Rouen
cineuropa.org – 2009-03-17
Norwegian crime novelist Gunnar Staalesen and French/Norwegian magistrate Eva Joly are attending the 22nd Rouen Nordic Film Festival (March 18-29), alongside top talents Jan Troell , Maria Heiskanen, Dome Karukoski , Nils Gaup and Gabriel Axel. ... Full Article

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Everlasting Moments - Movie Review
monstersandcritics.com – 2009-03-13
Too much suffering with too little change for 131 minutes makes for a sleepy film viewer...even considering the loving care of the direction and acting Nominated for both Oscar (Best Foreign Film) and Cannes honors and the winner of the... ... Full Article

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