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Simon syndaren (1954)
Good performances, good story!
Really good old Swedish film! Stig Järrel at his best! It really makes you think about religious hypocrisy. I really enjoyed this.
Gomorron Bill! (1945)
Crazy and funny
This little piece is entertaining, at times, speedy and absolutely crazy! There's two beautiful women in the main story, and two men who falls totally in love with them. It's cute and funny, especially the little confused man in a hat, played by Stig Järrel. He tries a bit too hard sometimes, but is a little "Chaplin-funny" anyway. Catchy tune when they are dancing in the beginning of the film. Sweet and funny!
Drottningens juvelsmycke: Den mekaniska dockan (1967)
2 good episodes...Both with actor Stig Järrel.
In this black-and white tv-series the only good thing is the actor Stig Järrel... He makes a great role as a kind of evil person, with a lot of power. He tries in every way he can to tame the outspoken girl Tintomara, who fascinates him, mainly because she won't submit to him, I think. When she will not back away when he tries to use his superiority to her, he shows his affection for her and then! She begs for mercy, she is rather hated by him than loved by him. This hurts him, but also makes him angry. This, I think, is the most interesting problem in the play (it's performed as a play, with a narrator played by Per Oscarsson).The series takes place in the time of Gustav III in Sweden.
Första divisionen (1941)
Better than I thought!
I watched this film just because the actor Stig Järrel said (he's not alive anymore, r. i. p) this was one of three films he actually was satisfied with (the others were Torment, Hets, and Fram för lilla Märta). I can understand why after having seen it! For such an old film this is amazingly good! It has a couple of stories and my heart goes out to the poor colonel who lost his love and then more... (no spoiler...). Of course Järrels character breaks my heart too. Yes, it's a sad film in many ways, but it's really good. In black-and white, so bear with it.
Lågor i dunklet (1942)
Stig Järrel scared the audience in the 1940's
Stig Järrel plays a disturbed teacher, as in Torment (Hets). This role is not aa "good" (and by good I mean well played) as Caligula, but still scary. Mr Järrel could play anything, IMO, but in this one he's sometimes overdoing it with his eyes... But I'm hooked anyway, so I like it. Very interesting to compare it to Hets.
Fram för lilla Märta eller På livets ödesvägar: Ett biografdrama i prolog, epilog och ett antal tableauxer (1945)
Funny black-and white
Aa always for me, Stig Järrel is the best! Funny as a woman, good looking as a man. This actor could do any role! Unfortunately, he didn't get to kiss his crush as much as the other fellow, Hasse Ekman... This is however one little gem!
Hets (1944)
Stig Järrel at his best!
This film is old, but good! In a suggestive black-and white Stig Järrel makes his best role, IMO. The diabolic latin teacher is fantastic in this film. A pity though that they cut two, maybe essential, scenes from the film. The story is good for an early work like this, Bergman's debut. He wrote this. If you're not discouraged by a black-and white film you're in for a treat! One of my favourites!