What happened to swedish filmaking...

What happened to swedish filmaking? How could they have one of the greatest directors of all time and then just total trash?

Force majeure was pretty good though

No one?

Socialism brings nothing but losers

Same applies to Denmark

Danish cinema is in excellent form right now

They had like one good director and were never that good beyond him.

Who's Roy Andersson?

They focused on exporting actors.

His pidgeon film was surprisingly well made albeit a little silent for my taste.

he definitely is worth mentioning tho and thanks for your input :)

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Bergman is an individual who happened to be born in Sweden. If he is all Swedish cinema had then that did not have an artistic industry at all

Swedish cinema (and Bergman) also had Victor Sjostrom

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Also that guy who made My Life as a Dog and all the Abba videos.

He wrecked himself by directing Nicolas Sparks movies though.

because trash is easier to make and makes more money back, just like in all countries

You are right, but i think that a person like bergman should have some overall influence in the industry and new talent. But that didn't happen.

Because there's no social struggle and everyone is happy and content with their hedonistic lives

So we're going to see a Swedish film renaissance soon?

swedish (and most other european cinemas) were booming before europe was torn apart by world war 1 and then once again in world war 2. this is the real reason the usa holds kind of a monopoly on the western cinema (and has a significant presence in eastern cinema).

WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

>Lars von Trier
>Thomas Vinterberg
>Nicolas Winding Refn

It is where blacked is moving their studios, yes.

Nobody wants to sit down and listen to people speaking the ugliest, most gutteral and stuffy nosed language for two hours.

Bergman's movies never made much money, and in fact operated at a slight loss close to half of the time. The only reason his movies ever got made at all is because the studio he worked with realised there was an intrinsic value in allowing him to create his movies even though were was no profit in it. That's why there aren't more Bergmans for Sweden.

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Dogme 95 has arguably been more influential than any Bergman film

Meant for

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I dunno. Bergman is a great case study in terms of true independent filmmaking. He managed to have to work with a theater then proceeded to have the most enviable stock cast in fimmaking while having complete control most of the time in his film and theater work. Not even on his early films that the producer gets their way because he is just that good.

Because the general Swede content with, and in 95% of the time prefer the usual stuff like small time family comedy, or laid back drama without too many things going on and so forth. Swedes generally don't want to watch something they don't know if they'll like or not, so they stay with the things they're comfortable with. Swedes don't go to the movies for an experience that will blow them away, they go to the movies because they want to have a comfy evening with friends or family. The movie is not even the main event of their movie going experience. No Swedish director would ever dream of making something that would potentially hit hard internationally because it would be a waste of time and money. If any film does, it does so by accident.

I live in Sweden, and just recently, I saw an ad for my local, shoddy cinema which I never go to, and they were gonna show this foreign independent movie which really brought my interest up to a degree that I seriously considered going there and have a unique movie going experience. Turns out, I was the only one who showed up, and they cancelled the viewing. The owner pointed at a poster for one of the small time family comedies and said "come later tonight, it'll be packed".

>No Swedish director would ever dream of making something that would potentially hit hard internationally because it would be a waste of time and money. If any film does, it does so by accident.
A Man Called Ove is doing good business at my local indie theater here in the States but like you said it's a small time comedy in limited release.

that is a good example of an accidental hit to be honest, it's based on a recent book that sold extremely well, the lead actor and the director both are basically household names, it premiered christmas day when everyone goes to the cinema. it was a sure hit in sweden, no risk at all

*accidental hit internationally that is

How void is life in Sweden?
This post gave me cancer.

Such a small country producing greats like Widerberg, Troell, and Bergman comes down to luck. I doubt they'll see their likes again.

They only ever really had Ingmar Bergman and Victor Sjostrom in terms of great directors. Even the films from their days were mostly mediocre.
I guess now we at least have Lukas Moodysson and Roy Andersson.

No wonder you passionless faggots are getting replaced in your own land.

They are getting some action lately. And more to come :)

Cinema is dead in Sweden due to extreme ticket prices. Other pasttimes have succeeded it.

Life is pretty based tho.

Troell and Widerberg are greater directors than Victor Sjöström

Have you even seen any swedish films made these last years? Jesus..

Just watch Svärtad by Svein Negerkolle

>Turns out, I was the only one who showed up, and they cancelled the viewing.
They are still required to show it. You could have complained. I've been the only person at several cinemas.

Nah, Sweden has turned to shit. It's been damaged beyond repair. I can't wait to get out of this shithole.

It's pretty much just that The Seventh Seal immediately became one of the most widely acclaimed pieces of film art in the world, and anybody would want to recreate that even if they weren't fans. Too big to fail