A 25-minute love letter to a city that never knew it needed one.
For nine years in the 1950s, Jan Troell worked as a teacher at the Sorgenfri primary school in Malmö (an experience he drew on for his study of a teacher's relationship with his class, Ole dole doff (Who Saw Him Die?) in 1968); he lived in a house once occupied by Ingmar Bergman. In Malmö, Troell made his first film, Stad (The City), about a day in the life of Malmö, showing the life of the people from dawn until dusk.
Direction
Troell's patient eye finds beauty in ordinary moments.
Cinematography
Black-and-white Malmö glows with documentary intimacy.
Editing
Dawn-to-dusk structure builds subtle emotional arc.
Director
Jan Troell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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