Muraren (2002)

Director:

Stefan Jarl

Writer:

Stefan Jarl (writer)

Release Date:

22 February 2002 (Sweden)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Ett porträtt av skådespelaren Thommy Berggren.

Plot:

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Peter Andersson	...	Himself
Thommy Berggren	...	Himself
Jörn Donner	...	Himself
Thomas Hanzon	...	Himself
Ingvar Hirdwall	...	Himself
Stefan Jarl	...	Himself
Harold Pinter	...	Himself
Johan Rabaeus	...	Himself
Liv Ullmann	...	Herself

Directed by
Stefan Jarl

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Stefan Jarl		writer

Produced by
Stefan Jarl	....	producer

Original Music by
Ulf Dageby

Cinematography by
Halldór Gunnarsson
Joakim Johansson
Per Källberg
Viggo Lundberg

Film Editing by
Stefan Jarl
Joakim Johansson

Production Design by
Staffan Hedqvist

Camera and Electrical Department
Stefan Hencz	....	gaffer

Production Companies

• Film i Väst
• SVT Göteborg
• Stefan Jarl Filmproduktion AB
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)

Distributors

• Folkets Bio (Sweden)

Also Known As:

The Bricklayer (International: English title)

Runtime:

95 min (Gothenburg Film Festival)

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Sweden:7

Company:

Film i Väst

Entertaining interviews

Thommy Berggren is a famous actor in Sweden and specialists (if one may say so) also know about him abroad. Director Stefan Jarl has a definite place in Swedish documentary history, especially because of his films about two hippies in the 60s, 70s and 90s.

But this is about Thommy Berggren, here mostly speaking about his proletarian rising and his father, much engaged in Swedish working class movement and also an addict to alcohol. Berggren, smart dressed, is still full of working class values, and says that his acting have been much influenced by the underdog syndrome, even when playing kings. The must funny part is the story of the Ingmar Bergman rehearsals of Eugene O'Neill, where Berggren plays all the parts, ridiculing Bergman rather harsh.

To enjoy this film, you must probably know quite a lot of Swedish history and especially its theatre and film history. Maybe you have to live here also.