Writing
Lars Norén was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet and director. His plays are realistic and often revolve around family relations and the impoverished and rooted at the bottom of society.
Documentary about the Swedish playwright Lars Norén
Lars Norén (1944-2021) made his debut as a poet in the 1960s and has since written around 30 books of poetry and prose and around 60 plays for theatre, television and radio. "A few minutes in Lars Norén's life" is a short film about the writer and playwright, made by Rainer Hartleb in 1971. Hear Lars Norén himself talk about his works and his artistry.
The Hotel is the last part of a trilogy about travelling. The first two were The Atlantic (Atlanten, 1995) and The Lighthouse (Fyren, 2000). The hotel is a different kind of home. It can be a refuge, cul-de-sac, castle, nightmare, creative space...The first hotel was created as protection against the elements. Weary travellers could find shelter and rest. But it was also a place for legends and anecdotes.
The theatre 7:3 project was conducted at the Tidaholm prison 1998-1999. What started as an artistic experiment, ended up in police killings at Malexander. The process in the prison were filmed during 6 months.
Depicts the controversial double police murder, involving neo-nazism and a theatre project by one of Scandinavia's most celebrated playwrights. The film traces a complex and fascinating chain of events leading up to the fatal climax in the picturesque small town of Malexander, Sweden.
About the Swedish author/playwright/poet/director Lars Norén's creative process. He is one of Sweden's internationally most frequently played, and respected playwrights. On January 3, 2003, he begun to direct his 66th piece, "Kyla/Cold". Two years later, he looks back on one of the most dramatic periods in his writing life. The documentary "Kall" stays close to Lars Norén to his creativity and artistic purpose in life.
Filmmaker Bobo Ericzén portrays writer, author and director Lars Norén, following him the last 14 years of his life.
It is the 61st birthday of the American author Eugene O'Neill. He is sick, old and his name has started to fade from the public consciousness. His wife Carlotta Monterey is far from supporting, in fact she constantly reminds him of his shortcomings and unfulfilled dreams. Their sons, Eugene Jr. and Shane come to congratulate him (and perhaps expecting to get some money). But they are unable to help their father, since they have their own problems: Eugene Jr. is an alcoholic, Shane is doing drugs.
Höst och vinter is a terrible comedy about a family on the verge of a collective collapse, who are desperately trying to rediscover the connection with each other. For hatred and accusations are never greater than longing and love for one another. You meet the family one autumn evening in the parents' Östermalm apartment. Margareta and Henrik have invited their daughters to dinner, as they do every month. Ann lives with her son in a one bedroom apartment and struggles to make a living. Ewa and her husband live in a villa in Stocksund and must have three cars to be able to work that much.
Emma, a young author, goes to see Erik, the publishing editor whom she's sent her debut novel. Their meeting leads to a love affair. The middle-aged Erik leaves his wife. What Erik doesn't know is that Emma recently began a relationship with the dramatist Stefan, whose play is also being published by Erik's company. One day Stefan overdoses and is brought to the emergency ward where Erik's wife Ann works as a doctor. These incident is the start of the story about how four people's lives are crossed during ten years, until the four of them finally end up in the same loneliness they started.
Describes a few artistic friends in the Swedish countryside, who learn how life and reality outweigh the poem.
"Cold/Kyla" - About the murder of John Hron at Kode, Sweden, 1996. "Kyla" is a state of mind, it gives the image of the fatherless patriarchate's lost sons. It's graduation and three boys gather at a lake to celebrate the school's over. But they has no future to look forward to. The atmosphere is intense and they beat down quickly on each other's faults and shortcomings, inciting each other.
A lot of hell and very little heaven heaven among homeless and damaged characters in Stockholm. The young heroin addict couple, the slippery pimp, a mentally ill poet, are some of the personalities we are being served.
Ernst, a waiter, has moved from Stockholm with his family to open up a hotel and restaurant in a small town. They all struggle for their existence.
Catherine and Frank are arguing and their neighbors Thomas and Jenna are drawn into the fight.