Best Swedish music movies
A curated collection of popular music movies from Sweden.
Kunskapens pris - balladen om den vilsne vandraren (2007)
Kunskapens pris - balladen om den vilsne vandraren (2007)
A singer in a bar full of weird people and mutants sing the story of an abandoned robot that is reactivated hundreds of years after an apocalyptic war. Wandering off searching for his origins, the robot meets characters of the ruined world, mutants, adventurers and common people. Always set to help humanity he makes both friends and enemies.
Aniara (1960)
Aniara (1960)
Adaptation of Nobel prize laureate Harry Martinson's famous poem. The poem consists of 103 cantos and relates the tragedy of a space ship which, originally bound for Mars with a cargo of colonists from the ravaged Earth, after an accident is ejected from the solar system and into an existential struggle. The style is symbolic, sweeping and innovative for its time, with creative use of neologisms to suggest the science fictional setting. -- Wikipedia
The Staffan Stolle Story (1956)
The Staffan Stolle Story (1956)
Staffan Stolle becomes the sole heir to a rich and noble family when he is just a little boy. Early on he is engaged to be married to a girl he finds he does not love. Instead he flees the country only to return under a false name, looking for true love.
Grisen i säcken (1992)
Grisen i säcken (1992)
Grisen i säcken är en av GAS populäraraste produktioner. Den är uppdelad i tre akter: Dansbandsoperan Grisen i säcken, bygdespelet Värmlänningarna kommer tillbaka och slutligen Doktor Haka's rekordrevy (en revy). Föreställningen sågs totalt av 218 000 personer, både Göteborg och Stockholm inräknat.
Åke från Åstol (1998)
Åke från Åstol (1998)
På ön Åstol är allt frid och fröjd. Där bor omkring tvåhundra människor. En sådan människa är Åke. Han jobbar på öns sillsalteri. Salteriet är Åstolbornas levebröd. En dag dyker salteriets ägare upp, den hemske fabrikör Ivar, och berättar att han har sålt salteriet till en sommargäst som ska riva det och bygga sommarhus istället. Det utbryter en kris på det annars så lugna Åstol. Vad kommer att hända med öborna om deras största inkomstkälla försvinner, hemska tanke. Åke blir övertalad att börja en kurs inne på fastlandet, Tjörn. Tjörn ligger drygt 10 minuter med båt från Åstol, men för Åke blir det en otäck resa till en hemsk värld. Kursen visar sig vara en datautbildning och Åke får en snilleblixt. Han ska sälja sill över internet!
30th Anniversary Party - Stage Version (2015)
30th Anniversary Party - Stage Version (2015)
"You could have met in the office over coffee and cake to say congratulations, and that would have been that," writes Claes Eriksson in the preface to the 30th anniversary party's program. But that will not be the case...
Lorden från gränden (1967)
Lorden från gränden (1967)
Tiburtius "Tibbe" Pettersson is a poor photographer in Stockholm's Old Town. He has a fiancee, Maja Sjöblom, who is a waitress. Tibbe has begun to doubt that they will ever be able to afford to marry.
Heartbeat (2004)
Heartbeat (2004)
A dazzling musical about a young Arab woman facing deportation just as she is about to receive a heart transplant.
Summer Times (2024)
Summer Times (2024)
A story about how the legendary Swedish band Gyllene Tider became one of Sweden's biggest pop sensations. Per is the ambitious outsider at school, who discovers friends for life through the power of music as he finds MP, Micke, Anders and Göran. Despite hardships, the band goes on to break through in the early 80s, where their hit songs about life in a small town made them a nationwide sensation.
In Flames - Sounds From The Heart Of Gothenburg (2016)
In Flames - Sounds From The Heart Of Gothenburg (2016)
01. In Plain View 02. Everything’s Gone 03. Fear Is The Weakness 04. Trigger 05. Resin 06. Where The Dead Ships Dwell 07. With Eyes Wide Open 08. Paralyzed 09. Through Oblivion 10. Ropes 11. Delight And Angers 12. Cloud Connected 13. Only For The Weak 14. The Chosen Pessimist 15. The Quiet Place 16. When The World Explodes 17. Rusted Nail 18. The Mirror’s Truth 19. Deliver Us 20. Take This Life
I'll Be Home for Christmas (2019)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (2019)
The story of two brothers and their musical family, forced to confront their secrets over an intense Christmas break.
Avicii Tribute Concert - In Loving Memory of Tim Bergling (2019)
Avicii Tribute Concert - In Loving Memory of Tim Bergling (2019)
A number of different DJs who are all close friends until Tim will play during the evening: David Guetta, Kygo, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. During the live concert, the singers who participated in Avicii's biggest songs - artists such as Aloe Blacc, Rita Ora, Adam Lambert and Sandro Cavazza, and others - will perform Avicii's origins simultaneously with a 30-man band.
Zara Larsson - Live In Concert (2021)
Zara Larsson - Live In Concert (2021)
Zara Larsson held a one-off online concert on International Women’s Day in 2021. The livestream concert aired exclusively on Larsson’s YouTube channel and her performing was inside an Ikea store in Sweden. In a press release, the singer said: “I am so excited to collaborate with Ikea on this performance on International Women’s Day. I have always felt so passionately about equality and I’m excited to dedicate my first show in over a year to all the amazing women around the world. I have missed performing live so much during this time I hope my band, dancers and I can bring some sparkle and fun to your homes.”
ABBA: Made in Sweden for Export (1975)
ABBA: Made in Sweden for Export (1975)
Running order of guests: 1. ABBA - Intermezzo No.1 (opening credits) 2. ABBA - Mamma Mia 3. Merit Hemmingson 4. Sylvia Vrethammar 5. ABBA - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 6. Björn Skifs 7. Lill Lindfors 8. ABBA - So Long 9. ABBA - Intermezzo No.1 (closing credits)
Dream Evil: Gold Medal in Metal (2008)
Dream Evil: Gold Medal in Metal (2008)
Gold Medal in Metal (Alive & Archive) is the first live DVD/CD released by Swedish heavy metal band Dream Evil. It includes a DVD featuring the band playing live at the Sticky Fingers in their hometown of Gothenburg on November 25, 2006, directed and produced by Patric Ullaeus, a CD audio version, and an additional disc of rare tracks, some previously unreleased, some only available on Japanese albums, and also three new studio tracks recorded in 2007. The collection was released on August 25, 2008 via Century Media Records.
Hammerfall: Gates of Dalhalla (2012)
Hammerfall: Gates of Dalhalla (2012)
Seldom has a relatively young band such as Hammerfall had so much influence on the metal scene. The Swedish heavy metallers have had their ups and downs, but their 15 year old legacy is packed with great albums and songs many consider modern-day heavy metal anthems. Gates of Dalhalla is the band’s second live album, recorded during a very special show in their homeland.
Be Here Soon (2022)
Be Here Soon (2022)
The fourth audiovisual installment in the iamamiwhoami project by Swedish singer-songwriter Jonna Lee and producer Claes Björklund.
In Concert (2010)
In Concert (2010)
The first live concert by iamamiwhoami, originally broadcast live on the internet on November 16, 2010. The concert was performed on location in Sweden, and follows the journey of a fan, selected to participate via an online poll, through various set-ups and scenes set to music from the band's first album, Bounty, plus previously unreleased material.
BlackJack (1990)
BlackJack (1990)
Kaj, Lennart and Robert are 30-somethings who go out to dance every weekend. At one dance they meet Inger, whom Kaj falls in love with. Kaj has some friends who are playing in a band. The drummer Tommy is known for being the local Casanova, seducing women when ever he gets the chance. It doesn't take him long to have an affair with Inger, behind Kaj's back.
The Shark Who Knew Too Much (1989)
The Shark Who Knew Too Much (1989)
Samuel Plottner is a stockdealer who only wants to get richer, but suddenly things starts to get complicated: His sons meets their longlost mother which not only is after Samuels money, but also can tell them what happened to them the day they were born. The financial expert Benny Hörnsteen is also after Samuels money, and so is the clown Conny Corny and Lennart K. Brons too. How will this end?