Jane Magnusson
Jane Magnusson is a Swedish journalist, film critic, screenwriter and filmmaker. She studied Film and Media Studies at Brown University.
Works
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Three Swedes: an Organizer, a Designer, and a Psychologist – known as the Death Cleaners - have come to America to help people face mortality and remind us all the ways we are alive.
Release Date:2023-04-27
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:8
Vote Count:2
Swan Lady
An electrician looks in the letterbox and sees 11 swans. This is the true story of one woman who wanted to do something good, but...
Release Date:2022-10-19
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Evert! Evert! Evert!
Release Date:2021-12-20
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:2
Love & Anarchy
A married consultant and a young IT tech kick off a flirty game that challenges societal norms — and leads them to re-evaluate their entire lives.
Release Date:2020-11-04
Character:Journalist
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:185
Maddy the Model
Madeline Stuart is a fashion celebrity who has walked the runway at the New York Fashion Week, has 700 000+ followers on Facebook and is covered by international media world wide. This documentary follows Madeline on her journey to becoming the world's first professional supermodel with Down syndrome, challenging our perception of identity, beauty and disability.
Release Date:2020-03-19
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:6
What happened Gina Dirawi?
A life marked by murder threats. Gina Dirawi broke through on Youtube as a 20-year-old by recording sketches on the toilet. She was the super talent who quickly became popular by leading the Swedish edition of Eurovision Song Contest and being a Christmas host on National Swedish Television (SVT). But as her popularity increased, hatred towards her also grew. Behind the glamorous facade was a life of murder threats and bodyguards. We get an exclusive insight into Gina Dirawi's life. Friends, family and stars like William Spetz, Kristian Luuk and Danny Saucedo talk about how it was when a young comedian from Sundsvall took the stage in the big arenas. Gina Dirawi is currently writing a novel.
Release Date:2019-12-27
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:2
Hasse and Tage - A Love Story
Hasse and Tage were best friends for over 30 years. Their films, shows, songs and books influenced an entire nation and were the glue that held people's home together. As a comedic duo, they united right-wing ghosts and anarchists in laughter. When Tage dies prematurely, his children lose a father, Hasse a father figure and all of Sweden a country father. And when Palme dies just months after Tage, the Swedish stable society begins to crumble. For the first time, the Alfredson and Danielsson families open up the archives and give us exclusive access to their stories, photographs and recordings.
Release Date:2019-12-22
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:2
Bergman Revisited
As we celebrate Ingmar Bergman, one of the greatest directors of all time, we asked how his legacy has affected Swedish filmmakers of today. Bergman Revisited is a compilation of six very different films, spanning from Bergmanesque drama to animated critical satire.
Release Date:2019-12-21
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
Hasse and Tage were best friends for over 30 years. Their films, shows, songs and books influenced an entire nation and were the glue that held people's home together. As a comedic duo, they united right-wing ghosts and anarchists in laughter. When Tage dies prematurely, his children lose a father, Hasse a father figure and all of Sweden a country father. And when Palme dies just months after Tage, the Swedish stable society begins to crumble. For the first time, the Alfredson and Danielsson families open up the archives and give us exclusive access to their stories, photographs and recordings.
Release Date:2019-09-06
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:9
Bergman: A Year in a Life
The year 1957 was one of the most prolific for the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: he shot two films, released two of his most celebrated films and produced four plays and a TV movie while juggling with a complicated private life.
Release Date:2018-07-12
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Vote Count:36
Gunnel Lindblom: ut ur tystnaden
The working class girl from Landala, Gothenburg, through the fine art of theatre and all the way to Hollywood.
Release Date:2018-03-04
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:2
Vox Lipoma
A short film about Ingmar Bergman's power, sexuality and facial lipoma that gives him no rest.
Release Date:2018-01-19
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:The Dramaten Woman (voice)
Vote Count:3
Till minne av Gösta Ekman
The actor and director Gösta Ekman was one of Sweden's most popular artists. He was born 77 years ago straight into the Swedish acting elite. In this memory film, we start from the very last filmed interview that was done with Gösta.
Release Date:2017-04-07
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:3
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
A look at the life and work of Christina Lindberg, the most famous Swedish model of the 1970s and star of exploitation cinema.
Release Date:2015-10-02
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1
Cupcake
Lena and Karin have known each other for six years and have gotten really close to each other. When freedom is coming up for one of them, it's not as happy as it should have been.
Release Date:2014-10-14
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Trespassing Bergman
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special film buffs, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy. (An abridged version of Bergman's Video, 2012.)
Release Date:2013-08-28
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:Self
Vote Count:27
TV-Domarna
Release Date:2013-01-24
Character:Guest
Episode Count:1
Bergman's Video
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special film buffs, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy. (Released in 2013, edited and abridged, as Trespassing Bergman.)
Release Date:2012-08-22
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:6
Silence
Claire Denis visits Bergman's home, browses his collection, and discusses his impact on her work. Part of Trespassing Bergman.
Release Date:2012-03-08
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Ebbe - The Movie: Mannen, Myten, Affären
A documentary dealing with the publisher Ebbe Carlsson's decision to start his own investigation on the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme
Release Date:2009-02-27
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:9
The Swimsuit Issue
A wild bachelor party and an agonizing defeat in floorball awakens Fredrik's passion for male synchronized swimming.
Release Date:2008-12-25
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:29