Jarl KulleFilmography

Born:: February 27, 1927 in Ekeby, Sweden
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: During the '50s and '60s, actor Jarl Kulle was one of the most popular stars of Swedish stage and screen. He appeared in several Ingmar Bergman films, notably as Don Juan in The Devil's Eye (1960). However, he is nearly unknown outside of Scandinavia. Kulle made his only attempt at scripting...Read More

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Alfred

Synopsis: The primary two loves of Alfred Nobel's life provide the basis of this Swedish biopic. Alfred Nobel was the inventor of dynamite and the founder of the prestigious Nobel Prize, which he created as a way to assuage his conscience after unleashing such a destructive force upon the world. One of Read More

1995
Zorn

Actors: Gunnar Hellstrom, Linda Kozlowski, Liv Ullmann, Stig Grybe, Rupert Frazer

Synopsis: This biography profiles the life and times of early 20th century Swedish painter Anders Zorn who gained notoriety for his nudes. His works are currently worth millions. The film is set in the time when Zorn, already respected for his art, was commissioned to paint a portrait of the Swedish king. Read More

1994
Telegrafisten

Actors: Bjørn Floberg, Marie Richardson, Jarl Kulle, Ole Ernst, Kjersti Holmen

Synopsis: Ove Rolandsen (Bjørn Floberg) is preoccupied with getting ahead in the world, and having a bit of fun while he does that. It's 1903, and he works as a telegraph operator in a town on the northern coast of Norway. He'd also like to marry Elise (Marie Richardson), the daughter of a local factory Read More

1993
Herman

Actors: Bjørn Floberg, Jarl Kulle

Synopsis: In this tragicomic tale, an eleven-year-old boy from Norway struggles to grow up in the face of many daunting obstacles, including smothering parents, school bullies, and the sudden loss of his hair. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1990
Babette's Feast

Actors: Stéphane Audran, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Gudmar Wivesson, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel

Synopsis: The Danish/French Babette's Feast is based on a story by Isak Dinesen, also the source of the very different Out of Africa (1985). Stephane Audran plays Babette, a 19th century Parisian political refugee who seeks shelter in a rough Danish coastal town. Philippa (Bodil Kjer) and Martina (Birgitte Federspiel Read More

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Fanny & Alexander

Actors: Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Gunn Wållgren, Börje Ahlstedt, Allan Edwall

1982
Fanny & Alexander

Actors: Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Gunn Wållgren, Börje Ahlstedt, Allan Edwall

Synopsis: Though he made allusions to his own life in all of his films, Fanny and Alexander was the first overtly autobiographical film by Ingmar Bergman. Taking his time throughout (188 minutes to be exact), Bergman recreates several episodes from his youth, using as conduits the fictional Ekdahl family. Read More

1982
Rasmus På Luffen

Actors: Erik Lindgren, Allan Edwall, Jarl Kulle, Hakan Serner

Synopsis: Rasmus (Erik Lindgren) is a little orphan whose need for companionship leads him to seek the friendship of a hobo accordian player (Allan Edwall). The two hit it off quite well, and the hobo decides he has to somehow try to find a home for himself and the boy - though that does not look like a Read More

1981
Ministern

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

1970
Syskonbadd

Actors: Bibi Andersson, Per Oscarsson, Jarl Kulle, Gunnar Björnstrand

Synopsis: A sister (Bibi Andersson) and brother (Per Oscarsson) become lovers in this incestuous costume drama set in 18th-century Sweden. The sex-starved siblings carry on their tawdry and illicit affair at a time when moral debauchery and decadence ran rampant. The literal translation of the Swedish title Read More

1966
Käre John

Actors: Jarl Kulle, Christina Schollin, Helena Nilsson, Morgan Anderson

Synopsis: John (Jarl Kulle) is a sea captain whose wife left him years ago in this sentimental romantic drama. One weekend, he meets and falls for Anita (Christina Schollin), the pretty single mother of six-year-old Helent (Helene Nilsson). The film opens with John and Anita in bed together, sharing their Read More

1964
Pigen og Pressefotografen

Actors: Dirch Passer, Jarl Kulle

Synopsis: Danish comedian Dirch Passer was almost a force of nature. His name on a marquee all but guaranteed a film's success, even such mediocre fare as Pigen of Pressefotografen ("The Girl and the Press Photographer"). The slight plot centers on the photographer having to use all sorts of disguises in Read More

1964
Brollopsbesvar

Actors: Jarl Kulle, Christina Schollin, Edvin Adolphson, Isa Quensel

Synopsis: An aging butcher marries a very young, pregnant woman in this Nordic drama. The woman really loves the baby's father, a simple farmhand, but unfortunately, he refuses to marry her. Following her wedding, a big banquet is held and much liquor is consumed. As the guests become increasingly Read More

1964
För Att Inte Tala Om Alla Dessa Kvinnor

Actors: Bibi Andersson, Carl Billquist, Harriet Andersson, Jarl Kulle, Eva Dahlbeck, Karin Kavli

Synopsis: What is so rare, and cherishable, as an Ingmar Bergman comedy? All These Women concerns the sexual misadventures of cello-playing Jarl Kulle. Amidst his many romantic pursuits, the egotistical Kulle endeavors to get his life story published, "bribing" a writer by agreeing to perform the latter's Read More

1964
The Dear Family

Actors: Gunnar Lauring, Lise Ringheim, Helle Virkner, Ghita Nørby, Ole Soltoft

1963
Kort Ar Sommaren

Actors: Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Claes Gill

Synopsis: In this Scandinavian melodrama, a Swedish lieutenant journeys to a lonely island off the coast of Lapland for a summer of badly needed rest and relaxation. Once there, the soldier rents a hunting lodge from an aging local. Soon he encounters his landlord's lovely daughter who, while finding the Read More

1962
Änglar, Finns Dom?

Actors: Jarl Kulle, Christina Schollin, Edvin Adolphson, Isa Quensel, Gunnar Sjöberg

Synopsis: In this romantic comedy, a young heir sets off to prove he can make a fortune on his own by working from the ground up at a bank. To assist his rise, he woos the daughter of a wealthy client. At first it's only business, but in time he comes to love her. When he eavesdrop on a conversation in the Read More

1961
The Thief in the Bedroom

Actors: Jarl Kulle, Gaby Stenberg

Synopsis: A light farce from Swedish director Gentele Goran, this amusing comedy stars Gaby Stenberg as a wealthy widow and Jarl Kulle as a writer she meets on a plane. Once the two get together they are involved in a series of incidents that keep them interacting and in the end, romance begins to blossom. Read More

1960
The Devil's Eye

Actors: Bibi Andersson, Jarl Kulle, Nils Poppe, Gertrud Fridh, Sture Lagerwall

Synopsis: Acceding to the literal interpretation of the folk-saying "A virgin is a sty in the devil's eye," Satan employs a reincarnated Don Juan (Jarl Kulle) to seduce Britt-Marie, the young daughter (Bibi Andersson) of a country parson. Poor Don Juan falls in love with the girl, however, while his servant Read More

1960
Froeken April

Actors: Lena Soederblom, Jarl Kulle, Gaby Stenberg, Douglas Håge

1959
Sista Paret Ut

1956
Smiles of a Summer Night

Actors: Eva Dahlbeck, Ulla Jacobsson, Harriet Andersson, Margit Carlquist, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jarl Kulle

Synopsis: Bergman's comic masterpiece opens with middle-aged lawyer Frederik Egerman (Gunnar Bjornstrand) again failing to consummate his marriage with the much younger Anne (Ulla Jacobsson). While visiting a former lover, actress Desiree Armfeldt (Eva Dahlbeck), he crosses swords with her current lover Read More

1955
Kvinnors Väntan

Actors: Eva Dahlbeck, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Anita Björk, Gunnar Björnstrand, Birger Malmsten

Synopsis: In this multi-faceted Ingmar Bergman film, rich in dramatic and comic elements, three wives pass time in a summer house, awaiting the returns of their husbands, by entertaining each other with recollections of past marital traumas. In the first recollection, the sexually unfulfilled Rakel (Anita Bjork Read More

1952