Stefan Jarl Collection - 4-DVD Box Set ( Dom kallar oss mods / Ett anständigt liv / Det sociala arvet ) ( They Call Us Misfits / A Decent Life / Generation to Generation )

Stefan Jarl Collection - 4-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Dom kallar oss mods / Ett anständigt liv / Det sociala arvet
Alternate Title: They Call Us Misfits / A Decent Life / Generation to Generation
Screened, competed or awarded at:
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
375 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1968 - 1993 and produced in:
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Stefan Jarl
Jan Lindkvist

Written By:
Stefan Jarl
Jan Lindkvist

Actors:
Kenneth 'Kenta' Gustafsson ..... Kenta
Gustav 'Stoffe' Svensson ..... Stoff
Stefan Jarl ..... Narrator
Pundar-Bosse ..... Himself
Kenneth 'Kenta' Gustafsson ..... (voice)
Gustav 'Stoffe' Svensson ..... (voice)
Eva Blondin
Patric Gustafsson
Majken Gustafsson
Lena Lövgren
Jan Lövgren
Elisabeth 'Bettan' Backe
Kenneth 'Kenta' Bergqvist
Sven-Åke 'Skåning' Dyhlen
Helena Höglund
Jan 'Jajje' Klingryd
Bo 'Bosse' Landegren
Erik 'Jerka' Rosen
Björn Granath
Lis Nilheim
Kenneth 'Kenta' Gustafsson

Synopsis:

Documentary. A trilogy about the children of Kenta and Stoffe and their friends who saw themselves as outsiders to their society. They told of Kenta and Stoffe whose lives revolved around alcohol, drugs and sex. Young people with no joy or desire to have it as it would infringe on their independence. [Part one was released in 1967 titled THEY CALL US MISFITS; Part Two released in 1979 was titled A DECENT LIFE. Part Three released in 1993 was titled GENERATION TO GENERATION.]

They Call Us Misfits (1968)

The first in Stefan Jarl's Mods Trilogy, the film documents the life of two teenagers, Kenta and Stoffe. With interviews from the two boys and their friends about their hedonistic lifestyle, and what their future holds, the film explores the highs and lows of mod life in 1960s Stockholm, Sweden.

A Decent Life (1979)

A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta is now an alcoholic and lives with his girlfriend Eva. Together they have a son, Patric. Kenta's mother is in jail for manslaughter and Kenta goes to Kronoberg to greet her. Heroin also comes to play and Stoffe is one of those who falls victim to it. He lives with his girlfriend Lena and their young son, Janne. Lena later throws Stoffe out of their home when she grows tired his abuse, and he is forced to live with his mother. Kenta calls Stoffe and decides to meet him, and he tries to persuade him to give up heroin, but the two have a falling out and they separate. This film features other users from the previous film, such as Jajje and Kenta Bergkvist. The film ends with the death of a prominent 'mod' documented in the trilogy.

Generation to Generation (1993)

This documentary is the third in a trilogy about a group of Swedish nonconformists. The first documentary was shot in 1967, and followed a bunch of rebellious youths around. These kids had nothing but contempt for those who fit into the society around them, and they were experimenting with drugs, and partying pretty heavily. In particular, it tells the stories of two young men, Kenta and Stoffe. Then, in 1979, the documentarian returns to cover the two men's lives, and the lives of their friends. What had been a friendly, cheerful bunch is now deeply involved in petty crime and drug use. Indeed, one of the two men followed in the earlier film (Stoffe) dies of a drug overdose during the filming of the documentary. The filmmaker returned in the early '90s, to see what has become of Stoffe's family, his friends, and Kenta and his family and friends. Stoffe's wife refused to meet with the filmmaker, but indicated that his son had been adopted, and has become a mechanic, living in the countryside. Kenta remained a "rebel," and remains proud of that fact, but his children studied hard and are on the verge of more conventional success.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 21 January, 2010.

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