改变瑞典 Förvandla Sverige

Inspired by the third world cinema classic La hora de los hornos (Fernando Solanas, 1968), left-wing documentary filmmakers Jarl and Lindqvist started to shoot a revolutionary epic on the state of Sweden in 1968. The project failed, due to financial problems, but in 1974 they made the short film Förvandla Sverige [Transform Sweden] out of the filmed material.

This is what the filmmakers say about the film: We wanted to make a feature film about the class society Sweden. But we were not allowed by the Swedish Film Institute. At least we filmed some and cut it together into a short film. The class society is included. And a lot about the meaning of the work or lack of meaning. Because that’s what it’s about: the power over our work. That can be discussed based on this film.