Movies by Arne Sucksdorff
A Divided World
A ten-minute study of wild animal life in a Swedish forest; stoat, fox, hare, and owl, who stalk and savage one another, are photographed with extraordinary vividness and intimacy. It is perhaps the most striking of Sucksdorff's animal studies, in spite of an abrupt introduction and ending.
The Great Adventure
A vixen mother invades a chicken coop to provide food for her cubs. She continues to raid the coop until she is shot by a farmer. The cubs are attacked by the farmer and only one survives. An otter trapped in a burrow is rescued by 10-year-old Anders and his six-year-old brother, Kjell. In secret, the boys cage the animal and finally domesticate it. They obtain food for the Otter by fishing through the ice on a frozen lake. The boys manage to keep their secret from their family. On the eve of the May Day festival, Kjell reveals to family and...
Symphony of a City
A short film about Stockholm. Sweden's first Oscar, 1949 Best Short Subject, One-Reel.
The Gulls
A nature documentary about the gulls, who are terrorizing other birds by killing their kids and raiding their nests for eggs. Often interpreted as an allegory of Nazism.
Shadow of the Hunter
A hunter tracks down various animals in the forest.
The Wind from the West
A short drama documentary about the life of a Sami family in the northernmost part of Sweden, Lappland.
Summer's Tale
A lyrical short documentary about animal life in a Swedish forest.
Shadows on the Snow
A nature documentary about the predators in the Swedish winter mountains: the owl, the bear and man.