Claes Olsson

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Claes Olsson is a Finnish-Swedish director, producer and screenwriter. Many of Olsson's films are based on scripts of Finnish-Swedish authors. Claes Olsson is the father of director and documentarist Iris Olsson.

Most Popular Claes Olsson Trailers

Total trailers found: 42

In Bed with Santa Trailer (1999)

26 November 1999

Sara invites her ex-husbands and their new families to celebrate Christmas with her and her husband Janne.

The Battle of Näsilinna 1918 Trailer (2012)

23 March 2012

Depicting the Finnish Civil War from the White army's point of view. Lieutenant Melin's soldiers mission is to penetrate the heart of the city and overtake the Nasilinna Palace from the Reds.

Elina: As If I Wasn't There Trailer (2003)

31 January 2003

In rural Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier.

Amazing Women by the Sea Trailer (1998)

16 January 1998

In the early 1960s, Bella, her husband Kajus and their young son, Thomas, spend seemingly endless holidays together.

Akvaariorakkaus Trailer (1993)

15 January 1993

Waitress Saara meets handsome journalist Joni, and soon moves in to live with him. Joni tries his best to satisfy Saara sexually but, disturbed by violent lesbian fantasies, she is unable to experience orgasm.

We Are the Pirates of the Roads Trailer (2015)

27 March 2015

The Rosvola family – The Robbersons drive around the country in their pirate car robbing bypassing cars of their sweets, extra food and consumer goods.

Shades of Happiness Trailer (2005)

11 February 2005

Story about human relationships, love and forgiveness.

Where Once We Walked Trailer (2011)

28 October 2011

The stories of the aristocratic Lilliehjelm family, the middle-class Widing family and the poor Kajander family from the Finland's independence through the Civil War and the Roaring Twenties ending during the Second World War.

Raid Trailer (2003)

31 January 2003

Raid is a mysterious drifter and ex-criminal who comes and goes as he pleases. He has been away from the country for an extended period of time but learns on his return that his ex-girlfriend Tarja has presumably died in a fire that he soon discovers was a larceny.

Kissan kuolema Trailer (1994)

02 September 1994

In the closed community of a reform school for teenagers, the principal's daughter is found sexually molested.

Train Birds Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Hannes is a beer truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Timetable Contest in Inari (Finland).

The New Man Trailer (2007)

23 February 2007

Sweden 1951. A new society is developing, a society where there is no room for the socially and mentally weak.

The Glass Pearl Trailer (2017)

22 June 2017

The stifling existence of suburban Norway forces a twelve-year-old boy to spend his afternoons plundering rubbish bins, in search of something specific, something that might actually lead to a reward for him and his family.

Stiller, Garbo & jag Trailer (1988)

08 March 1988

One day when Ruben Stiller is playing in a bath, he gets an alien talking to Nadja, who asks him to find out the fate of Charly's dog.

Jon Trailer (1983)

25 February 1983

Story of Jari, a misfit and coward who, after hitting his girlfriend escapes to a fish factory in Norway.

Colorado Avenue Trailer (2007)

07 September 2007

In the early 1900s, emigrant Hanna returns from Colorado to Finland. In America she was known as Dollar-Hanna, but in Finland she has to endure the Civil War and live through the prohibition.

Yellow Sulphur Sky Trailer (2021)

05 November 2021

In his youth, the author Frej has already found a deep connection and passion with an upper-class girl, Stella Rabell, that has lasted between them through the decades.

Kites Over Helsinki Trailer (2001)

07 September 2001

Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s.

The Handcuff King Trailer (2002)

04 October 2002

It is winter in the mid-1970s in Tornio, a village near the northern border between Finland and Sweden.

Apinan vuosi Trailer (1983)

11 November 1983

A young student seeks direction in his life to counterbalance the studies through female adventures.

The Maiden and the Soldier Trailer (1995)

11 August 1995

A strikingly realized puppet tale, based on an old folk ballad of a maiden who sets out to search for her lost fiancé in the turmoils of war.

Tvingad att leva Trailer (1980)

28 January 1980

A writer and his girlfriend are attacked by a homicidal madman.

M.A. Numminen Sings Wittgenstein Trailer (1994)

01 November 1994

Claes Olsson’s first film about M.A.Numminen. Numminen sings Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s most famous phrase from his book Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: “Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen (What we cannot speak about we must consign to silence).

Lunastus Trailer (1997)

25 April 1997

In a small village in Eastern Finland in 1918, Patrick, who has taken care of the chaplain, teacher and physician, has been filled with loneliness and brutal spirit of work for five years.

Sanokaa mitä näitte Trailer (1993)

08 May 1993

The filmmaker interviews her 5 sisters, her brother, and her demented mother about their common past.

Flame Top Trailer (1980)

17 October 1980

This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868.

Pizza Passionata Trailer (2001)

13 September 2001

The loneliest man in the suburbs opens his door to a stranger and gets caught up in the merry-go-round of love.

Suuri illusioni Trailer (1985)

01 November 1985

Based on the book "Suuri Illusioni" by finnish writer Mika Waltari.

Xenia of St. Petersburg Trailer (1999)

06 March 1999

Katariina Lillqvist's puppet animation is a ballad about 18th century St. Petersburg, Catherine the Great's magnificent courtyard and the dim taverns of the suburbs.

Elvis kissan jäljillä Trailer (1987)

06 February 1987

Story about the monetary problems of a movie producer and the pain and joy of film-making

Armbandsuret Trailer (1989)

17 April 1989

Short film.

Häng dej, pojkfan Trailer (1985)

18 May 1985

Short film.

Fritagen och trollbunden Trailer (1993)

19 January 1993

Documentary about the role of women in rural northern Swedish society.

The Kiss of a Sparrow Trailer (1992)

17 January 1992

This is a movie.

Karl and Marilyn Trailer (2003)

29 May 2003

Karl is tired of the heavy burden of fame that oppresses him and he decides to liberate himself from it.

Fedya. Theodor. Tulio Trailer (2011)

01 November 2011

It’s discovered by chance that legendary Finnish film director Teuvo Tulio came from a remote village in Latvia near the Russian border.

The Country Doctor Trailer (1996)

15 February 1996

An animation based on a short story by Franz Kafka about a country doctor interrupted by an alarm clock on a quiet home evening.

The Ketchup Effect Trailer (2004)

30 January 2004

A teenager's reputation is destroyed when she falls asleep drunk at a party and some boys take provocative photos of her.

Kummeli Stories Trailer (1995)

20 October 1995

The war between Luxembourg and Finland sets the outline to a set of comedic stories about a rally team, gay couple's fishing trip, two hoodlums' last school days in the spring and a haunted hotel among others.

Mystery of the Wolf Trailer (2006)

15 December 2006

Adopted, 12-year-old Salla lives in Lapland. After she rescues some wolf cubs from a poacher, her mission to keep them safe helps her reunite with her mother, who shares her mysterious connection with nature.

Rikos & rakkaus Trailer (1999)

05 February 1999

In a comedy set in Rovaniemi, the parish’s housekeeper Kristiina Pahka falls in love with Marsipaani Räikkonen, even though he knows that the man is a petty criminal.

Helsinginkatua pitkin Trailer (2013)

17 December 2013