Movie

Jan Stenbeck

2003 · 50 min

A reflective, talking-heads portrait of a controversial figure, mixing fond memories with a sense of loss and myth-making.

Overview: Jan Hugo Stenbeck died in August 2002 as one of Sweden's most controversial businessmen. During his whole life he constantly broke new ground and challenged old truths. He founded and ran corporations in a new and different way. In the first documentary after his death childhood friends, classmates, colleagues talk about what it was like to live with Jan Stenbeck - the corporate leader who became mythic during his lifetime.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, power, identity, memory
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
power
identity
memory
class
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none