Filmen om Siw
An intimate portrait of Siw Malmkvist sorting through a shared home, a lifetime of filmed memories, and the uncertain shape of life after loss.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- intimate
- reflective
- melancholic
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Siw sorts through decades of belongings and film reels in the apartment where she lived with Fredrik Ohlsson for forty years.
The film centers on possessions, shelves of film rolls, and the decisions surrounding what Siw will carry into her new home.
Siw’s children and grandchildren help pack the apartment while she decides what should remain part of her life.
The sale of the apartment and move to a new home frame Siw’s adjustment after the death of her long-term partner.
Films like Filmen om Siw, and why
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Shares an intimate documentary portrait of aging, family relationships, domestic space, and the preservation of personal memory.
Stories We Tell
Like this film, it uses family archives and personal testimony to explore memory, identity, and changing relationships across generations.
The Gleaners and I
Both are reflective observational documentaries about everyday life, possessions, aging, and the emotional meaning attached to ordinary objects.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Stina Gardell, Frida Neema Järnbert
- Release Date
- 2025-09-03
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Siw Malmkvist
- Ann-Louise Hanson
- Benny Andersson
- Wenche Myhre
- Karin Falck
Common questions
- What is Filmen om Siw about?
- An intimate portrait of Siw Malmkvist sorting through a shared home, a lifetime of filmed memories, and the uncertain shape of life after loss.
- What is Filmen om Siw like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Filmen om Siw as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Filmen om Siw violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Filmen om Siw.
- Which films are like Filmen om Siw?
- Films with a similar feel include Dick Johnson Is Dead, Stories We Tell, and The Gleaners and I.
- How long is Filmen om Siw?
- Filmen om Siw runs 90 minutes.
