Time Has No Name
Taking its stylistic inspiration from Rembrandt, the film captures the lives of an elderly farmer couple, Teodor and Asta Svensson, who are the last of their breed.
Inspired by Peter Watkin´s comment that no shot on American TV lasts longer than seven seconds, Jarl decided to make a film where no shot lasts less then seven seconds! Ironically subtitled "A Contribution to Anthropological Research". To live and work in harmony with nature will shortly no longer be possible. Time Has No Name is probably the documentary in which Stefan Jarl has attained the highest results with sound and photography. So high that someone has called the film the petry of reality.
Production Facts
- Original Title: Tiden har inget namn
- Country of Origin: Sweden
- Production Year: 1989
- First Release: 1989
- Language: Swedish
- Genre: Drama
- Format: 1:1.66
- Sound: Dolby stereo
- Production: Stefan Jarl Filmproduktion, Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund, Landsorganisationen, Svenska Filminstitutet
- Cast: Teodor Svensson, Asta Svensson