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Jörgen Persson

Cinematographer · Born September 10, 1936 (90) · Helsingborg, Skåne län, Sweden

Born
September 10, 1936 (90)
From
Helsingborg, Skåne län, Sweden
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26

What are Jörgen Persson's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
20%
Morality
19%
Power
15%
Survival
10%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Tense
7
Warm
5
Bittersweet
5
Romantic
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jörgen Persson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jörgen Persson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

54 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • It Takes a Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Visual Effects

  • Not Like Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Biker 2

  • Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • A Song for Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Faithless(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Les Misérables(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Digging to China(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Jerusalem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • White Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Zorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • The House of the Spirits(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Påklädningen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Sofie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • The Best Intentions(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • BlackJack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Peter and Petra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Women on the Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Time of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Pelle the Conqueror(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Serpent's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • My Life as a Dog(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • False as Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Åke and His World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • The Inside Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • P & B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Kalabaliken i Bender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • The Simple-Minded Murderer(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Rooster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Madicken of June Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Package Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Prins Hatt under jorden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • You're Out of Your Mind, Maggie(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hempas Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • De dwaze lotgevallen van Sherlock Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Come to Casino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • A Stranger Came by Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Help! The Doctor Is Drowning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • A Handful of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Angela – Love Comes Quietly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Visions of Eight(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Stora skälvan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · Camera Operator

  • Niklas and the Figure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Joe Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • The Magic Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • A Love Story(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Adalen 31 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • White Ants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • The White Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Elvira Madigan(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Come on Roland! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles from 1966 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Les Misérables (1998)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

Pelle the Conqueror (1987)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The House of the Spirits (1993)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 54: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 54: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography50 of 54: 50 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thOther crew2 of 54: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s5 · crew1970s14 · crew1980s16 · crew1990s13 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jörgen Persson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Visions of Eight (1973)

83rd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Pelle the Conqueror (1987)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 81/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 61. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jörgen Persson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles29–62 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jörgen Persson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jörgen Persson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bille August shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers