Portrait of Selma Lagerlöf

Writing

Selma Lagerlöf

Career

Active from 1917 to 1996, with a break from 1963 to 1978, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Phantom Carriage
The Phantom Carriage
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Selma Lagerlöf Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Visual Storytelling 2
  • Faith and Doubt 2
  • Swedish Cinema 2
  • Rural Life 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles
La flama sagrada
La flama sagrada (2016)

Short Story

The Changeling
The Changeling (2011)

Short Story

1990s

1 title · average score 78
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (1996)
GoodWatch score 78

Novel

1980s

1 title
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1982)

Novel

1970s

1 title
Charlotte Löwensköld
Charlotte Löwensköld (1979)

Novel

1960s

2 titles · average score 62
Sir Arne's Treasure
Sir Arne's Treasure (1967)

Short Story

Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

1950s

5 titles · average score 75
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1958)

Novel

The Phantom Carriage
The Phantom Carriage (1958)

Novel

The Enchanted Boy
The Enchanted Boy (1955)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

Sir Arne's Treasure
Sir Arne's Treasure (1954)

Novel

Husmandstøsen
Husmandstøsen (1952)

Novel

1940s

4 titles
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1947)

Novel

The Emperor of Portugallia
The Emperor of Portugallia (1944)

Novel

Dunungen
Dunungen (1941)

Theatre Play

Suotorpan tyttö
Suotorpan tyttö (1940)

Short Story

1930s

2 titles · average score 66
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel

The Girl From The Marsh Croft
The Girl From The Marsh Croft (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

Short Story

1920s

7 titles · average score 72
To the Orient
To the Orient (1926)

Novel

The Tower of Lies
The Tower of Lies (1925)

Novel

The Ingmar Inheritance
The Ingmar Inheritance (1925)

Novel

The Saga of Gösta Berling
The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

The Tale of  Gunnar Hede
The Tale of Gunnar Hede (1923)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

The Phantom Carriage
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
GoodWatch score 91

Novel

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar
Karin, Daughter of Ingmar (1920)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

1910s

4 titles · average score 68
Sir Arne's Treasure
Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
GoodWatch score 71

Novel

Sons of Ingmar
Sons of Ingmar (1919)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel

The Downy Girl
The Downy Girl (1919)

Short Story, Theatre Play

The Girl from the Marsh Croft
The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1917)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel