A Respectable Life

A Respectable Life
Directed byStefan Jarl
Screenplay byStefan Jarl
Produced byStefan Jarl
StarringKenneth Gustafsson Gustav "Stoffe" Svensson
CinematographyPer Källberg
Music byUlf Dageby
Release date
  • 26 March 1979 (1979-03-26) (Sweden)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

A Respectable Life (Swedish: Ett anständigt liv) is a 1979 Swedish documentary film directed by Stefan Jarl. The film is the second of the Mods Trilogy by Jarl. At the 15th Guldbagge Awards the film won the awards for Best Film and Best Director. It was also selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.