Eric M. Nilsson Movies

The concrete costs for culture and creativity is here illustrated in punchy images.

A fictional biographical portrayal of Eleonora of Bavaria.

An autobiographical film about Eric M. Nilsson's experiences of Swedish health care and the limits of polite society.

A focus on Sweden's greatest dramatist, August Strindberg, his years spent in Paris and the inspiration the city had on his poetry.

Two quotes from Paul Valéry: "Humanity is threatened by two dangers: order and disorder." and "Nothing is more contrary to your nature than to...

A container with stuff from a cleaned out apartment in Stockholm drives the cineaste to look for their owners. In the course of this quest, he meets...

In this film Eric Nilsson takes up the contrasts in the well-ordered Swedish society--order versus spontaneity; individual desires set against...

A four day car trip: a pop music group hits the road in winter from Stockholm to Kiruna, above the Arctic Circle. One of the first films in Sweden...

Travel documentary where the narrator describes each scene exactly as it is seen.

A simple depiction of the work in the kitchen of a restaurant. Eric M. Nilsson and cinematographer Åke Åstrand attempt to get as close as...

"Words in the wind": communication, solitude, secret, power, understanding ...

In the autumn of 1968, Director Eric M. Nilsson and film team accompany Swedish opera singer Birgit Nilsson during the many-faceted events of her...

A short ferry trip in Stockholm. The camera lingers on the faces, the gestures, the postures, the fragments of conversations. Although this short...

A movie about the culture clash in Tunisia between Swedish aid workers and local people. Swedes and Tunisians both give their views on the current...

Eric M Nilsson talks to his mother over the years when they lived during German occupation in Belgium. Over a box of things from those years his...

"Bläckfiskens bok" is made up of three short films ("Första resan", "Drömresan" and "Sista resan"). While making these movies, Nilsson...

A short film, capturing images of those on a pilgrimage in the city of Lourdes in France.

Documentary about the thermal springs in Le Mont Dore, France and the people who believe in the healing power of the water.

TV movie about memories and thoughts about the Army Museum in Stockholm.

A film by Eric M. Nilsson.