Eric M. Nilsson Movies

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

Europe 1900 (1968) tells about the history of luxury while problematizing memory and our images of the past.

The third film featured in the "Bläckfiskens bok" trilogy, a poetic essay about the final journey.

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

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...

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

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

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...

An ordinary day in the bookshop Shakespeare and Company in Paris in the company of Georges and his loyal readers. The shop is a meeting place where...

A short film about a young man's revolt against compulsion and discipline.

According to Eric M Nilsson, this is an utterly unsuccesful film. It's a film about things he saw but never understood. If two people gaze upon the...

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

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...

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

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

About a school in Belgium founded in 1907 by Ovide Decroly, doctor and pedagogue.

A film by Eric M. Nilsson.

Documentary film that follows politicians during various events.

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