"A dream play" - This made-for-television film constituted Bergman’s first production of Strindberg’s A Dream Play – a play he would revisit three times more. Gunnar Ollén’s Malmö crew was behind this, for its time, prestigious and costly theatre production, involving more than 40 actors and no less than 75 extras.
"The Invasion of the Student Union" - Stockholm, Sweden, May 24th. It all started as a regular student meeting, evolved into a mass-meeting and an invasion of the house, with all ended three days later. The students were primarily upset regarding a draft about a changed curriculum in higher education. They also pursued various political dogmas. The angry students called out for the responsible minister of the government. This happened to be Olof Palme. He arrived at the mass-meeting where he suffered much criticism.
A comedy about a wedding with impediments.
Black Roots is the fourth feature-length film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. The film gathers a number of African American folk and blues musicians in a room, where they share stories and songs about the black experience in America.
Magnus, an old man sleeplessly sneaks around at night in barns and fields at the farm his son Lennart has taken over. Magnus is anxious and impatient facing the next day.
About the foolish and lost Gabriel who lives entirely in the shadow of his brother, the brave soldier Mart who died in the war and is continuously immortalized by the dominant mother.
The author Per Anders Fogelström walks around in Vita Bergen, the south part of Stockholm and tells us about Anna Charlotta's life at the turn of the century. She is taken care of at the Shelter in the old ore farm outside of Vita Bergen.
August Strindberg's "The Red Room" recreated to a science fiction world in Stockholm, a brutal, guarded and controlled existence under a total supremacy. Like in Metropolis or Airstrip One the citizens are directed to align themselves in the direction of what the higher power thinks is to their advantage. The government offices takes care of your every need.
Johan enjoys the autumn work in the small park in his hometown, but he is worried ...
Nobel Laureate Harry Martinson's famous poem consists of 103 cantos and relates the tragedy of a space ship which, originally bound for Mars with a cargo of colonists from the ravaged Earth, is ejected from the solar system after an accident and into an existential struggle.
"Diana Goes Hunting" - The action revolves around the panic induced by an amorous huntress, aptly named Diana.
"The Folding Castle" - a musical drama - Built in blue, lasts longer than you think, can withstand being watch. The shadow of the cloud is slowly eroding, the edges of the giant mountain. The dust of the fairy tale grinds the raw diamonds of life. A story by Gunnel Linde, to music by Bengt Hallberg, choreographer by Tyyne Talvo Cramér, starring Alice Babs.
Åke lives under oppressive conditions. The father, a painter, spends his salary on drinking with his buddies.
Part two of the Emilia animation series. The twins get a ship to play with in the bathtub. But it's no ordinary ship, because you can sail along a large lake with strange foam islands and dirty water.
A young beautiful man from Milan arrives at the carnival in Venice. He meets two flirtatious women.
A story about a boy named Anders, who lives in an ordinary Swedish family in an apartment at the train station. Through his childhood, he experiences life's glorious scents of beautiful flowers and green forest, close and warm relationships with his grandparents and joyful play with his siblings. He has a strong friendship with his father and a great love for his mother. Still he lives in fear of death. He is afraid of losing all of this that is so valuable to him. In his thoughts and fears, he often turns often God, just as his sister, mother and grandparents, and ask Him for help and protection.
"The Hangman" - The events take place in two periods of time. In the Middle Ages a group of men sit and discuss the evil at the tavern. With the hangman close by. 1930s: a dance hall where many people gathered. A jazz orchestra of colored musicians entertain. When the musicians take a break to eat, they are denied this by a Nazi.
A man dreams of climbing society and begins to manipulate his business companions to get a sale to benefit him. - My companions are probably good and mean well, but they do not understand business. And yes, they have principles. I have that too. But mine are better.
"The Man Who Lived his Life Over" - A drama about a person who gets the opportunity many dream of, to relive his life. In his past he committed a crime. It must not happen again. Now everything will surely be different.
