Sven Nykvist Movies

On his death-bed, Per Henrik Pistolekors must promise his father two things: first of all to kill king Gustav III, which his father hates. Second, to...

The 1880s. Abandoned by his middle class parents in Stockholm, Johannes grows up in the countryside with a cobbler who regularly beats him up. Also...

The married detective couple John and Kajsa Hillman goes on a vacation to Holmfors mill where a friend of Kajsa's lives with her husband. When a...

A young woman who is obsessed with Buster Keaton stays in the sanatorium where the actor was once a patient.

A young American girl is found dead in Gota Kanal, Swedens largest channel. Since there are hardly any clues or evidence at all it seems as if the...

The Making of Fanny and Alexander is a fascinating look at the creation of a masterpiece. Directed by Ingmar Bergman himself, this feature-length...

A Swedish scientist couple comes to a small African village to fight malaria.

Portrait of the Swedish poet Dan Andersson (1888-1920). Brought up during poor conditions he finds work as a temperance preacher and educator. Bored...

Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin and his search for a meaningful way of life. His journey takes him through periods of harsh asceticism,...

A con artist arrives to a small island to swingle money from the fishermen.

In the beginning of WW II a Swedish ship in a northern French port is exposed to German air raids. The captain take a chance to leave the port...

Edit is pleased that her mother agrees to let her buy a dress she loves, but which in fact is made for an adult woman.

Eric and Clarence are friends from the same class in school - but from different social classes. Eric comes from the working class, Clarence from the...

A comedy directed by Kurt Hoffmann.

In this adventure, set deep within the Belgian Congo, a local witch doctor decides the only way to stop a rampaging gorilla from terrorizing his...

A documentary on Sven Nykvist lighting the movie-set during the shooting of Andrei Tarkovsky's film "The Sacrifice."

In Norway in the 1600s, An-Magritt is born as the result of a rape.

Peter Brooks' adaptation of Carmen by Mérimée and Bizet.

A young man,Erik, breaks into a photo store. But he is discovered by the night watchman and has to fly. During the flight he is picked up by cabaret...