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Eric M. Nilsson

Eric M. Nilsson

Eric M Nilsson, b. in Brussels 1935, is a Swedish film maker. Nilsson has his education from the film school IDHEC in Paris. Eric M Nilsson was an early member of the Swedish Television documentary film editorial staff, and his many distinctive films from the 1960s onward have come to fascinate and challenge a wide audience. He has received multiple awards and honors for his films.

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Movies Made By Eric M. Nilsson (42)

Kultur i bur (2014)

The impact of art, culture and information on Western economy in the 21st century. ...

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I skuggan (2012)

Two quotes from Paul Valéry: "Humanity is threatened by two dangers: order and disorder." and "Nothing is more contrary to your nature than to see things as they are." A quote from the Swedish writer Thorild : "To think freely is great ! To think correctl ...

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Hur och varför? (2007)

A film by Eric M. Nilsson, who poses questions behind the motives of an artist, scientist, and priest, among others. ...

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Vad tänker du på? Ingenting (2000)

Spaceship XPZ is on its way to Earth. Onboard are thousands of little creatures made entirely of brain matter. They are very intelligent and therefore very naughty. ...

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Nebulosan (1999)

A film about sound, a film about words, a film about interpretation and misunderstanding. ...

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The Man From Podalida (1998)

Pierre comes from an island that does not exist and speaks a language that is not available - he is the man from Podalida. Conversation with Pierre, Poet Katarina Frostenson and a French Linguist on Language and Identity. ...

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Dubbla verkligheter (1995)

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 father left behind, they helped together to remember. ...

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The Book of the Octopus (1995)

"Bläckfiskens bok" is made up of three short films ("Första resan", "Drömresan" and "Sista resan"). While making these movies, Nilsson tried to put himself in an artificial depression in order to see the world as an angry and sad man. "My mind functions ...

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Första resan (1993)

A documentary essay film in which the director attempts to plunge into an artificial depression in order to perceive the world as a sad and bilious man. ...

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Drömresan (1993)

The second film of the "Bläckfiskens" trilogy, with an emphasis on dreams and interpretation. ...

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Sista resan (1993)

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

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Anonymous (1991)

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 the actor Ernst-Hugo Järegård and the author Stig Larsson. The desire to give meaning where perhaps there ...

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Make It New - a portrait of Anthony Burgess (1984)

The English writer and composer, John Anthony Burgess Wilson, relaxed in Italy tells the full story of his life. Filmmaker Eric M. Nilsson met with Anthony Burgess by chance in 1982. They decided to make a film. ...

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Profeten (1984)

With the gloomy, mountain of the Cévennes in the backdrop, the filmmaker interviews an aging village clergyman, who shares his wisdom and perspective on life. ...

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The Camelia Boy (1983)

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

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The Evening Before the Next Day (1980)

Documentary film that follows politicians during various events. ...

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Vad som helst till synes (1977)

Together with Godfried Talboom, Nilsson traveled around Europe with a commitment: to film something every day, without having planned anything. The film also creates context where context does not exist. ...

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Elektrostålugn nr 2 (1976)

A short documentary from the 1970s depicting the employees at work, transforming scrap metal to steel at Domnarvets järnverk. ...

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Det var en gång (1975)

How and why do certain images, certain objects or certain "works of art" become documents, more than traces. The film was shot in the Verdon during the destruction of villages and the filling of a lake. ...

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Viktigt viktigare viktigast (1972)

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 projects. ...

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Katalogen (1972)

An immersion into the experimentation carried out in the Research Service of the ORTF, based on interviews with Pierre Schaeffer, founder and director of the service until 1974, and William Syvingtone, computer engineer. The film probes the continual outpu ...

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Åtgärdas (1972)

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 same thing, one of them will claim to experience something else. In this, they receive evidence that they ex ...

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XPZ-Bibliotek (1972)

A spacecraft containing an army of small malevolent creatures arrive with an intent to destroy the earth. But first, they must learn how people behave and feel, and therefore proceed to gather information. ...

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En mycket enkel pedagogik (1972)

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

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Birgit Nilsson: Glimtar från sångerskans verksamhet (1970)

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 life, on and off stage. ...

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A Place for Everything (1970)

In this film Eric Nilsson takes up the contrasts in the well-ordered Swedish society--order versus spontaneity; individual desires set against collective needs; subordinates vis-à-vis superiors. The young Swedes interviewed make a plea for independence, i ...

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Europe 1900 (1968)

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

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En skola (1968)

A film by Eric M. Nilsson. ...

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The Testament of Eleanora (1967)

A fictional biographical portrayal of Eleonora of Bavaria. ...

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Ormgård (1967)

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

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Hos Georges (1966)

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 people get together to discuss politics and philosophy. ...

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Munnar (1966)

Close ups from cafés and beer gardens in the center of Stockholm to Robbo Brobergs songs. ...

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The Passenger (1966)

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

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Vatten, tro, champagne (1965)

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

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Psykosfär (1965)

Farsta, a modern suburb of Stockholm. A montage of images, sounds, little songs by Robban Broberg. A film that, today, Eric M. Nilsson calls into question. ...

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Lourdes (1965)

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

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Jag ville leva, jag ville dö... (1963)

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

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Kitchen (1963)

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 possible to reality, without any commentary. ...

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Strindberg och Paris (1963)

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

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Djurgårdsfärjan (1962)

A short ferry trip in Stockholm. The camera lingers on the faces, the gestures, the postures, the fragments of conversations. Although this short film seems today quite futile to Eric M. Nilsson, the press hailed the "direct" nature of the movie. ...

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Movies Starring Eric M. Nilsson (7)

Dubbla verkligheter (1995)

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 father left behind, they helped together to remember. ...

Watch Now

Första resan (1993)

A documentary essay film in which the director attempts to plunge into an artificial depression in order to perceive the world as a sad and bilious man. ...

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Drömresan (1993)

The second film of the "Bläckfiskens" trilogy, with an emphasis on dreams and interpretation. ...

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Sista resan (1993)

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

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Make It New - a portrait of Anthony Burgess (1984)

The English writer and composer, John Anthony Burgess Wilson, relaxed in Italy tells the full story of his life. Filmmaker Eric M. Nilsson met with Anthony Burgess by chance in 1982. They decided to make a film. ...

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Profeten (1984)

With the gloomy, mountain of the Cévennes in the backdrop, the filmmaker interviews an aging village clergyman, who shares his wisdom and perspective on life. ...

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Viktigt viktigare viktigast (1972)

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 projects. ...

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