Sven Nykvist Movies

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

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

After years of ignoring the shy cousin whom she and her peers taunted mercilessly as a child, a middle-aged woman (Ingrid Thulin) wrenches the poor...

From Bjørnson's novels about romance in 19th century Norway. Thorbjörn Granliden is raised severely by his parents who notice that he is...

The singing vagabond Loffe suddenly becomes a man of the law.

A documentary film about the German musician, philosopher, doctor and peace prize winner Albert Schweitzer, his life and work.

The early stage experiences of a group of young, more or less talented aspiring actors, whose first steps on the stage are described. Among them are...

Land owner Bill Bärnfelt sees a beautiful woman when he is out riding and immediately falls in love. But then his former fiancee turns up and...

The stingy fisherman Ericsson lives on a small island north of Stockholm with his wife Johanna och her father Isak.

A document of life and culture in the southern Swedish university town, Lund.

A 19-year-old boy, after his mother's death, starts a relationship with his father's mistress, although he is engaged. The relationship continues...

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

A coming of age story about young Salka Valka who lives in the small fishing village of Íseyri. She is doing well for herself as a partner in...

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

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...

The night before her wedding, a nervous bride examines her gifts and picks out a book of romantic short stories. Hoping to while away the evening,...

From Bern's salons at Berzelii Park in Stockholm. Exterior and interior from early morning until dawn the next day. Lunch and dinner. Entertainment...

The beautiful student Katja shocks the conservative and rigid city of Wadköping by appearing in tail-coat on the big prom.

Filip Palm works as a clerk. His hobby is creating inventions of different sorts. He has just received a big inheritance and has fallen in love with...

A missionary film by photographer Sven Nykvist.