Catalogue des films de « Ake Astrand »

The history of luxury and art through documentary images from an exhibition of art and objects from La Belle Époque. Eric M. Nilsson's favourite film.

L'école anthtroposophe ”Rudolf Steiner” à Stockholm.

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.

Voyage excessivement commenté entre la Suède et les Pyrénées (Cirque de Gavarnie).

On a trip through Europe, Eric M. Nilsson and cinematographer Åke Åstrand stopped in the small French village of Saint-Agrève, in the Ardèche. During their stay the village was visited by a travelling circus. From the circus' arrival to the...

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 shot with the Éclair NPR, a light, silent camera allowing the recording of sync sound.

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.

Cures thermales au Mont-Dore (Auvergne).

Pélerinages à Lourdes.

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.