Nils Jerring

A story spanning four generations.

A 1942 short film.

In 1803 the Swedish inventor John Ericsson is born. After a military career he went to England and became one of the first builders of locomotives. Despite large debts, he invents the propeller. In 1839 he crosses the Atlantic and builds ships for the US Navy. When the US civil war breaks out, the Federation needs a ship to match the Confederate 'Merrimac' and preventing the Confederation from exporting cotton to Europe. Ericsson builds the 'Monitor', a ship the Federation needs to win the war.

Sweden during the years 1897-1914 comes to life through newsreels and scenes from early feature films.

Documentary film, featuring newsreel segments from the life of Swedish king Gustaf V, put together due to his death on 29 October 1950.

A Swedish film about ore mining and processing in Kiruna, Malmberget and Grängesberg.

Fabian Bom is a waiter at a hotel in a small town. But he dreams of doing something else - to dance and sing on a stage. He is madly in love with Matilda Roos, singer and diva. Fabian is too insensitive to notice that Annie, who works in the kitchen, is in love with him. Encouraged by Matilda, Fabian leaves the hotel and goes to Stockholm to become famous. But, as he soon learns, it is more difficult than he first thought.

A pre-program cabaret by Svensk Filmindustri (SF) including the vocal trio Sorbon Sisters, The Two Alverados and the SF orchestra.

Episodic, musical comedy. Povel Ramel company Knäppupp's first film where Martin Ljung plays 16 different roles.

A portrait of Swedish life and landscapes, filmed in 1936.

1951 - the year when Snoddas plays bandy and the naval spy is exposed. Stålfarfar rides a bike, Pär Lagerkvist receives a Nobel Prize and Tage Erlander and Karl Gerhard are getting older. Out in the world there's a cold war and in Sweden there's the big Västgöta maneuver. There's a plastic fashion and new hairstyles for a new age.

1952 - he year when Gösta Snoddas Nordgren sings Flottarkärlek on the radio and it becomes a hit. Gustaf VI Adolf turns 70. A Swedish DC-3 disappears and a Catalina plane is shot down by Soviet fighter aircraft. A Swedish spy business is being rolled out. Fritjof Enbom has given information to the Soviet Union. It is also an Olympic year - Winter Olympics in Oslo and Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Swans, ducks and countless other birds in Lillfjärden, Sweden.

A ruthless businessman arrives to a small town. He is prepared to do pretty much anything to win beautiful Vera Odelman's heart.

Documents the arrival of Holocaust victims in Sweden.

A 1942 short film.

Documentary film, featuring newsreel segments from the life of Swedish king Gustaf V, put together due to his death on 29 October 1950.

Documentary film, featuring newsreel segments from the life of Swedish king Gustaf V, put together due to his death on 29 October 1950.

A Swedish film about ore mining and processing in Kiruna, Malmberget and Grängesberg.

Spoiled upper class girl must join a home defense unit to learn military drill and fall in love with a lieutenant.

Karl and Ada are engaged, Gustaf is a sailor and in love with Elsa. For her sake he's willing to stay ashore.

A pre-program cabaret by Svensk Filmindustri (SF) including the vocal trio Sorbon Sisters, The Two Alverados and the SF orchestra.

Wholesaler Ferdinand wants his son to marry his firm partner's daughter, but the problem is they don't want to get married. The son turns to a friend for advice. It turns out that Ferdinand had a daughter from a previous marriage he didn't know nothing about, which leads to further confusion

The bricklayer Loffe often sees sculptress Ingrid in a window a cross the building. They get to now each other and soon fall in love. Loffe works for the master-builder Swahne who is Ingrid's uncle. Swahne comes up with a plan to see if Loffe's feelings for her are true or if he is just out for her money.

Business manager Ludvig Berndtson desperately needs a fiancée to get rid of an ex-girlfriend. He asks one of his employees, secretary Monica Brandt, to pretend to be his fiancée for a while. She is at first unwilling but desperately needs the money and accepts.

A portrait of Swedish life and landscapes, filmed in 1936.

Swans, ducks and countless other birds in Lillfjärden, Sweden.