John Elfström Movies

An elderly gentleman lives alone in a well-appointed residential building, spending his days in habitual routines with neighbors and family. When his...

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

A newly married Baron plans to sell his castle. His wife, who loves to live in a castle, knows nothing about the sale.

If I give birth, I will certainly be punished and lose my reputation. If I don't, then I may be punished, too. And also lose my reputation.

In "Mission Åsa-Nisse" filmmaker Anders Nordqvist explores the 60th anniversary film classic series Åsa-Nisse. Through old film clips,...

David, a young woodsman with a family, is leasing a farm. The family are welcomed by the locals until it becomes known that David is the son of a...

The local newspaper celebrates 50 years and are now looking for a citizen who has lived as long in the neighborhood. Our hero Åsa-Nisse seems...

Laban Lundström is the porter at Hotell Kåkbrinken. The hotel is threatened by wholesaler Sjökvist, who wants to pull down the house...

The priest Hagen comes to a small Norwegian village one stormy evening. He brings the tragic news to wife Sigrid Bakken. Her husband and oldest son...

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...

Play by Federico Garcia Lorca. Swedish interpretation of Hjalmar Gullberg and Karin Alin.

Gunnar Carlman has returned to Sweden after a few years as a cowboy in Canada. He starts to work at a farm owned by vivacious and strongwilled...

Rudolf Carlsson, who works at a department store, dreams of making movies.

A bus company wants to acquire traffic rights on an island in the Stockholm archipelago. The steam boats will be replaced by buses, but Captain...

Johansson has managed to stay away from the military service for several years. But now his time has come.

Simon lives a quiet life on his farm until one day he discovers he is the heir of a great fortune.

Midsummer Eve in Malmfors in the 1880s. The holiday is celebrated with a big party. Three blacksmiths leave the ironworks and become drifters,...

Kalle Österman lives on the small island Solö together with his wife, Agneta.

A small Swedish village has transformed to an industrial center with exports to Germany. A German opened a quarry some 50 years ago, after realizing...

Doctor Knock takes over a medical clinic in a small town and provides a medical revival.