Movies by John Elfström

Peggy på vift

Peggy på vift

Frank Bing is a big artist in the USA and arrives home in his native Sweden with his secretary Ada. The portier at the hotel has great difficulties keeping the adoring fans away from Frank. Among them is Peggy Dalin who has been tasked by her father with getting Frank to sign with his record company using her great charm.

Guest of Reality

Guest of Reality

A story about a boy named Anders, who lives in an ordinary Swedish family in an apartment at the train station. Through his childhood, he experiences life's glorious scents of beautiful flowers and green forest, close and warm relationships with his grandparents and joyful play with his siblings. He has a strong friendship with his father and a great love for his mother. Still he lives in fear of death. He is afraid of losing all of this that is so valuable to him. In his thoughts and fears, he often turns often God, just as his sister, moth...

Dacke

Dacke

Nils Dacke, leader of the revolt against Gustav Vasa, is torn between his anger over social injustice and royal oppression, and his doubt in the power of himself and weapons.

A Dream Play

A Dream Play

"A dream play" - This made-for-television film constituted Bergman’s first production of Strindberg’s A Dream Play – a play he would revisit three times more. Gunnar Ollén’s Malmö crew was behind this, for its time, prestigious and costly theatre production, involving more than 40 actors and no less than 75 extras.

Livet i finnskogarna

Livet i finnskogarna

In a rural parish in 1906, young Heikki, one of the Finnish immigrants, lives a wild and free life in the deep forest. After poaching, his furs are confiscated and Heikki vows to have his revenge by seducing the young women of the parish, one by one.

Bödeln

Bödeln

"The Hangman" - The events take place in two periods of time. In the Middle Ages a group of men sit and discuss the evil at the tavern. With the hangman close by. 1930s: a dance hall where many people gathered. A jazz orchestra of colored musicians entertain. When the musicians take a break to eat, they are denied this by a Nazi.

Bröderna Östermans huskors

Bröderna Östermans huskors

The Österman brothers have come to realize that they need a housekeeper. Oldest brother Kalle travel to town and return with the young and modern Anna.

Kristin Commands

Kristin Commands

Translator Vilhelm and his young wife have a child, as well as a grumpy housemaid who doesn't hesitate to give her opinion on how they behave as parents. In secret Kristin arranges a scholarship for Vilhelm so he can go back to his medical studies.

Spökhotellet

Spökhotellet

A Swedish TV movie based on the play L'Hôtel du Libre échange from 1894.