Movies by Edvard Persson

Flickan från Backafall

Flickan från Backafall

Set on the island of Ven in the 1920s, Ellen is engaged with Per the sailor and waits for him while he is away at sea. She works as a maid in a rich family where Robert, the black sheep of the family, tries to seduce her. This leads to a rumour she has been unfaithful to Per. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

The Happy Tailor

The Happy Tailor

Sören, a poor tailor with many children, dreams of becoming a miller and buys the windmill of the village with money he does not have.

The Bells in Old Town

The Bells in Old Town

Kalle Magnus Berg is a kind bailiff in Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm. He helps out "clients" by supporting them with money from his own pocket. His neighbor is a jazz musician who plays at a restaurant for a living.

Hattmakarens bal

Hattmakarens bal

The wealthy hat maker Cederström has two daughters, Marianne and Lotte. He has decided that Marianne should marry Melander even though she loves the poet Malm. Lotte on the other hand loves Melander.

Snapphanar

Snapphanar

In an occupied country, the people rise to throw off the occupants. This includes Jens the farmer and his three sons who successfully perform sneak attacks on the invading army.

Jens Mons in America

Jens Mons in America

Jens Månsson has big financial problems and realizes that he probably has to leave his dear Skåne farm Gåsabo. But suddenly, he inherits a fortune from his brother John in America.

En natt på Glimmingehus

En natt på Glimmingehus

Gammel-Nils works as a guide at Glimmingehus and guides us through this movie about love and ghosts.

Sol över Klara

Sol över Klara

The film is about a group of artists in the Klara Quarter. Ararat, a poor painter in Stockholm, one day meet his ex-fiance Elisabeth who is now a rich widow.