Gustav Vasa

Children of the Casbah

1959

In a house in the heart of the Casbah of Algiers, a family is torn apart by the weight of war. Three divided brothers, caught up in the contradictions of a country in struggle, gradually unite around a single cause: the liberation of Algeria. Ibna El Casbah is a tense, emotionally-charged behind-closed-doors story that captures the moment when intimacy becomes history.

Medea

1963

Medea is a powerful witch who gets revenge on her cheating husband Jason by killing their children.

The Tragedy of King Christophe

1991

Special broadcast of Aimé Césaire's text, directed by Hervé Denis for the Cooperation and Cultural Action Mission of the French Embassy in Haiti.

Seven Crosses in a Notebook

1983

Gustav III

1974

Based on play by famous swedish author/playwright August Strindberg adapted for swedish TV in 70's. It's about the real life assassination on swedish king Gustav III who was killed by a lieutenant Jacob Johan Anckarström who acted on behalf of a group conspirators.

Orestea

1972

The story of the “Oresteia” begins with King Agamemnon's return to Argos after the fall of Troy. The chorus, composed of old Argives, recalls the sacrifice offered to the gods by Agamemnon, in Aulis, of his daughter Iphigenia to gain their favor.

Night Café

1965

Shows the people who visit a café that is open late at night

Körsbärsträdgården

1970

Television adaptation of Chekhov's story about the spoiled widow Madame Ranevskaya.