Cornelis Vreeswijk

Året var 1974

The year begins with an energy crisis and petrol rationing. And there will be parental insurance so that even fathers can stay at home with their children. Cleaners around Sweden are on strike for better conditions. Worry grows for the Swedish tourists in the holiday paradise of Cyprus. That and much more in this column about the year 1974.

Somliga går med trasiga skor

Cornelis Vreeswijk was one of the biggest artists in Sweden. 33 years after his death, his songs are still played daily on the radio and on various streaming services. Cornelis Vreeswijk has a special position in Swedish music history and has reached out to new generations of listeners and artists.

Cornelis och kärleken

Cornelis - dokumentären

A portrait of Swedish troubadour Cornelis Vreeswijk.

Cornelis - Balladen om den flygande holländaren

A documentary about the poet / singer / actor Cornelis Vreeswijk. Made about a year before he died.

The Flight of the Eagle

The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are never heard from again.

Lite ditt och datt om Cornelis

Party hos Parnevik

Guttersnipes

Poor painter helps a paralysed child.

Niklas and the Figure

Young Niklas and his friend the Figure are looking for the homeless dog for Niklas.

The Lustful Vicar

During a witch trial in the seventeenth century a woman is accused of being a witch and burned at the stake. The witch curse the village priest who pushed through the accusations and promises that her offspring will avenge her. During the Caroline the priest's son take over as vicar of the congregation, and the daughter of the witch bewitches him so that he suffers constant erection. This is off course very embarrassing for the vicar. The local women has to step in and try to set things right

Black Palm Trees

Four sailors stranded in Rio are about to retrieve their salary for a salvage. The only requirement is that they ALL must be sober.