Anonym (1991) dir. Eric M. Nilsson

Eric M. Nilsson s rich and multilayered masterpiece Anonym Anonymous avoids to be categorized. It s a TV documentary, an essay film and a detective story at once. It starts with a finding in a container in central Stockholm; film strips, photographies, magazines and other leftover objects. Who is the man reappearing with a crossed out face Why has this unknown man left this seemingly unfinished work and what s his motif for staying anonymous What is the meaning behind all this if there is any The film then turns into a phantom portrait through interviews with other (less anonymous) people appearing in the found material; actor ErnstHugo Järegård, writer Stig Larsson, jesuit priest Rainer Carls and a man called The Professor. The conversations alternates between subjects such as creation, communication, meaning and representation.