Peter Nestler Movies

  • 2002
    The Metamorphosis of the Good Neighbor

    The Metamorphosis of the Good Neighbor

    The Metamorphosis of the Good Neighbor

    102002HD

    The revolt at Sobibór extermination camp in October 1943 is a central episode of resistance against national socialism. Thomas...

    The Metamorphosis of the Good Neighbor
  • 1976
    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons

    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons

    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons

    01976HD

    Nestler relates the histories of shipbuilding, armaments, and war in Europe to the exploitation of labor and the circulation of knowledge and capital...

    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons
  • 1978
    Foreigners. Part III. Iranians

    Foreigners. Part III. Iranians

    Foreigners. Part III. Iranians

    01978HD

    Documentary short about Iranian migration in Sweden.

    Foreigners. Part III. Iranians
  • 1966
    From Greece

    From Greece

    From Greece

    71966HD

    The first part of this film is devoted to the Greek resistance against fascism and the civil war for independence. While the voice-over recites facts...

    From Greece
  • 1966
    Rhine River

    Rhine River

    Rhine River

    61966HD

    In a 13-minute navigation, Nestler takes us downstream the Rhine River. The opportunity of cheap water transport kept prices of raw material down and...

    Rhine River
  • 1975
    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 3

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 3

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 3

    01975HD

    In the 1970's Peter and Zsóka Nestler made several educational documentaries on industrial production for Swedish public television. The...

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 3
  • 1992
    Time

    Time

    Time

    01992HD

    A film of Hungarian folk artists, sharing their handicrafts and paintings with the filmmakers.

    Time
  • 1994
    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Peter Nestler

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Peter Nestler

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Peter Nestler

    01994HD

    Interview with Peter Nestler about his filmmaking practice conducted and directed by Christoph Hübner

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Peter Nestler
  • 1970
    Varför är det krig?

    Varför är det krig?

    Varför är det krig?

    01970HD

    Essay film about the origins of war in human history.

    Varför är det krig?
  • 1978
    Foreigners. Part IV. Iranians

    Foreigners. Part IV. Iranians

    Foreigners. Part IV. Iranians

    01978HD

    Second documentary short by Peter Nestler about Iranian migration in Sweden.

    Foreigners. Part IV. Iranians
  • 1974
    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 2

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 2

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 2

    01974HD

    Nestler highlights visits by several German entrepreneurs to oil facilities. In the 1970s, Peter and his wife, Zsóka Nestler, collaborated on...

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 2
  • 1983
    I Don't Want to See Sorrowful Faces

    I Don't Want to See Sorrowful Faces

    I Don't Want to See Sorrowful Faces

    01983HD

    Still photography combined with moving imagery in this portrait of civic life in Chile. Made for Swedish public television almost a decade after the...

    I Don't Want to See Sorrowful Faces
  • 1973
    Spain!

    Spain!

    Spain!

    91973HD

    Filmed in Spain, Finland, Sweden, and West Germany, 'Spanien!' investigates ideas of internationalism and solidarity, using personal testimonies from...

    Spain!
  • 1963
    By the Dike Sluice

    By the Dike Sluice

    By the Dike Sluice

    5.91963HD

    In his first film, Peter Nestler gives voice to an old floodgate. A nearby village, its inhabitants, wooden posts and twisted willow rods are...

    By the Dike Sluice
  • 1971
    Om boktryckets uppkomst

    Om boktryckets uppkomst

    Om boktryckets uppkomst

    01971HD

    This film is less about the birth of printing in medieval Germany, than about the effect it has had on social life and human relations. On the one...

    Om boktryckets uppkomst
  • 1972
    Fos-sur-mer

    Fos-sur-mer

    Fos-sur-mer

    01972HD

    Shot in the commercial harbor of Fos-sur-Mer in Southern France, this film denounces the destruction of the region and the poor living and working...

    Fos-sur-mer
  • 1974
    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 1

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 1

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 1

    01974HD

    With the help of drawings, Nestler provides a historical overview of the types of work associated with industries that are crucial to Scandinavia,...

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 1
  • 1972
    About the History of Paper, Pt. 1

    About the History of Paper, Pt. 1

    About the History of Paper, Pt. 1

    01972HD

    The first part of a history about the history of paper.

    About the History of Paper, Pt. 1
  • 1970
    How to Make Glass (Manually)

    How to Make Glass (Manually)

    How to Make Glass (Manually)

    01970HD

    Peter and Zsóka Nestler collaborated on this film, an exploration of the working techniques involved in the process of glass-making.

    How to Make Glass (Manually)
  • 2009
    Death and the Devil

    Death and the Devil

    Death and the Devil

    52009HD

    Ethnologist and adventurer, Count Eric von Rosen was a man of contradictions: interested in the natives of Africa and colonial racism. Nestler...

    Death and the Devil