In 1986 Alexandersson & De Geer were able to save their Meyer Studios from demolition through extensive lobbying at City Hall. Not only that, but they were succesful in having the property's unique qualities publically announced. It sparked a hectic year with the production of two features and three shorts.

"A Streetcar to the Sea" is a tragi-comical, musical and fragmentally romantic tale about the difficulties involved in uniting marriage with artistry. The bohemian film-maker and composer, Manfred is tortured by a memory: he had dropped the ashes of his late father on the floor of a streetcar as it suddenly braked. In search for some peace of mind, Manfred endeavours to make a film titled, "A Streetcar to the Sea". Unfortunately, he thinks he never gets any peace and he really just wants to work and think in his own pace, which doesn't amount to much. He drinks too much, and his standard line is: "I'm just going to..."

He has a self-sacrifying wife, the poet Herta, and three nice daughters, but little does he notice that they give up everything just for him. Supporting him, taking care of him and letting him lead his miserable life personifying the grief he feels.

In the end, he goes too far and Herta leaves him, taking the youngest child with her. During his longing for Herta he composes "A song to the sea" dedicated to his wife and finally she can't help but move back in with him. Alas, Manfred's ways haven't changed much, and in a grandios gesture of masculine self-indulgment he goes even further than before...