▁but ▁often ▁with ▁a ▁touch ▁of ▁humor . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁making ▁mov ies ▁on ▁an ▁extreme ▁low ▁budget , ▁usually ▁shooting ▁on ▁ 1 6   mm . ▁Having ▁all ▁his ▁own ▁film ▁equipment , ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁self - re li ant , ▁and ▁an ▁independent ▁film maker ▁in ▁the ▁true ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁word . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁got ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁media - att ention ▁for ▁his ▁film ▁The ▁Stone ▁Wood ▁W itch es . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁un con vent ional ▁and ▁controvers ial ▁film ▁about ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁a ▁modern ▁w itch , ▁inspired ▁by ▁Carlos ▁Cast an eda ' s ▁books ▁about ▁Don ▁Juan . ▁Many ▁people ▁found ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁“ mor ally ▁de grad ing ▁and ▁anti - ch rist ian ”. ▁Among ▁them ▁was ▁the ▁cinema ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁H ø ne f oss , ▁who ▁denied ▁to ▁screen ▁the ▁movie ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁mor als . ▁In ▁protest ▁B red o ▁screen ed ▁the ▁movie ▁outside ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁cinema , ▁which ▁led ▁into ▁a ▁law suit ▁plus ▁many ▁deb ates ▁about ▁Norwegian ▁film ▁politics . ▁ ▁Although ▁B red o ▁Gre ve ▁was ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁and ▁well - known ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁film ▁community ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 0 ’ s , ▁most ▁people ▁today ▁don ’ t ▁know ▁who ▁he ▁is . ▁None ▁of ▁his ▁films ▁are ▁out ▁on ▁DVD , ▁and ▁have ▁never