Camera · b. 1922 · Moheda, Kronobergs län, Sweden

Sven Nykvist

Biography

Sven Vilhem Nykvist (3 December 1922 – 20 September 2006) was a Swedish cinematographer. He worked on over 120 films, but is known especially for his work with director Ingmar Bergman. He won Academy Awards for his work on two Bergman films, Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) in 1973 and Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) in 1983, and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for The Unbearable Lightness of Being. His work is generally noted for its naturalism and simplicity. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest cinematographers of all time. In 2003, Ny...

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Cinematography
Kärlekens mirakel 2003 Light Keeps Me Company 2000 Celebrity 1998 Curtain Call 1998 Private Confessions 1996 Something to Talk About 1995 Kristin Lavransdatter 1995 Lumière & Company 1995 Only You 1994 Mixed Nuts 1994 With Honors 1994 Sleepless in Seattle 1993 What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993 Chaplin 1992 The Ox 1991 Buster's Bedroom 1991 Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989 New York Stories 1989 Another Woman 1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988 Katinka 1988 Nobody's Child 1986 The Sacrifice 1986 Dream Lover 1986 Agnes of God 1985 After the Rehearsal 1984 Swann in Love 1984 Star 80 1983 The Tragedy of Carmen 1983 Fanny and Alexander 1982 Cannery Row 1982 The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981 From the Life of the Marionettes 1980 Marmalade Revolution 1980 Willie & Phil 1980 Hurricane 1979 Starting Over 1979 Autumn Sonata 1978 King of the Gypsies 1978 One on One 1978 Pretty Baby 1978 The Serpent's Egg 1977 The Tenant 1976 Face to Face 1976 The Dance of the Damned Women 1976 Black Moon 1975 The Magic Flute 1975 Monismanien 1995 1975 Georginas Gründe 1975 The Dove 1974 Scenes from a Marriage 1974 The Vocation 1974 Ransom 1974 Cries and Whispers 1972 Siddhartha 1972 A Free Woman 1972 The Touch 1971 The Last Run 1971 Karpfs Karriere 1971 Lockfågeln 1971 Fårö Document 1970 First Love 1970 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 1970 The Passion of Anna 1969 The Rite 1969 An-Magritt 1969 Shame 1968 Hour of the Wolf 1968 Roseanna 1967 Bränt barn 1967 Persona 1966 All These Women 1964 The Dress 1964 To Love 1964 Loving Couples 1964 The Silence 1963 Winter Light 1963 Prins hatt under jorden 1963 Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates 1962 Snow White and the Seven Jugglers 1962 Through a Glass Darkly 1961 Lita på mej, älskling! 1961 A Matter of Morals 1961 The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi 1961 The Virgin Spring 1960 The Judge 1960 Lampenfieber 1960 Får jag låna din fru? 1959 Der Engel, der seine Harfe versetzte 1959 The Lady in Black 1958 Laila 1958 A Dreamer's Journey 1957 Guest at One's Own Home 1957 A Girl of Solbakken 1957 Gorilla 1956 Laughing in the Sunshine 1956 Children of the Night 1956 Girl in Tails 1956 Den tappre soldaten Jönsson 1956 Darling of Mine 1955 Sista ringen 1955 Den underbara lögnen 1955 Karin Månsdotter 1954 Storm over Tjurö 1954 Salka Valka 1954 Sawdust and Tinsel 1953 The Road to Klockrike 1953 Barabbas 1953 När syrenerna blomma 1952 Reverence for Life 1952 Loffe blir polis 1950 Rågens rike 1950 The Land Below the Equator 1950 Lång-Lasse i Delsbo 1949 Sjösalavår 1949 Maj på Malö 1947 Lazy Lena 1947 A City with Tradition: A Film about Lund 1947 Saltstänk och krutgubbar 1946 Gomorron Bill! 1945 The Children 1945 13 Chairs 1945 I mörkaste Småland 1943 The Key to the Baltic Sea 1943 A Stockholm Silhouette 1943
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