Sven Nykvist
Birthday
1922/12/03
Day of death
2006/09/20 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Moheda, Kronobergs län, Sweden
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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 simplic...Read more
Acting
(1979) A Look at Liv
as Self
(1973) Foto: Sven Nykvist
as Self
(1991) The Ox
as Shop Owner (voice) (uncredited)
(1992) Visions of Light
as Self
(2000) Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
(2010) … But Film Is My Mistress
as Self
(1995) I Am Curious, Film
as Self
(1975) The Magic Flute
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1984) The Making of Fanny and Alexander
as Self
(1963) Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
as Self
(1988) Lighting
as Self
(1999) One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
as Self - Cinematographer of 'Offret' (uncredited)
(2012) Let Me See
as Self
(1995) Lumière & Company
as (segment "Liv Ullman")
(1972) Ingmar Bergman
as Self
(1975) Silence! Cameras! The Magic Flute!
as Self
(1990) Building Images: Anna Asp on Scenography
as Self
(1988) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
as Self
(1987) Moscow Elegy
as Self
(1989) Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood
as Self
(1978) The Making of Autumn Sonata
as Self