Sven Nykvist

Sven Nykvist

  • Birthday: 1922-12-03
  • Deathday: 2006-09-20
  • Place of birth: Moheda, Kronobergs län, Sweden

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, Nykvist was judged one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild.

Filmography

Lighting

1988

As Himself

Ingmar Bergman

1972

As Self

Moscow Elegy

1987

As Himself

I Am Curious, Film

1995

As Self

A Look at Liv

1979

As Self

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

1999

As Self - Cinematographer of 'Offret' (uncredited)

The Ox

1991

As Shop Owner (voice) (uncredited)

Visions of Light

1992

As Self

The Magic Flute

1975

As Man in Audience (uncredited)

Production

Persona

1966

As Director of Photography

Sleepless in Seattle

1993

As Director of Photography

Cries and Whispers

1972

As Director of Photography

Chaplin

1992

As Director of Photography

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981

As Director of Photography

Fanny and Alexander

1982

As Director of Photography

Star 80

1983

As Director of Photography

Another Woman

1988

As Director of Photography

The Tenant

1976

As Director of Photography

The Silence

1963

As Director of Photography

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

As Director of Photography

Through a Glass Darkly

1961

As Director of Photography

The Virgin Spring

1960

As Director of Photography

Mixed Nuts

1994

As Director of Photography

Only You

1994

As Director of Photography

Celebrity

1998

As Director of Photography

Autumn Sonata

1978

As Director of Photography

Black Moon

1975

As Director of Photography

I mörkaste Småland

1943

As Director of Photography

Får jag låna din fru?

1959

As Director of Photography

Darling of Mine

1955

As Director of Photography

En drömmares vandring

1957

As Director of Photography

The Lady in Black

1958

As Director of Photography

Lita på mej, älskling!

1961

As Director of Photography

All These Women

1964

As Director of Photography

Karin Månsdotter

1954

As Director of Photography

Guest at One's Own Home

1957

As Director of Photography

När syrenerna blomma

1952

As Director of Photography

General von Döbeln

1942

As Camera Technician

Roseanna

1967

As Director of Photography

Maj på Malö

1947

As Director of Photography

Snow White and the Seven Jugglers

1962

As Director of Photography

Storm over Tjurö

1954

As Director of Photography

Sista ringen

1955

As Director of Photography

Saltstänk och krutgubbar

1946

As Director of Photography

A Girl of Solbakken

1957

As Director of Photography

Der Engel, der seine Harfe versetzte

1959

As Director of Photography

The Touch

1971

As Director of Photography

Something to Talk About

1995

As Director of Photography

The Dress

1964

As Director of Photography

King of the Gypsies

1978

As Director of Photography

The Sacrifice

1986

As Director of Photography

The Judge

1960

As Director of Photography

The Passion of Anna

1969

As Director of Photography

Agnes of God

1985

As Director of Photography

Hurricane

1979

As Director of Photography

Siddhartha

1972

As Director of Photography

Dream Lover

1986

As Director of Photography

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988

As Director of Photography

After the Rehearsal

1984

As Director of Photography

Sawdust and Tinsel

1953

As Director of Photography

Winter Light

1963

As Director of Photography

Hour of the Wolf

1968

As Director of Photography

Shame

1968

As Director of Photography

From the Life of the Marionettes

1980

As Director of Photography

Scenes from a Marriage

1974

As Director of Photography

With Honors

1994

As Director of Photography

Katinka

1988

As Director of Photography

The Last Run

1971

As Director of Photography

A Free Woman

1972

As Director of Photography

Lång-Lasse i Delsbo

1949

As Director of Photography

The Rite

1969

As Director of Photography

Swann in Love

1984

As Director of Photography

Face to Face

1976

As Director of Photography

Light Keeps Me Company

2000

As Director of Photography

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993

As Director of Photography

Ransom

1974

As Director of Photography

An-Magritt

1969

As Director of Photography

Loving Couples

1964

As Director of Photography

Barabbas

1953

As Director of Photography

Pretty Baby

1978

As Director of Photography

Lumière and Company

1995

As Director of Photography

Starting Over

1979

As Director of Photography

Nobody's Child

1986

As Director of Photography

Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates

1962

As Director of Photography

Buster's Bedroom

1991

As Director of Photography

The Dove

1974

As Director of Photography

The Ox

1991

As Director of Photography

Loffe blir polis

1950

As Director of Photography

Gomorron Bill!

1945

As Director of Photography

The Children

1945

As Director of Photography

Private Confessions

1996

As Director of Photography

New York Stories

1989

As Director of Photography

Kristin Lavransdatter

1995

As Director of Photography

En kvinna ombord

1941

As Still Photographer

Gorilla

1956

As Director of Photography

A Matter of Morals

1961

As Director of Photography

Lampenfieber

1960

As Director of Photography

Karpfs Karriere

1971

As Cinematography

The Serpent's Egg

1977

As Cinematography

Prins hatt under jorden

1963

As Cinematography

Bränt barn

1967

As Cinematography

Lockfågeln

1971

As Cinematography

Monismanien 1995

1975

As Cinematography

One on One

1978

As Cinematography

Den tappre soldaten Jönsson

1956

As Cinematography

Children of the Night

1956

As Cinematography

13 Chairs

1945

As Cinematography

To Love

1964

As Cinematography

Georginas Gründe

1975

As Cinematography

Laila

1958

As Cinematography

Sjösalavår

1949

As Cinematography

The Magic Flute

1975

As Cinematography

Fårö Document

1970

As Cinematography

Cannery Row

1982

As Cinematography

Willie and Phil

1980

As Cinematography

Marmalade Revolution

1980

As Cinematography

Curtain Call

1998

As Cinematography

Salka Valka

1954

As Cinematography

The Vocation

1974

As Cinematography

The Condemned Women Dance

1976

As Cinematography

A Stockholm Silhouette

1943

As Cinematography

The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

1961

As Cinematography

The Ox

1991

As Director

Gorilla

1956

As Director

One on One

1978

As Director

Lianbron

1965

As Director

The Vocation

1974

As Director

Marmalade Revolution

1980

As Producer

The Ox

1991

As Writer

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