Sven Nykvist

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-12-03 (84 years old)

Deathday

2006-09-20

Place of Birth

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, Nykvist was judged one of history's ten most influen...

Acting

1979

1991

The Ox

as Shop Owner (voice) (uncredited)

1992

1975

The Magic Flute

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

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

1987

Production

1966

Persona

as Director of Photography

1993

Sleepless in Seattle

as Director of Photography

1986

Nobody's Child

as Director of Photography

1992

Chaplin

as Director of Photography

1972

Cries and Whispers

as Director of Photography

1981

The Postman Always Rings Twice

as Director of Photography

1982

Fanny and Alexander

as Director of Photography

1976

The Tenant

as Director of Photography

1983

Star 80

as Director of Photography

1963

The Silence

as Director of Photography

1989

Crimes and Misdemeanors

as Director of Photography

1988

Another Woman

as Director of Photography

1961

Through a Glass Darkly

as Director of Photography

1960

The Virgin Spring

as Director of Photography

1994

Only You

as Director of Photography

1994

Mixed Nuts

as Director of Photography

1978

Autumn Sonata

as Director of Photography

1998

Celebrity

as Director of Photography

1975

Black Moon

as Director of Photography

1974

The Dove

as Director of Photography

1943

I mörkaste Småland

as Director of Photography

1959

Får jag låna din fru?

as Director of Photography

1955

Darling of Mine

as Director of Photography

1957

En drömmares vandring

as Director of Photography

1958

The Lady in Black

as Director of Photography

1961

Lita på mej, älskling!

as Director of Photography

1964

All These Women

as Director of Photography

1954

Karin Månsdotter

as Director of Photography

1991

The Ox

as Director

1952

När syrenerna blomma

as Director of Photography

1962

Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates

as Director of Photography

1942

General von Döbeln

as Camera Technician

1957

Guest at One's Own Home

as Director of Photography

1967

Roseanna

as Director of Photography

1947

Maj på Malö

as Director of Photography

1962

Snow White and the Seven Jugglers

as Director of Photography

1954

Storm over Tjurö

as Director of Photography

1991

The Ox

as Director of Photography

1974

The Vocation

as Director

1955

Sista ringen

as Director of Photography

1950

Loffe blir polis

as Director of Photography

1991

Buster's Bedroom

as Director of Photography

1946

Saltstänk och krutgubbar

as Director of Photography

1956

Gorilla

as Director of Photography

1957

A Girl of Solbakken

as Director of Photography

1959

Der Engel, der seine Harfe versetzte

as Director of Photography

1971

The Touch

as Director of Photography

1996

Private Confessions

as Director of Photography

1945

Gomorron Bill!

as Director of Photography

1945

The Children

as Director of Photography

1956

Gorilla

as Director

1991

The Ox

as Writer

1995

Something to Talk About

as Director of Photography

1964

The Dress

as Director of Photography

1978

King of the Gypsies

as Director of Photography

1979

Hurricane

as Director of Photography

1960

The Judge

as Director of Photography

1972

Siddhartha

as Director of Photography

1986

The Sacrifice

as Director of Photography

1969

The Passion of Anna

as Director of Photography

1985

Agnes of God

as Director of Photography

1986

Dream Lover

as Director of Photography

1988

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

as Director of Photography

1965

Lianbron

as Director

1984

After the Rehearsal

as Director of Photography

1978

One on One

as Director

1953

Sawdust and Tinsel

as Director of Photography

1968

Shame

as Director of Photography

1963

Winter Light

as Director of Photography

1994

With Honors

as Director of Photography

1968

Hour of the Wolf

as Director of Photography

1980

From the Life of the Marionettes

as Director of Photography

1974

Scenes from a Marriage

as Director of Photography

1988

Katinka

as Director of Photography

1961

A Matter of Morals

as Director of Photography

1960

Lampenfieber

as Director of Photography

1971

The Last Run

as Director of Photography

1972

A Free Woman

as Director of Photography

1949

Lång-Lasse i Delsbo

as Director of Photography

1974

The Vocation

as Writer

1984

Swann in Love

as Director of Photography

1976

Face to Face

as Director of Photography

1969

The Rite

as Director of Photography

2000

Light Keeps Me Company

as Director of Photography

1952

1952

1941

En fattig miljonär

as "B" Camera Operator

1947

Lata Lena och blåögde Per

as Director of Photography

1980

Marmalade Revolution

as Director of Photography

1982

Cannery Row

as Director of Photography

1971

Karpfs Karriere

as Director of Photography

1980

Willie & Phil

as Director of Photography

1975

The Magic Flute

as Director of Photography

1975

Monismanien 1995

as Director of Photography

1967

Bränt barn

as Director of Photography

1977

The Serpent's Egg

as Director of Photography

1971

Lockfågeln

as Director of Photography

1974

The Vocation

as Director of Photography

1978

One on One

as Director of Photography

1975

Georginas Gründe

as Director of Photography

1998

Curtain Call

as Director of Photography

1976

The Dance of the Damned Women

as Director of Photography

1970

Fårö Document

as Director of Photography

1964

To Love

as Director of Photography

1956

Laughing in the Sunshine

as Director of Photography

1955

Den underbara lögnen

as Director of Photography

1950

Rågens rike

as Director of Photography

1950

The Land Below the Equator

as Director of Photography

1949

Sjösalavår

as Director of Photography

1961

The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

as Director of Photography

1945

13 Chairs

as Director of Photography

1956

Children of the Night

as Director of Photography

1943

The Key to the Baltic Sea

as Director of Photography

1943

A Stockholm Silhouette

as Director of Photography

1963

Prins hatt under jorden

as Director of Photography

1956

Girl in Tails

as Director of Photography

1952

Reverence for Life

as Director of Photography

1956

Den tappre soldaten Jönsson

as Director of Photography

1958

Laila

as Director of Photography

1954

Salka Valka

as Director of Photography

1989

New York Stories

as Director of Photography

1993

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

as Director of Photography

1995

Kristin Lavransdatter

as Director of Photography

1941

En kvinna ombord

as Still Photographer

1974

Ransom

as Director of Photography

1970

First Love

as Director of Photography

1953

The Road to Klockrike

as Director of Photography

2003

Kärlekens mirakel

as Director of Photography

1969

An-Magritt

as Director of Photography

1964

Loving Couples

as Director of Photography

1953

Barabbas

as Director of Photography

1978

Pretty Baby

as Director of Photography

1980

1995

Lumière & Company

as Director of Photography

1979

Starting Over

as Director of Photography

1961

Murder Party

as Cinematography

1983

The Tragedy of Carmen

as Director of Photography

1961

Africa and Schweitzer

as Cinematography

1947

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