Sven Nykvist Swedish cinematographer
Sven Nykvist is a 83 years old Swedish cinematographer from Alvesta Municipality. Sven Nykvist was born on December 03, 1922 (died on September 20, 2006, he was 83 years old) in Alvesta Municipality as Sven Vilhem Nykvist.
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Biography
Sven Vilhem Nykvist 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 in 1973 and Fanny and Alexander in 1983 and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
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Birth name of Sven Nykvist is Sven Vilhem Nykvist
No, he died on 09/20/2006, 15 years ago. He was 83 years old when he died. He died in Stockholm
Works
Sven Nykvist Movies (104)
There are 104 movies of Sven Nykvist.
His first feature film was What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He was 71 when he starred in this movie. Since 1993, he has appeared in 104 feature films. The last one is Bygga bilder: Anna Asp om scenografi (1990). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
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Sven Nykvist movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Photography | What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) | 71 |
| Director of Photography | Only You (1994) | 71 |
| Director of Photography | Sleepless in Seattle (1993) | 70 |
| Cinematography | Pretty Baby (1978) | 55 |
| Director of Photography | The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) | 58 |
| Director of Photography | Celebrity (1998) | 75 |
| Director of Photography | With Honors (1994) | 71 |
| Director of Photography | Cries and Whispers (1972) | 50 |
| Director of Photography | Chaplin (1992) | 70 |
| Director of Photography | The Sacrifice (1986) | 63 |
| Director of Photography | Persona (1966) | 44 |
| Director of Photography | Another Woman (1988) | 65 |
| Director of Photography | Black Moon (1975) | 52 |
| Director of Photography | New York Stories (1989) | 66 |
| Director of Photography | The Virgin Spring (1960) | 37 |
| Director of Photography | The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) | 65 |
| Director of Photography | Scenes from a Marriage (1974) | 51 |
| Director of Photography | Autumn Sonata (1978) | 55 |
| Director of Photography | Fanny and Alexander (1982) | 60 |
| Director of Photography | Agnes of God (1985) | 62 |
| Director of Photography | Through a Glass Darkly (1961) | 38 |
| Director of Photography | Mixed Nuts (1994) | 72 |
| Director of Photography | Winter Light (1963) | 95 |
| Director of Photography | Shame (1968) | 46 |
| Director of Photography | The Silence (1963) | 41 |
| Director of Photography | Something to Talk About (1995) | 72 |
| Director of Photography | Hour of the Wolf (1968) | 45 |
| Director of Photography | Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) | 66 |
| Cinematography | The Magic Flute (1975) | 52 |
| Director of Photography | The Tenant (1976) | 53 |
| Director of Photography | Face to Face (1976) | 53 |
| Director of Photography | The Passion of Anna (1969) | 95 |
| Cinematography | The Serpent's Egg (1977) | 55 |
| Director of Photography | Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) | 96 |
| Director of Photography | From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) | 58 |
| Himself | Lumière and Company (1995) | 72 |
| Director of Photography | Star 80 (1983) | 60 |
| Cinematography | Cannery Row (1982) | 59 |
| Director of Photography | Ransom (1974) | 52 |
| Director of Photography | All These Women (1964) | 41 |
| Director of Photography | Swann in Love (1984) | 61 |
| Director of Photography | The Rite (1969) | 46 |
| Visions of Light (1992) | 70 | |
| Director of Photography | After the Rehearsal (1984) | 61 |
| Director of Photography | King of the Gypsies (1978) | 56 |
| Director of Photography | The Touch (1971) | 48 |
| Director of Photography | Siddhartha (1972) | 50 |
| Cinematography | Fårö Document (1970) | 47 |
| Director of Photography | Karin Månsdotter (1954) | 31 |
| HImself | The Making of Autumn Sonata (1978) | 55 |
| Director of Photography | The Last Run (1971) | 48 |
| Director of Photography | The Lady in Black (1958) | 35 |
| Himself | The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984) | 61 |
| Director of Photography | The Judge (1960) | 37 |
| Director of Photography | An-Magritt (1969) | 46 |
| Director of Photography | Storm over Tjurö (1954) | 31 |
| Himself | ...But Film Is My Mistress (2010) | 87 |
| Cinematography | Laila (1958) | 35 |
| Director of Photography | Hurricane (1979) | 56 |
| Director of Photography | Dream Lover (1986) | 63 |
| Writer | The Ox (1991) | 68 |
| Cinematography | The Ox (1991) | 68 |
| Director | The Ox (1991) | 68 |
| Director of Photography | A Free Woman (1972) | 49 |
| Director of Photography | En drömmares vandring (1957) | 34 |
| Cinematography | To Love (1964) | 41 |
| One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich (1999) | 76 | |
| Director of Photography | I mörkaste Småland (1943) | 20 |
| Himself | Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie (1963) | 40 |
| Director | Gorilla (1956) | 33 |
| Director of Photography | Light Keeps Me Company (2000) | 77 |
| Himself | Light Keeps Me Company (2000) | 77 |
| Director of Photography | Maj på Malö (1947) | 24 |
| Director of Photography | Roseanna (1967) | 44 |
| Director of Photography | Snow White and the Seven Jugglers (1962) | 40 |
| Director of Photography | Lång-Lasse i Delsbo (1949) | 26 |
| Director of Photography | När syrenerna blomma (1952) | 29 |
| Director of Photography | Får jag låna din fru? (1959) | 36 |
| Director of Photography | The Dress (1964) | 41 |
| Cinematography | 13 stolar (1945) | 23 |
| Cinematography | Sjösalavår (1949) | 26 |
| Director of Photography | A Girl of Solbakken (1957) | 34 |
| Cinematography | Georginas Gründe (1975) | 52 |
| Director of Photography | Älskling på vågen (1955) | 32 |
| Camera Technician | General von Döbeln (1942) | 19 |
| Director of Photography | Lita på mej, älskling! (1961) | 39 |
| Director of Photography | Guest at One's Own Home (1957) | 34 |
| Cinematography | Lockfågeln (1971) | 48 |
| Director of Photography | Saltstänk och krutgubbar (1946) | 23 |
| Director of Photography | Sista ringen (1955) | 32 |
| Cinematography | Children of the Night (1956) | 33 |
| Cinematography | Den tappre soldaten Jönsson (1956) | 33 |
| Director of Photography | Der Engel, der seine Harfe versetzte (1959) | 36 |
| Cinematography | Prins hatt under jorden (1963) | 40 |
| Cinematography | Bränt barn (1967) | 45 |
| Cinematography | Karpfs Karriere (1971) | 48 |
| Himself | Ingmar Bergman (1972) | 49 |
| Himself | Silence! Cameras! The Magic Flute! (1975) | 52 |
| Cinematography | Monismanien 1995 (1975) | 52 |
| Cinematography | One on One (1978) | 55 |
| Director | One on One (1978) | 55 |
| Himself | Lighting (1988) | 65 |
| Director of Photography | Katinka (1988) | 65 |
| Himself | Bygga bilder: Anna Asp om scenografi (1990) | 67 |
Sven Nykvist TV Shows (3)
His first TV Show was Scenes from a Marriage (1973).
Awards (2)
Awarded Academy Award for Best Cinematography , awarded César Award for Best Cinematography in 1975 ,
What was Sven's zodiac sign?Sven Nykvist zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about Sven Nykvist
| Birth name | Sven Vilhem Nykvist |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Stockholm |
| Related category | Category:Films Directed By Sven Nykvist , of: film, directed by this person |
| Date of death | 2006-09-20T00:00:00Z |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
| Family name | Nykvist. Show people with the surname Nykvist |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Swedish |
| SVT Open archive | Medverkande/Sven_Nykvist/ |
| Libris-URI | Rp369lx933bksg4 |
| Given name | Sven |
| Country of citizenship | Sweden |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/153450 |
