Sven Nykvist

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Sven Nykvist was an acclaimed Swedish cinematographer best known for his long collaboration with director Ingmar Bergman and his naturalistic, light-focused visual style.

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Sven Nykvist canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cinematographer
film professional
human
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
César Award for Best Cinematography
Guldbagge Award
awardReceivedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Cries and Whispers

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Fanny and Alexander
causeOfDeath brain hemorrhage
child Carl-Gustaf Nykvist
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
dateOfBirth 1922-12-03
dateOfDeath 2006-09-20
employer Svensk Filmindustri
familyName Nykvist
fieldOfWork cinematography
motion pictures
givenName Sven
influenced American cinematographers
European cinematographers
modern cinematography
knownFor collaboration with Ingmar Bergman
minimalist visual compositions
naturalistic lighting style
use of soft, diffused light
languageSpoken English
Swedish
memberOf Swedish Society of Cinematographers
movement European art cinema
name Sven Nykvist self-link
nationality Swedish
notableWork Autumn Sonata
Celebrity (1998 film)
Chaplin (score)
surface form: Chaplin (1992 film)

Cries and Whispers
Face to Face (1976 film)
Fanny and Alexander
Hour of the Wolf
Persona
Pretty Baby
Scenes from a Marriage
Shame (1968 film)
The Magic Flute
surface form: The Magic Flute (1975 film)

The Passion of Anna
The Postman Always Rings Twice
surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)

The Sacrifice
The Tenant
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Virgin Spring
Through a Glass Darkly
Winter Light
occupation cinematographer
director of photography
placeOfBirth Kronoberg County
Moheda
Sweden
placeOfDeath Stockholm
Sweden
religion Lutheranism
residence Stockholm
sexOrGender male
spouse Ulla Nykvist
style light-focused visual style
naturalistic cinematography
workedWith Andrei Tarkovsky
Ingmar Bergman
Louis Malle
Philip Kaufman
Richard Attenborough
Roman Polanski
Woody Allen

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Sleepless in Seattle cinematography Sven Nykvist
Agnes of God cinematographyBy Sven Nykvist
Autumn Sonata cinematographyBy Sven Nykvist
Sven Nykvist name Sven Nykvist self-link
The Sacrifice cinematographer Sven Nykvist
The Unbearable Lightness of Being cinematographer Sven Nykvist
subject surface form: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film)
Star 80 cinematographyBy Sven Nykvist
Starting Over cinematographyBy Sven Nykvist