Sven Nykvist
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- December 3, 1922, Moheda, Kronobergs län, Sweden
- Died
- September 20, 2006
- Movies
- 32
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2012 | Let Me See | Self |
| 2010 | … But Film Is My Mistress | Self |
| 2000 | Light Keeps Me Company | Self |
| 1999 | One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich | Self - Cinematographer of 'Offret' (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Lumière & Company | (segment "Liv Ullman") |
| 1995 | I Am Curious, Film | Self |
| 1992 | Visions of Light | Self |
| 1991 | The Ox | Shop Owner (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1990 | Building Images: Anna Asp on Scenography | Self |
| 1989 | Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood | Self |
| 1988 | Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky | Self |
| 1988 | Lighting | Self |
| 1987 | Moscow Elegy | Self |
| 1984 | The Making of Fanny and Alexander | Self |
| 1979 | A Look at Liv | Self |
| 1978 | The Making of Autumn Sonata | Self |
| 1975 | The Magic Flute | Man in Audience (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Silence! Cameras! The Magic Flute! | Self |
| 1973 | Foto: Sven Nykvist | Self |
| 1972 | Ingmar Bergman | Self |
| 1972 | Cries and Whispers: On-Set Footage | Self |
| 1963 | Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1991 | The Ox | Director, Writer |
| 1980 | Marmalade Revolution | Producer |
| 1978 | One on One | Director |
| 1974 | The Vocation | Director, Writer |
| 1965 | Lianbron | Director |
| 1956 | Gorilla | Director |
| 1956 | A Short Film About a Dachshund | Writer, Director |
| 1952 | Under Södra korset | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1952 | Reverence for Life | Writer, Director |
| 1950 | The Land Below the Equator | Director |
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