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RIP Sven Nykvist
on: September 22, 2006, 17:47:12 PM
Best cinamatographer ever. Period.

I first fell in love with his work by watching bleak Bergman films like "Winter Night" and "Persona", but hes done much more than that, heres a selected filmography from the wiki entry:

    * Celebrity (1998 )
    * Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
    * Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
    * Chaplin (1992)
    * Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
    * New York Stories (1989) (segment "Oedipus Wrecks")
    * The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988 (nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
    * The Sacrifice (1986)
    * Agnes of God (1985)
    * Fanny and Alexander (1982) (Fanny och Alexander) (won Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
    * From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (Aus dem Leben der Marionetten)
    * Autumn Sonata (1978 (Höstsonaten)
    * The Serpents Egg (1977) (Das Schlangenei)
    * The Magic Flute (1975) (Trollflöjten)
    * Scenes from a Marriage (1973) (Scener ur ett äktenskap)
    * Cries and Whispers (1973) (Viskningar och rop) (won Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
    * The Touch (1971) (Beröringen)
    * The Passion of Anna (1969) (En Passion)
    * Hour of the Wolf (1968 (Vargtimmen)
    * Shame (1968 (Skammen)
    * Persona (1966)
    * Winter Light (1963) (Nattvardsgästerna)
    * The Silence (1963) (Tystnaden)
    * Through a Glass Darkly (1961) (SÃ¥som i en spegel)
    * The Virgin Spring (1960) (Jungfrukällan)
    * Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)

My favorite work of his is "Autumn Sonata" which was in color.

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RIP Sven Nykvist
Reply #1 on: September 22, 2006, 18:04:49 PM
He was just great, may he R.I.P

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