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Sven Nykvist

26 films in this library, for 4 of the 181 directors studied here. Not a full filmography.

Cinematographer · Cast · 1953–1999 · 26 films

Works with

Ingmar Bergman — 23 films together
Allan Ekelund — 5 films together
Erland Josephson — 5 films together
Johann Sebastian Bach — 4 films together
Ulla Ryghe — 4 films together
Allan Edwall — 3 films together
Lars-Owe Carlberg — 3 films together
Sylvia Ingemarsson — 3 films together
Andrei Tarkovsky — 2 films together
Erik Nordgren — 2 films together
Lena Olin — 2 films together
Rolf Alexander Wilhelm — 2 films together

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New York Stories (1989) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital
The Sacrifice (1986) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital
Fanny and Alexander (1982) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital
The Magic Flute (1975) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital
Persona (1966) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital
Through a Glass Darkly (1961) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital
The Virgin Spring (1960) on Amazon — 4K, Blu-ray, DVD or digital

As cinematographer

New York Stories — 1989 · dir. Francis Ford Coppola
The Sacrifice — 1986 · dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
After the Rehearsal — 1984 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Fanny and Alexander — 1982 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
From the Life of the Marionettes — 1980 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Autumn Sonata — 1978 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
The Serpent's Egg — 1977 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Face to Face — 1976 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
The Condemned Women Dance — 1976 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
The Magic Flute — 1975 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Scenes from a Marriage — 1974 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Cries and Whispers — 1972 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
The Touch — 1971 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
The Passion of Anna — 1969 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
The Rite — 1969 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Shame — 1968 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Hour of the Wolf — 1968 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Persona — 1966 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
All These Women — 1964 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
The Silence — 1963 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Winter Light — 1963 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Through a Glass Darkly — 1961 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
The Virgin Spring — 1960 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Sawdust and Tinsel — 1953 · dir. Ingmar Bergman

As cast

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich — 1999 · dir. Chris Marker
The Making of Fanny and Alexander — 1986 · dir. Ingmar Bergman

Elsewhere

The crew directory

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