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Sven Nykvist 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".
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film) The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1988 American film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Milan Kundera, published in 1984. Director Philip Kaufman and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière portray the effect on Czechoslovak artistic and intellectual life during the 1968 Prague Spring of socialist liberalization preceding the invasion by the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact that ushered in a period of communist repression. It portrays the moral, political, and psycho-sexual consequences for three bohemian friends: a surgeon, and two female artists with whom he has a sexual relationship.
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They Call Us Misfits They Call Us Misfits (Swedish: Dom kallar oss mods ) is a Swedish documentary film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 March 1968, directed, produced and written by Stefan Jarl and Jan Lindqvist. The film is an uncompromising account of the life of two alienated teenagers, Kenneth "Kenta" Gustafsson (1948–2003) and Gustav "Stoffe" Svensson (1950–1978). The film, like its successor "Ett anständigt liv" (1979; "A Respectable Life") takes a close but non-moralizing look at the joys and growing pains of mod and "junkie" street culture in Stockholm at the time.
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Silent House (film) Silent House is a 2011 American horror film directed by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau. The plot focuses on a young woman who is terrorized in her family vacation home while cleaning the property with her father and uncle. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011 and was released in United States (US) theaters on March 9, 2012.
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School Spirit School Spirit is a 1985 comedy film about a college student who is killed in a car accident and returns as a ghost to haunt his school. The film was directed by Alan Holleb, and stars Tom Nolan, Roberta Collins, and Larry Linville.
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A Life for the Taking A Life for the Taking (Swedish: Tag ditt liv ) is a 1995 Swedish drama film directed by Göran du Rées. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Out of Nature Out of Nature (Norwegian: Mot naturen ) is a 2014 Norwegian comedy film written, co-directed by and starring Ole Giæver with Marte Vold as co-director. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2015. The film was nominated for the 2015 Nordic Council Film Prize.
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City of My Dreams (film) City of My Dreams (Swedish: "Mina drömmars stad" ) is a 1976 Swedish drama film directed by Ingvar Skogsberg. It was screened at the 1978 San Francisco International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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American Gothic (2007 film) American Gothic is a 2007 drama-fantasy film written and directed by David Wexler. The film follows the lives of three vampires trying to get by in modern-day New York City.
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Virtue Runs Wild Virtue Runs Wild (Danish: Dyden går amok ) is a Danish 1966 erotic comedy film. Based on the eponymous 1957 novel by , the film was written and directed by Sven Methling. The film was shot in 1965 in the North Jutland town of Stenbjerg; it is called "Hu" in the film.
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Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It is usually given to the director (or directors) and producer (or producers). The "first feature" designation is applied to the director not the producer(s). Therefore, producers have been nominated multiple times.
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Happy, Happy Happy, Happy (Norwegian: Sykt lykkelig ) is a 2010 Norwegian comedy film directed by Anne Sewitsky. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
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65th Bodil Awards The 65th Bodil Awards were held on 3 March 2012 in the Bremen Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2010. Lars von Trier's "Melancholia" won the awards for Best Danish Film and Best Cinematography (Alberto Claro). The only other multiple winner was "A Funny Man", which took the awards for Best Actor (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), Best Supporting Actor (Lars Ranthe) and Best Set Design (Charlotte Bay Garnov and Peter Grant). It also won the new Audience Award which was introduced this year in collaboration with Blockbuster. The awards for Best Leading and Supporting Actresses went to Lena Maria Christensen won the award for Best Actress for her performance in "A Family" and Paprika Steen won Best Supporting Actress for "SuperClásico". "Testamentet" directed by Christian Sønderby Jepsen earned the award for Best Documentary. "Winter's Bone" was named Best American Film while the Iranian "A Separation" was selected as Best Non-American Film.
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Don't Cry Wolf (film) Don't Cry Wolf (Swedish: "Lillebror på tjuvjakt" ) is a 2003 Swedish comedy film directed by Clas Lindberg. Lindberg won the Audience Award at the 2003 Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival for the film.
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The Last Adventure (1974 film) The Last Adventure (Swedish: Det sista äventyret ) is a 1974 Swedish drama film directed by Jan Halldoff. The film won the award for Best Film and Göran Stangertz won the award for Best Actor at the 11th Guldbagge Awards.
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The Brothers Lionheart (1977 film) The Brothers Lionheart (Swedish: Bröderna Lejonhjärta ) is a Swedish fantasy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 23 September 1977, directed by Olle Hellbom and based on the book with the same name, written by Astrid Lindgren. It won Sweden's Guldbagge Award for Best Director in 1978.
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Quiet City (film) Quiet City is a 2007 film directed by Aaron Katz that premiered at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival in the Emerging Visions category. Subsequently it played at film festivals around the world, including the Sarasota Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival and Milano Film Festival, before premiering theatrically in New York in August 2007.
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Little Ida Little Ida (Norwegian: Liten Ida ) is a 1981 Norwegian-Swedish drama film directed by Laila Mikkelsen. Sunniva Lindekleiv, Lise Fjeldstad and Rønnaug Alten shared the award for Best Actress at the 18th Guldbagge Awards.
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Insomnia (1997 film) Insomnia is a 1997 Norwegian thriller film about a police detective investigating a murder in a town located above the Arctic Circle. The investigation goes horribly wrong when he mistakenly shoots his partner and subsequently attempts to cover up his bungle. The title of the film refers to his inability to sleep, the result of his guilt (represented by the relentless glare of the midnight sun). "Insomnia" was the film debut of director Erik Skjoldbjærg. The screenplay was written by Nikolaj Frobenius and Skjoldbjærg, and the soundtrack by Geir Jenssen (alias Biosphere).
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All Things Fair All Things Fair (Swedish: "Lust och fägring stor" , literally "Great Lust and Beauty") is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 3 November 1995, directed by Bo Widerberg, about a sexual relationship between a teacher and her 15-year-old student in southern Sweden during World War II. Bo Widerberg's son Johan Widerberg stars as the boy and Marika Lagercrantz plays the teacher. The original title is taken from the Swedish hymn "Den blomstertid nu kommer", which is traditionally sung in schools before closing for the summer holiday.
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Mistreatment (film) Mistreatment (Swedish: Misshandlingen , also known as Assault and Battery) is a 1969 Swedish drama film directed by Lars Lennart Forsberg. The film won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film and Forsberg won the Guldbagge Award for Best Director at the 7th Guldbagge Awards.
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Sven Klang's Combo Sven Klang's Combo (Swedish: Sven Klangs kvintett ) is a 1976 Swedish film, directed by Stellan Olsson. The film was based on a 1974 play by "Musikteatergruppen Oktober", and was shot in Ängelholm and Höganäs. At the 13th Guldbagge Awards it won the Special Achievement award. In 2012 it was voted one of the 25 best Swedish films of all times.