Bo Widerberg

Forfatter, Instruktør, Filmklipper, Skuespiller, Producer

8. juni 1930 — 1. maj 1997 (66 år)
Bo Widerberg, (June 8, 1930 – May 1, 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor. He was born Bo Gunnar Widerberg in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. He died in Ängelholm, Skåne län, Sweden of stomach cancer.

Widerberg was the director of films such as Raven's End (1963), Elvira Madigan (1967), Ådalen 31 (1969), Joe Hill (1971), Fimpen (1974), The Man on the Roof (1976), Victoria (1979), The Man from Majorca (1984), The Serpent's Way (1986) and All Things Fair (1995).

He won a Silver Bear prize in Berlin for All things fair and a Special Grand Jury Prize at Cannes Festival for Ådalen 31. Raven's End, Ådalen 31 and All things fair all received a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Nomination

Bo Widerberg's vision of Swedish cinema parted radically with its contemporary form. He called for a greater political significance and more progressive story telling. Bergman being the leading figure of Swedish cinema, was not his ideal at all, although he recognized his position: "Nor me or my friends saw very much in him. We didn't find the issue of god's existence that damn important. But it's safe to say you'd be putting yourself in a bad position if you're trying to slit the throat of the father figure before your own debut." In his book A vision of Swedish cinema he concluded that Ingmar Bergman's films almost exclusively dealt with issues directed upwards, but more seldom in sideways, between people. According to Widerberg, Bergman made vertical films when the need for horizontal ones was most dire. On the other hand, Widerberg wanted film to be a tool of the social sciences, a kind of sociological report.

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Kendt for

  • Lærerinden
    Lærerinden1995
  • Manden På Taget
    Manden På Taget1976
  • Elvira Madigan
    Elvira Madigan1967
  • Oprøret i Ådalen
    Oprøret i Ådalen1969
  • Manden fra Mallorca
    Manden fra Mallorca1984
  • Ravnekvarteret
    Ravnekvarteret1963
  • Joe Hill
    Joe Hill1971
  • Slangens vej
    Slangens vej1986
  • Barnevognen
    Barnevognen1963
  • Kärlek 66
    Kärlek 661965
  • The Butt
    The Butt1974
  • Mandela
    Mandela1996
  • Heja Roland!
    Heja Roland!1966
  • Victoria
    Victoria1979
  • The Boy and the Kite
    The Boy and the Kite1962
  • En handelsresandes död
    En handelsresandes död1979
  • Vi er vel kammerater
    Vi er vel kammerater1976
  • Den hvide sport
    Den hvide sport1968

Filmografi

1996
1995
All Things Fair · as Screenplay
1990
1988
1986
1984
The Man from Majorca · as Screenplay
1979
1979
1976
Man on the Roof · as Screenplay
1974
The Butt · as Screenplay
1971
1969
1967
1966
1965
Love 65 · as Screenplay
1963
Raven's End · as Screenplay
1963
1962