Sven Nykvist

1922 - 2006 (age 83) • Camera

Born: 12/3/1922 in Moheda, Kronobergs län, Sweden

Died: 9/20/2006 (age 83)

Known for: Camera

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.

Known For

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

77%

Director of Photography

1993

Sleepless in Seattle

67%

Director of Photography

1993

Persona

81%

Director of Photography

1966

The Tenant

76%

Director of Photography

1976

Chaplin

74%

Director of Photography

1992

Crimes and Misdemeanors

74%

Director of Photography

1989

Fanny and Alexander

78%

Director of Photography

1982

Cries and Whispers

79%

Director of Photography

1972

Let Me See

Self

2012

… But Film Is My Mistress

63%

Self

2010

Kärlekens mirakel

Director of Photography

2003

Light Keeps Me Company

79%

Self

2000

Light Keeps Me Company

79%

Director of Photography

2000

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

75%

Self - Cinematographer of 'Offret' (uncredited)

1999

Curtain Call

51%

Director of Photography

1998

Celebrity

60%

Director of Photography

1998

Private Confessions

61%

Director of Photography

1996

Lumière & Company

63%

(segment "Liv Ullman")

1995

Lumière & Company

63%

Director of Photography

1995

I Am Curious, Film

42%

Self

1995

Kristin Lavransdatter

50%

Director of Photography

1995

Something to Talk About

56%

Director of Photography

1995

Mixed Nuts

54%

Director of Photography

1994

With Honors

67%

Director of Photography

1994

Only You

67%

Director of Photography

1994

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

77%

Director of Photography

1993

Sleepless in Seattle

67%

Director of Photography

1993

Chaplin

74%

Director of Photography

1992

Visions of Light

70%

Self

1992

The Ox

65%

Shop Owner (voice) (uncredited)

1991

The Ox

65%

Director

1991

The Ox

65%

Director of Photography

1991

The Ox

65%

Writer

1991

Buster's Bedroom

43%

Director of Photography

1991

Building Images: Anna Asp on Scenography

Self

1990

Crimes and Misdemeanors

74%

Director of Photography

1989