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Julius Jaenzon is a Actor, Director, Director of Photography and Cinematography Suédois born on 8 july 1885 at Gothenburg (Suede)

Julius Jaenzon

Julius Jaenzon
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Birth name Joel Julius Jaenzon
Nationality Suede
Birth 8 july 1885 at Gothenburg (Suede)
Death 17 february 1961 (at 75 years) at Stockholm (Suede)

Julius Jaenzon (8 July 1885 – 17 February 1961) was a Swedish cinematographer, essential in the early Swedish silent cinema. He is most known for his collaborations with directors Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller, particularly in adaptions of novels by Selma Lagerlöf. Especially the accuracy with which he mastered the double exposure, for example in The Phantom Carriage, was much admired at the time.

He was portrayed by Carl Magnus Dellow in the 2000 television play The Image Makers.

Biography

Comme chef opérateur, Julius Jaenzon débute sur un court métrage muet sorti en 1907. En tout, il contribue à cent-seize films suédois (dont plus de la moitié muets), le dernier sorti en 1948. Exception notable, il travaille en 1931 avec le réalisateur français Henri Fescourt, sur deux films franco-suédois ; le premier est Serments (sorti en 1931), version française alternative avec Madeleine Renaud et Marcelle Géniat ; le second est Service de nuit (sorti en 1932), version française alternative avec Gaston Dupray et Paulette Dubost.

Il est surtout connu pour avoir collaboré à plusieurs reprises avec les réalisateurs Gustaf Molander (à partir de 1925), Victor Sjöström et Mauritz Stiller (ces deux derniers, dès 1912). Mentionnons La Charrette fantôme de Sjöström (1921, avec le réalisateur dans le premier rôle) et La Légende de Gösta Berling de Stiller (1924, avec Lars Hanson et Greta Garbo). Durant sa carrière, il photographie notamment trois autres actrices suédoises bien connues, Ingrid Bergman (Bränningar en 1935), Zarah Leander (Le Jeu du mariage de Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius, également en 1935) et Signe Hasso (Emelie Högqvist en 1939 et Den ljusnande framtid en 1941, réalisés par Molander). Observons encore qu'en 1912, à l'occasion d'un film suédois réalisé par le français Paul Garbagni, Au printemps de la vie, il photographie Sjöström et Stiller, comme acteurs.

Julius Jaenzon est aussi le réalisateur (et directeur de la photographie) de trois films, respectivement sortis en 1912, 1929 et 1930. Enfin, notons qu'il apparaît dans Les Ailes (1916) de Mauritz Stiller, où il tient un petit rôle de cadreur (outre sa fonction principale de chef opérateur).

Il est le frère de Henrik Jaenzon (1886-1954), également chef opérateur.

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Filmography of Julius Jaenzon (26 films)

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Actor

The Wings
The Wings (1916)
, 1h9
Directed by Mauritz Stiller
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Egil Eide, Nils Asther, Lars Hanson, Egil Eide, Lili Bech, Mauritz Stiller
Roles Cameraman
Rating57% 2.8970952.8970952.8970952.8970952.897095
The story is that of a conniving countess (played by Lili Bech) coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret (Egil Eide), and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël (Lars Hanson), ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus.

Director

Cameraman

The Marriage Game
Genres Comedy
Actors Zarah Leander, Gösta Cederlund, Karin Swanström, Åke Ohberg, Rune Carlsten, Anna-Lisa Baude
Roles Director of Photography
Rating52% 2.607512.607512.607512.607512.60751
Les époux Tora Diidiken et Gunnar Grahn sont un couple de sculpteurs. Gunnar s'irrite de plus en plus de voir des photos publicitaires de sa femme dans les magazines, d’autant qu'elle travaille ces derniers temps à un buste d'homme dont elle modèle amoureusement les formes en chantonnant de sa belle voix d’alto. De son côté, Tora en est déjà à son quatrième mariage, et un nouveau divorce ruinerait définitivement sa réputation.
Charlotte Löwensköld, 1h25
Directed by Gustaf Molander
Genres Drama
Actors Pauline Brunius, Stina Berg, Eric Barclay, Urho Somersalmi, Alfred Lundberg
Roles Director of Photography
Rating54% 2.735342.735342.735342.735342.73534
The Saga of Gosta Berling, 3h3
Directed by Mauritz Stiller
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Lars Hanson, Greta Garbo, Gerda Lundequist, Karin Swanström, Jenny Hasselquist, Ellen Hartman
Roles Director of Photography
Rating69% 3.491553.491553.491553.491553.49155
The priest Gosta Berling gets fired because of his inappropriate life style. He entertains a wealthy lady who in return supports him. Following a variety of occurrences he teams up with former duchess Dohna. Together they start over.
Gunnar Hede's Saga, 1h41
Directed by Mauritz Stiller
Origin Suede
Genres Drama
Actors Pauline Brunius, Stina Berg, Hugo Björne, Thecla Åhlander, Einar Hanson, Mary Johnson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70% 3.5058953.5058953.5058953.5058953.505895
À la mort de son père, le jeune Gunnar, passionné de musique, tente de sauver le manoir familial de la faillite en reprenant un élevage de rennes en Laponie.
The Phantom Carriage, 1h33
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Ghost films
Actors Hilda Borgström, Victor Sjöström, Tore Svennberg, Astrid Holm, Nils Ahrén, Mona Geijer-Falkner
Roles Director of Photography
Rating79% 3.9967753.9967753.9967753.9967753.996775
On New Year's Eve, dying Salvation Army Sister Edit has one last wish: to speak with David Holm. David, a drunkard, is sitting in a graveyard, telling his two drinking buddies about his old friend Georges, who told him about the legend that the last person to die each year has to drive Death's carriage and collect the souls of everybody who dies the following year. Georges himself died on New Year's Eve the previous year.
Sir Arne's Treasure, 1h47
Directed by Mauritz Stiller
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Richard Lund, Mary Johnson, Wanda Rothgardt, Stina Berg
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70% 3.544823.544823.544823.544823.54482
After discovering a conspiracy among his Scottish mercenaries, king Johan III orders them to leave the country and puts their commanders in jail. Sir Archie, Sir Filip and Sir Donald, three of the imprisoned commanders, succeed to escape and flee to Marstrand, then under Danish rule, in hope of being able to return to Scotland.
Sons of Ingmar, 2h35
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Origin Suede
Genres Drama
Actors Victor Sjöström, Harriet Bosse, Tore Svennberg, Harry Ahlin, Hugo Björne, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating71% 3.5989353.5989353.5989353.5989353.598935
Brita, une jeune paysanne, terrorisée à l'idée de porter un enfant illégitime, s'enfuit afin de se donner la mort. Mais, au moment de se précipiter du haut d'une falaise, une femme intervient et la sauve. Plus tard, elle se retrouve emprisonnée pour avoir tué l'enfant mis au monde. Son fiancé, Lill Ingmar, un humble laboureur, demande conseil à ses ancêtres : il gravit une échelle géante pour atteindre les voies célestes. On lui conseille de pardonner la faute de la jeune femme et de l'épouser ensuite. À l'expiration de sa peine, Lill Ingmar vient chercher Britt à la maison d'arrêt et entame une nouvelle vie à ses côtés.
The Outlaw and His Wife, 2h16
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on plays
Actors Victor Sjöström, John Ekman, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson, Nils Ahrén, William Larsson, Sigurd Wallén
Roles Director of Photography
Rating71% 3.5950953.5950953.5950953.5950953.595095
A man who calls himself Kári is offered a job by a wealthy widow named Halla. Eventually they fall in love, but one day in church a man recognizes Kári as his true identity - the escaped criminal Eyvind of the Hills. Eyvind has to flee to the highlands, and Halla decides to go with him. There they have a child and live happily in love, providing food by hunting and fishing, until one day when Eyvind's old friend Arnas appears, also an outlaw, and falls in love with Halla too. Other people are conspiring to get rid of the criminal as well, and the living conditions for Eyvind and Halla start to become worse and worse.
A Man There Was, 58minutes
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Victor Sjöström, Eric Abrahamsson, William Larsson, John Ekman, Emil Fjellström, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating72% 3.6425353.6425353.6425353.6425353.642535
Terje Vigen lives happily with his wife and little girl on a small island in Norway. In 1809, because of the English blockade, poor people start starving and he decides to row to Denmark to bring food to his family. On the way back, he is captured by a ruthless English captain and sent to jail in England. When he was finally freed in 1814 and can return home, he finds that his wife and daughter have died. He takes up a solitary life in his house overlooking the sea. One night he sees a British yacht in distress in a storm. He rushed to her help and discovers that the skipper is the same man that had taken him prisoner and broken his life many years before.