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Bo Widerberg is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Suédois born on 8 june 1930 at Malmö (Suede)

Bo Widerberg

Bo Widerberg
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Birth name Bo Gunnar Widerberg
Nationality Suede
Birth 8 june 1930 at Malmö (Suede)
Death 1 may 1997 (at 66 years) at Båstad (Suede)
Awards Litteris et Artibus

Bo Widerberg (8 June 1930 – 1 May 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). The Serpent's Way was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1966 at the 3rd Guldbagge Awards his film Heja Roland! won the award for Best Film.

He won a Silver Bear prize at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival for All Things Fair and a Special Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Festival for Ådalen 31. Raven's End, Ådalen 31 and All Things Fair all received a nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. For Ådalen 31 Widerberg won the Guldbagge Award for Best Director at the 6th Guldbagge Awards. For The Man on the Roof he won the award for Best Film at the 13th Guldbagge Awards.

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. The leading figure of Swedish cinema at the time, Ingmar Bergman, was not Widerberg's ideal at all, although he recognized his position: "Neither I nor my friends saw very much in him. We didn't find the issue of God's existence that damned 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, Widerberg concluded that Bergman's films almost exclusively dealt with issues between people directed upwards and seldom sideways. According to Widerberg, Bergman made vertical films when the need for horizontal ones was more dire. On the other hand, Widerberg wanted film to be a tool of the social sciences, a kind of sociological report.

Biography

D'abord critique (il tient une chronique dans le journal de Stockholm, Expressen), mais il est aussi écrivain et publie plusieurs romans et recueils de nouvelles.

Bo Widerberg appartient à une génération de réalisateurs suédois (Mai Zetterling, Vilgot Sjöman, Jan Troell) offrant une alternative au cinéma d'Ingmar Bergman. « C'est d'ailleurs en s'inspirant des procédés de production de la Nouvelle Vague française qu'il cherche à libérer le film suédois techniquement et stylistiquement : ses premiers films vont jouer, parfois avec bonheur, sur une part d'improvisation. »

Il essaya d'ancrer ses meilleurs films dans une réalité sociale empreinte d'authenticité historique et de passion romantique : Elvira Madigan, prix d'interprétation féminine au Festival de Cannes 1967 ; Ådalen '31, lauréat du Grand Prix du Festival de Cannes au Festival de Cannes 1969, Joe Hill qui remporte le Prix du Jury au Festival de Cannes 1971.

Trois de ses films ont été nommés à l'Oscar du meilleur film en langue étrangère : Le Quartier du corbeau (1963), Ådalen '31 (1969) et Lust och fägring stor (1995).

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bo Widerberg (16 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
1996MandelaWriter
1995All Things FairDirector, Scriptwriter, Editor
1986The Serpent's WayDirector, Writer, Editor
1984The Man from MajorcaDirector, Scriptwriter, Editor
1979VictoriaDirector, Writer, Editor
1976Man on the RoofActor, Director, Scriptwriter, Editor
1976PolareIdea
1974The ButtDirector, Writer, Producer, Editor
1971Joe HillDirector, Writer, Producer, Editor
1969Adalen 31Director, Writer, Editor
1968The White MatchActor, Director
1967Elvira MadiganDirector, Writer, Editor
1966Come on Roland!Director, Writer, Editor
1965Love 65Director, Scriptwriter, Editor
1963Raven's EndDirector, Scriptwriter
1963The Baby CarriageDirector, Writer