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Erland Josephson is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Suédois born on 16 june 1923 at Stockholm (Suede)

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson
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Nationality Suede
Birth 16 june 1923 at Stockholm (Suede)
Death 25 february 2012 (at 88 years) at Stockholm (Suede)
Awards Litteris et Artibus

Erland Josephson ([ˈæːɭand ˈʝuːsɛfsɔn]; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos.

Best films

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
(1988)
(Actor) Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander
(1982)
(Actor) Cries and Whispers
Cries and Whispers
(1972)
(Actor)

Usually with

Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
(21 films)
Sven Nykvist
Sven Nykvist
(16 films)
Liv Ullmann
Liv Ullmann
(13 films)
Sylvia Ingemarsson
Sylvia Ingemarsson
(10 films)
Bibi Andersson
Bibi Andersson
(9 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Erland Josephson (57 films)

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Actor

Day and Night
Day and Night (2004)
, 1h35
Genres Drama
Actors Mikael Persbrandt, Maria Bonnevie, Fares Fares, Michael Nyqvist, Tuva Novotny, Marie Göranzon
Roles Narrator (voice)
Rating65% 3.2977853.2977853.2977853.2977853.297785
Thomas gets behind the wheel and embarks on a journey to connect one final time with each of the meaningful people in his life. Hating the man he's become, he ends the tour by committing suicide - - and event foretold in the film's opening narration (from Netflix).
Saraband
Saraband (2003)
, 2h
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Musical films
Actors Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Gunnel Fred
Roles Johan
Rating74% 3.747223.747223.747223.747223.74722
The film is structured around ten acts with a prologue and epilogue. It opens with the camera on Marianne standing by a table covered with photographs. It is a well-lit room, and she addresses the viewer. She picks one picture up after another; they are in no particular order, being just heaped all over the table. Some make her smile, or elicit a comment or a sigh. But then she picks up a photograph of her husband, prompting her to reminisce about how they had been more or less happy, and how they'd broken up. She goes on to recall how his second marriage failed, while she was already married to a second husband herself, and then when her second husband died (by flying a glider off somewhere and disappearing), she reflects that it would be nice to see her first husband again.
Faithless
Faithless (2000)
, 2h34
Directed by Liv Ullmann
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson, Philip Zandén, Marie Richardson, Stina Ekblad
Roles Bergman
Rating73% 3.69473.69473.69473.69473.6947
An aging director named Bergman conjures in his imagination the central character, Marianne. Over a period of days, on his secluded Fårö refuge in the Baltic Sea, he interviews her to compose the story of her life-changing affair. She had been happily married to Markus, an orchestra conductor, with a young daughter Isabelle. She suddenly falls in love with their best friend David. They have an extended interlude in Paris and then must deal with the ramifications.
In the Presence of a Clown
In the Presence of a Clown (1998)
, 1h59
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Marie Richardson, Pernilla August, Anita Björk, Lena Endre
Roles Osvald Vogler
Rating68% 3.4452153.4452153.4452153.4452153.445215
Le film s'ouvre sur une citation de Shakespeare, dans Macbeth: « La vie n'est qu'un fantôme errant, un pauvre comédien qui s'agite et se pavane une heure sur scène et qu'ensuite on n'entend plus » (S'agite et se pavane étant le titre du texte écrit par Bergman en 1993, qui a par la suite été adapté en téléfilm sous le titre En présence d'un clown).
Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
, 2h56
Directed by Theo Angelopoulos
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films based on mythology, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Road movies, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Harvey Keitel, Erland Josephson, Maia Morgenstern, Thanasis Veggos, Ljuba Tadić, Dragan Maksimović
Roles Ivo Levy
Rating75% 3.796553.796553.796553.796553.79655
A successful Greek filmmaker A (Harvey Keitel) is returning home and sets out on an epic journey across the battered Balkans in search of three lost reels of film by the Manaki brothers, the pioneering photographers who introduced movies into the Balkans at the beginning of the century.
Vendetta
Vendetta (1995)
, 2h15
Directed by Mikael Håfström
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Ennio Fantastichini, Stig Engström, Erland Josephson, Renato Carpentieri, Roland Hedlund, Oliver Tobias
Roles DG
Rating58% 2.9032252.9032252.9032252.9032252.903225
Carl Hamilton gets assigned to go to Sicily in order to free two Swedish business men who are kept captured by a local villain named Don Tommaso. The Don wants a Swedish naval robot system in exchange for his hostages. In the beginning Hamilton acts merely as a negotiator, but when he cannot accept the demands of his counterpart the situation escalates.
The Sunset Boys
The Sunset Boys (1995)

Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Erland Josephson, Cliff Robertson, Hanna Schygulla, Espen Skjønberg, Robert Mitchum, Nadja Tiller
Roles August Lind
Rating60% 3.0490553.0490553.0490553.0490553.049055
Ernest, Ted et August réalisent le dernier souhait de leur ami Carl et l'emmènent à Heidelberg, où ils se sont tous rencontrés pour la première fois il y a 45 ans, pour voir une dernière fois son ancienne petite amie. Cependant, les habitants ne parleront pas d'elle, en raison d'un secret de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus (1991)
, 1h59
Directed by István Szabó
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Glenn Close, Niels Arestrup, Erland Josephson, Macha Méril, Jay O. Sanders, Marián Labuda
Roles Jorge Picabia
Rating65% 3.29373.29373.29373.29373.2937
Un chef d'orchestre hongrois est appelé à l'Opéra de Paris pour diriger Tannhäuser de Richard Wagner, et rencontre de nombreuses difficultés.
The Accidental Golfer
The Accidental Golfer (1991)
, 1h47
Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Golf films
Actors Lasse Åberg, Jon Skolmen, Mats Bergman, Ulf Eklund, Jimmy Logan, Annalisa Ericson
Roles Critic
Rating56% 2.847352.847352.847352.847352.84735
The business cycle in Sweden is booming. Hapless Stig-Helmer Olsson (Lasse Åberg) works at toaster factory and gets an offer to play a one-on-one golf competition against a wealthy man for money, something he has never done before. He travels to Scotland to learn to play golf, taking lessons by the skilled golf veteran Roderic McDougall (Jimmy Logan).
Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books (1991)
, 2h9
Directed by Peter Greenaway
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors John Gielgud, Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson, Isabelle Pasco, Mark Rylance, Tom Bell
Roles Gonzalo
Rating67% 3.3989853.3989853.3989853.3989853.398985
The daughter of Prospero, an exiled magician, falls in love with the son of his enemy, while the sorcerer's sprite, Ariel, convinces him to abandon revenge against the traitors from his earlier life. In the film, Prospero stands in for Shakespeare, and is seen writing and speaking the story's action as it unfolds. Prospero's Books is a complex tale based upon William Shakespeare's The Tempest.