Bo Widerberg
Directing
- Born
- June 8, 1930 · Malmö, Sweden
- Died
- May 1, 1997 (age 66)
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).
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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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Known for
Behind the camera23
- 1996Mandela Writer
- 1995All Things Fair Screenplay, Director, Editor
- 1990Hebriana Writer, Director
- 1989Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar Director
- 1988The Father Writer, Director
- 1986The Serpent's Way Director, Writer, Editor
- 1984The Man from Majorca Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 1979Death of a Salesman Writer, Director
- 1979Victoria Director, Writer, Editor
- 1976Man on the Roof
