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Bo Widerberg

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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bo Widerberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​


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Born:
Jun 8, 1930 In Malmö, Sweden
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie Dance Around the Guldbaggen 1964-09-25
Latest Project:
Movie Bo Widerberg regisserar 2015-08-17
Known For
Poster of Alla är äldre än jag
Poster of The Guldbagge Awards
Poster of Bo Widerberg
Poster of A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third
Filmography
Movie Bo Widerberg regisserar 2015-08-17
Movie Alla är äldre än jag Himself (archive footage) 2012-11-01
Movie Life at Any Cost 1998-08-20
Movie Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar Self - Interviewer 1989-03-05
Series The Guldbagge Awards Himself - Best Director winner 1981-10-30
Movie Birth of a Salesman 1979-12-23
Movie Bo Widerberg 1977-01-01
Movie Man on the Roof 1976-10-01
Movie A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third Himself 1970-08-10
Movie The White Match 1968-09-08
Movie Dance Around the Guldbaggen Self 1964-09-25