Bo Widerberg

Bo Widerberg

Born: June 8, 1930
Died: May 1, 1997
in Malmö, Sweden
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.

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Movies for Bo Widerberg...

Bo Widerberg regisserar
Title: Bo Widerberg regisserar
Released: August 17, 2015
Type: Movie
Director Jan Troell films the process of making Bo Widerberg's last film 'Lust och fägring stor' ('All Things Fair'). The footage was compiled into this documentary by Stefan Nylén and Tomas Ehrnborg in 2015.
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Alla är äldre än jag
Title: Alla är äldre än jag
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: November 1, 2012
Type: Movie
A portrait of four generation Widerberg's.
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Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt 70 år
Title: Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt 70 år
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 1991
Type: Movie
Interviews with and about Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt interspersed with clips from his old performances. Recorded to celebrate his 70th birthday, which would be his last.
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Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar
Title: Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar
Character: Self - Interviewer
Released: March 5, 1989
Type: Movie
Performances and an interview with the musician Mikael Wiehe.
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Title: The Guldbagge Awards
Character: Self - Best Director winner
Released: October 30, 1981
Type: TV
The Guldbagge Awards is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name Guldbaggen. The awards, first presented in 1964 at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, are overseen by the Swedish Film Institute. It is described as the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards. The awards ceremony was first televised in 1981.
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Birth of a Salesman
Title: Birth of a Salesman
Released: December 23, 1979
Type: Movie
Films the process of making Bo Widerberg's film "Death of a Salesman'.
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Bo Widerberg
Title: Bo Widerberg
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Documentary which follows Bo Widerberg during the making of 'Man on the Roof', 'The Butt' and a failed theater production.
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Man on the Roof
Title: Man on the Roof
Released: October 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Detective Martin Beck investigates the grisly murder of a police Lieutenant in his hospital room, he soon realises the urgency of the case when it turns out the killer may hold a hatred for all policemen.
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A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third
Title: A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third
Character: Himself
Released: August 10, 1970
Type: Movie
Bo Widerberg talks with actress Vanessa Redgrave about giving birth without painkillers and the Vietnam War.
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The White Match
Title: The White Match
Released: September 8, 1968
Type: Movie
Documentary film about the protests against the 1968 Davis Cup tennis match between Sweden and Rhodesia, in Båstad, Sweden. In a series of interviews, demonstrators and members of the Swedish government give their views on sport, politics and civil disobedience.
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Dance Around the Guldbaggen
Title: Dance Around the Guldbaggen
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1964
Type: Movie
Filmed during the first ever Guldbaggen (golden scarab) awards, it was edited and developed that night and shown for the first time to the guests at the after party.