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Light Keeps Me Company

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Light Keeps Me Company (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 6

Fresh: 5

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7/10

Runtime: 75 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: Sven Nykvist is one of the most respected cinematographers in the history of world cinema. Among his 123 film credits, Nykvist is known primarily as the man who photographed many of Ingmar... Sven Nykvist is one of the most respected cinematographers in the history of world cinema. Among his 123 film credits, Nykvist is known primarily as the man who photographed many of Ingmar Bergman's stark Swedish film classics including PERSONA and WINTER LIGHT. Nykvist's Bergman films demonstrated a style based more in naturalistic lighting than the slick standard that was heavily influenced by Hollywood. His "pencil sketch" approached allowed not only for the realism defined by the lighting, but also framed characters with the distance required for Bergman's deep psychological portraits. Nykvist would go on to shoot films of that are among the most visually complex, subtle, and beautiful with many of the world's first rate directors including PRETTY BABY (Louis Malle), THE SACRIFICE (Andrei Tarkovsky), THE TENANT (Roman Polanski), and CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (Woody Allen). He also branched out into directing with a work of stunning visuals, THE OX. This portrait of the cinematographer and his images is a labor of love, directed by his son Carl-Gustav Nykvist, who has followed in his father's footsteps. Many of Nykvist's collaborators are interviewed, including Polanski, Allen, Susan Sarandon, Liv Ullman, and Gena Rowlands. [More]

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Liv Ullmann

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Liv Ullmann, Ingmar Bergman, Gena Rowlands, Melanie Griffith, Richard Attenborough, Stellan Skarsgard, Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Vittorio Storaro

Director: Carl-Gustaf Nykvist

Director: Carl-Gustaf Nykvist

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Essential viewing for film buffs -- and anyone interested in the making of quality movies.

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07/31/07
Gunnar Rehlin
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A loving but unstinting portrait of longtime Ingmar Bergman cinematographer Sven Nyqvist.

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07/31/07
Fred Camper
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10/06/05
Michael Szymanski
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[An] affectionate portrait of Swedish cinematographer Sven Nykvist

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01/31/02
Bob Graham
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A reserved, quiet, but friendly man as this documentary, made by his son, demonstrates, Nykvist has gradually become as important as Bergman to Swedish film.

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01/31/02
Jamie Gillies
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You simply celebrate the man's life, rather than exploring it or analyzing it.

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01/31/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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