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Sven Nykvist

Titles
151movies4TV shows
Career

Active from 1943 to 2003, busiest in 1956 and 1961 with 6 main titles each.

Directed
9
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Sven Nykvist Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.9
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.7
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 14
  • Character-Driven 14
  • Melancholy 7
  • Swedish Cinema 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Coming-of-Age 6
  • Psychological Study 6
  • Melancholic Tone 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Visually Striking 4
  • Existential Crisis 4
  • Literary Adaptation 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

133
Type
RoleAnyCamera131Appearances19Directing9Writing5Acting3Production2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s151950s281960s271970s281980s191990s142000s2
GenreAnyDrama94Comedy33Romance28Documentary12Thriller8Crime8Mystery7Music5TV Movie5Fantasy4Horror4Action3Adventure3War3
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

2 titles · average score 86
Kärlekens mirakel

Director of Photography

GoodWatch86
Light Keeps Me Company

Director of Photography

1990s

14 titles · average score 59
GoodWatch49
Celebrity

Director of Photography

GoodWatch54
Curtain Call

Director of Photography

GoodWatch66
Private Confessions

Director of Photography

GoodWatch44
Something to Talk About

Director of Photography

GoodWatch84
Lumière & Company

as (segment "Liv Ullman")

GoodWatch47
Kristin Lavransdatter

Director of Photography

GoodWatch61
Only You

Director of Photography

GoodWatch45
With Honors

Director of Photography

GoodWatch34
Mixed Nuts

Director of Photography

GoodWatch71
Sleepless in Seattle

Director of Photography

GoodWatch64
Chaplin

Director of Photography

All 14 titles from the 1990s

1980s

19 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch82
Crimes and Misdemeanors

Director of Photography

GoodWatch68
New York Stories

Director of Photography

GoodWatch65
Another Woman

Director of Photography

GoodWatch83
The Sacrifice

Director of Photography

GoodWatch57
Agnes of God

Director of Photography

GoodWatch57
Swann in Love

Director of Photography

GoodWatch82
After the Rehearsal

Director of Photography

GoodWatch69
Star 80

Director of Photography

GoodWatch91
Fanny and Alexander

Director of Photography

All 19 titles from the 1980s

1970s

28 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch59
Starting Over

Director of Photography

GoodWatch65
Pretty Baby

Director of Photography

GoodWatch84
Autumn Sonata

Director of Photography

GoodWatch49
King of the Gypsies

Director of Photography

GoodWatch40
The Serpent's Egg

Director of Photography

GoodWatch78
The Tenant

Director of Photography

GoodWatch75
Face to Face

Director of Photography

GoodWatch49
Black Moon

Director of Photography

GoodWatch87
Scenes from a Marriage

Director of Photography

GoodWatch50
Ransom

Director of Photography

GoodWatch87
Cries and Whispers

Director of Photography

GoodWatch57
The Last Run

Director of Photography

All 28 titles from the 1970s

1960s

27 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch89
The Passion of Anna

Director of Photography

GoodWatch69
The Rite

Director of Photography

GoodWatch85
Hour of the Wolf

Director of Photography

GoodWatch74
Shame

Director of Photography

GoodWatch86
Persona

Director of Photography

GoodWatch39
All These Women

Director of Photography

GoodWatch63
Loving Couples

Director of Photography

GoodWatch80
Winter Light

Director of Photography

GoodWatch82
The Silence

Director of Photography

GoodWatch86
Through a Glass Darkly

Director of Photography

GoodWatch85
The Virgin Spring

Director of Photography

All 27 titles from the 1960s

1950s

28 titles · average score 72
Får jag låna din fru?

Director of Photography

GoodWatch60
The Lady in Black

Director of Photography

A Dreamer's Journey

Director of Photography

Gorilla

Director of Photography, Director

Darling of Mine

Director of Photography

Karin Månsdotter

Director of Photography

Storm over Tjurö

Director of Photography

GoodWatch84
Sawdust and Tinsel

Director of Photography

Barabbas

Director of Photography

The Road to Klockrike

Director of Photography

När syrenerna blomma

Director of Photography

All 28 titles from the 1950s

1940s

15 titles · average score 62
Sjösalavår

Director of Photography

Lång-Lasse i Delsbo

Director of Photography

Lazy Lena

Director of Photography

Maj på Malö

Director of Photography

Saltstänk och krutgubbar

Director of Photography

GoodWatch62
The Children

Director of Photography

Gomorron Bill!

Director of Photography

13 Chairs

Director of Photography

I mörkaste Småland

Director of Photography

En kvinna ombord

Still Photographer

En fattig miljonär

"B" Camera Operator

All 15 titles from the 1940s