Biography
Sven Nykvist was a Swedish cinematographer. He was born in Moheda, Sweden, on 3 December 1922 and died in Stockholm on 20 September 2006.
Nykvist worked on more than 120 films. He is best known for his long collaboration with director Ingmar Bergman, serving as director of photography on films including The Virgin Spring (1960), Persona (1966), Cries and Whispers (1972), Autumn Sonata (1978) and Fanny and Alexander (1982). He won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for Cries and Whispers and Fanny and Alexander.
His other credits include The Tenant (1976), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Chaplin (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He also directed the feature The Ox (1991).
