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 Ravens 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 Serpents 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 Ravens End Ådalen 31 and All things fair all received a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Nomination Bo Widerbergs 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 didnt find the issue of gods existence that damn important But its safe to say youd be putting yourself in a bad position if youre 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 Bergmans 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia