Sven Nykvist, 1922-2006.

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By Alison Willmore on 09/20/2006

"Youâ€™ve got light. You neednâ€™t feel alone." Via Mattias Karen at the AP, "Oscar-winning filmmaker Sven Nykvist, who was legendary director Ingmar Bergman's cinematographer of choice, died Wednesday after a long illness, his son said. He was 83. Nykvist died at a nursing home where he was being treated for aphasia, a form of dementia, said his son, Carl-Gustaf Nykvist."

"Sven and I saw things alike, thought things alike; our feeling for light was the same. We had the same basic moral positions about camera placement."

â€”Ingmar Berkman in "Light Keeps Me Company"

+ Cinematographer Sven Nykvist dies at 83 (AP)

Marc

Fans of Nykvist should check out "Light Keeps Me Company", his son Carl-Gustaf's loving homage to his father and his work as a cinematographer. It's on DVD from www.firstrunfeatures.com

Joseph Culp

I had the great privilege of working with Sven Nykvist on Alan J. Pakula's film "Dream Lover" . I remember him as a meticulous artist and gentleman; kind, patient, soft-spoken and a warm sense of humor. I was a young, impressionable actor, who only later appreciated what a gifted legend he was, and how lucky I was, when I became a lifelong ardent Bergman fan. I remember vividly the time and care he took lighting the scenes I was in, (which are beautiful and rich in the film) his exquisite use of darkness and how he captured an "ether-like" energy on film. With video and HD now, I doubt if we will see his kind of artistry again. A true painter, a "Master of Light", I feel sorrow at his passing and honored to have had that rare opportunity to be photgraphed by him. What a brilliant legacy and so many treasured works of art he has left us. Condolences and best wishes to his family,
Joseph Culp
Actor "Dream Lover" (1986)

scottlord

thank you for the article on Sven Nykvist