Bo Widerberg

Directing·Jun 8, 1930·Malmö, Sweden

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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 Raven's 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 Serpent's 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. Raven's End, Ådalen 31 and All things fair all received a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Nomination Bo Widerberg's 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 didn't find the issue of god's existence that damn important. But it's safe to say you'd be putting yourself in a bad position if you're 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 Bergman's 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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Being Bo Widerberg2025 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Bo Widerberg regisserar2015 · Actor	Actor
Alla är äldre än jag2012 · Himself (archive footage)	Himself (archive footage)
Life at Any Cost1998 · Actor	Actor
Mandela1996 · Writer	Writer
All Things Fair1995 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt 70 år1991 · Self	Self
Hebriana1990 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar1989 · Self - Interviewer, Director	Self - Interviewer, Director
The Father1988 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Serpent's Way1986 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Man from Majorca1984 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Birth of a Salesman1979 · Actor	Actor
Death of a Salesman1979 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Victoria1979 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Bo Widerberg1977 · Actor	Actor
Man on the Roof1976 · Man in Red Shirt (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Man in Red Shirt (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Stubby1974 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Joe Hill1971 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third1970 · Himself, Director	Himself, Director
Adalen 311969 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The White Game1968 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Elvira Madigan1967 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Come on Roland!1966 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Love 651965 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
WWiderberg 651965 · Actor	Actor
Dance Around the Guldbaggen1964 · Self	Self
Raven's End1963 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Baby Carriage1963 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Boy and the Kite1962 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
OOne More Brother1962 · Writer	Writer