Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson | |
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Josephson as newly appointed director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1965. | |
Born |
Erland Josephson 15 June 1923 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died |
25 February 2012 88) Stockholm, Sweden | (aged
Cause of death | Parkinson's disease |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Actor, author |
Years active | 1946–2006 |
Spouse(s) |
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Partner(s) |
Annika Tretow Barbro Larsson |
Children |
2 (with Tretow) 1 (with Larsson) 2 (with Adolphson) |
Erland Josephson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈæːɭand ²juːsɛfˌsɔn]; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author.[1] He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos.
Life and career
Josephson was born on the island of Kungsholmen, in Stockholm, Sweden, as the son of Maud Ellen Gabrielle (née Boheman) and Gunnar August Josephson, a bookseller, in 1923. His uncle (mother's brother) was diplomat Erik Boheman, and his maternal great-grandfather was entomologist Carl Henrik Boheman.[2]
Josephson was the leader of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm from 1966 to 1975.[1] He also published novels, short stories, poetry and drama, and was the director of several films. In 1980 he directed and starred in the film Marmalade Revolution, which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.[3][4] In 1986 he starred in The Sacrifice and won the award for Best Actor at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards.[5]
He was the Swedish voice of the Narrator in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Filmography
- It Rains on Our Love (1946; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- To Joy (1950; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- Brink of Life (1958; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- The Magician (1958; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- The Girls (1968; directed by Mai Zetterling)
- Hour of the Wolf (1968; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- The Passion of Anna (1969; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- Cries and Whispers (1972; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- Scenes from a Marriage (1973; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- The Magic Flute (1975; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- Face to Face (1976; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- Games of Love and Loneliness (1977; directed by Anja Breien)
- I Am Afraid (1977; directed by Damiano Damiani)
- Autumn Sonata (1978; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- The First Polka (1979; directed by Klaus Emmerich)
- Marmalade Revolution (1980; directed by himself)
- Peacetime in Paris (1981; directed by Predrag Golubović)
- Montenegro (1981; directed by Dušan Makavejev)
- The Melody Haunts My Memory (1981; directed by Rajko Grlić)
- Fanny and Alexander (1982; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- Variola Vera (1982; directed by Goran Marković)
- The House of the Yellow Carpet (1983; directed by Carlo Lizzani)
- Bella Donna (1983; directed by Peter Keglevic)
- Nostalghia (1983; directed by Andrei Tarkovsky)
- After the Rehearsal (1984; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- Dirty Story (1984; directed by Jörn Donner)
- The Sacrifice (1986; directed by Andrei Tarkovsky)
- The Malady of Love (1986; directed by Giorgio Treves)
- Hanussen (1988; directed by István Szabó)
- Migrations (1988; directed by Aleksandar Petrović)
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988; directed by Philip Kaufman)
- Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990; directed by Kjell Grede)
- The Dark Sun (1990; directed by Damiano Damiani)
- The Wicked (1991; directed by Carlo Lizzani)
- Meeting Venus (1991; directed by István Szabó)
- Prospero's Books (1991; directed by Peter Greenaway)
- Sofie (1992; directed by Liv Ullmann)
- Holozän (1992; directed by Heinz Bütler, Manfred Eicher)
- Dreamplay (1994; directed by Unni Straume)
- Pakten (1995; directed by Leidulv Risan)
- Ulysses' Gaze (1995; directed by Theo Angelopoulos)
- In the Presence of a Clown (1997; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- Faithless (2000; directed by Liv Ullmann)
- Now (2002; directed by Simon Staho)
- Saraband (2003; directed by Ingmar Bergman)
- The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003; directed by Ricky Tognazzi)
- Day and Night (2004; directed by Simon Staho)
Bibliography
- Cirkel (1946)
- Spegeln och en portvakt (1946)
- Spel med bedrövade artister (1947)
- Ensam och fri (1948)
- Lyssnarpost (1949)
- De vuxna barnen (1952)
- Sällskapslek (1956)
- En berättelse om herr Silberstein (1957)
- Kungen ur leken (1960)
- Benjamin : Generalskan (1963)
- Doktor Meyers sista dagar och Kandidat Nilssons första natt (1964)
- Loppans kvällsvard (1986)
- Konrad på teatern (1987)
- Kameleonterna (1987)
- Färgen : den borgerliga kulturens envisa överlevande (1988)
- Peter åker traktor (1989)
- Rollen : antecknat på turné med Körsbärsträdgården 24/2 – 15/5 1989 (1989)
- Sanningslekar (1990)
- Konrad på gubbdagis : en bilderbok för vuxna (1991)
- Föreställningar (1991)
- Konrad tar semester : en bilderbok för omogna (1993)
- Självporträtt : en egocentrisk dialog (1993)
- Sanningslekar (1994)
- Gubbröra (1994)
- Vita sanningar (1995)
- Svarslös (1996)
- Stockholms Själ (1999)
- Kunskapens scen : ett urval texter (2007)
- Reskamrater : berättelser i all korthet (2009)
- En natt i den svenska sommaren (2011)
References
- 1 2 "Erland Josephson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ http://www.moll.nu/site/07_matrikel/wc06/wc06_086.htm%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ "IMDB.com: Awards for Marmalade Revolution". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ↑ "Erland Josephson, Actor With Bergman, Dies at 88". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ↑ "Offret (1986)". Swedish Film Institute. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014.
External links
- Erland Josephson on IMDb
- Erland Josephson at the Swedish Film Database
- "Josephson, Erland". Ett Binds Leksikon (3 ed.). 1990.