Gunnar Fischer
Gunnar Fischer (born November 18, 1910 in Ljungby , Småland , † June 11, 2011 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish cameraman . He was best known for his work in Ingmar Bergman's early films .
Life
Gunnar Fischer began his film career in the mid-1930s as an assistant to cameraman Julius Jaenzon , who in turn had worked for Victor Sjöström . His first job as head cameraman was the film Riksdagens högtidliga öppnande (1942), three years later he shot for director Carl Theodor Dreyer Tvåhabenniskor .
Starting with Hafenstadt (1948), he photographed almost all of Ingmar Bergman's films until 1960, including The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries , which brought the Swedish filmmaker the international breakthrough. Among other things, Fischer was responsible for the portrait photography for critic Torsten Jungstedt, which gave Bergman's films their profile at the time. Film historian Peter Cowie highlighted the expressionist , high-contrast and nuanced black and white images of Fischer from this creative period. The Devil's Eye (also: Die Jungfrauenbrücke ) was their last film together, Bergman worked from then on with Sven Nykvist . According to the director, artistic and human differences were the reason for the end of their partnership. Regardless of this, Fischer designed the titles for Bergman's The Touch (1971) .
One of Fischer's last works was Jacques Tati's Parade (1974), soon after which he retired from the film business. In 2003 he received the Swedish Guldbagge film award for life's work. He died in Stockholm in June 2011 at the age of 100.
Filmography (selection)
- 1945: Två Bäumenkor - Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
- 1948: Gunner Boom in Distress (Soldat Bom) - Director: Lars-Eric Kjellgren
- 1948: Hafenstadt (Hamnstad) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1949: Durst (Törst) - directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 1950: Manhunt (Sånt händer inte här) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1950: To Joy (Till Glädje) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1951: A Summer Long (Sommarlek) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1952: Longing for Women (Kvinnors väntan) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1953: The time with Monika (Sommaren med Monika) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1955: The smile of a summer night (Sommarnattens leende) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1957: The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1957: Wild strawberries (Smultronstället) - directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 1958: The Face (Ansiktet) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1960: The Devil's Eye (Djävulens öga) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1961: Lustgarten (Lustgården ) - Director: Alf Kjellin
- 1961: The poachers from Teufelsmoor (Pojken i trädet) - Director: Arne Sucksdorff
- 1961: One among many (Een blandt mange) - Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen
- 1964: 491 - Director: Vilgot Sjöman
- 1969: Das Gold am Krähenberg (Kråkguldet) - directed by Leif Krantz , Olle Mattsson
- 1974: Parade - Director: Jacques Tati
Web links
- Gunnar Fischer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography of Gunnar Fischer on the website of the Ingmar Bergman Foundation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gunnar Fischer, Cinematographer for Bergman, Dies at 100. The New York Times , June 14, 2011, accessed June 14, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c Biography of Gunnar Fischer on the website of the Ingmar Bergman Foundation , accessed on September 12, 2012.
- ↑ Myggans nöjeslexikon: ett uppslagsverk om underhållning , Bra böcker 1989–1993.
- ^ Obituary in the Washington Post, June 12, 2011, accessed September 12, 2012.
- ^ Stig Björkman, Torsten Manns, Jonas Sima: Bergman on Bergman, Fischer, Frankfurt 1987, ISBN 3-596-24478-1 , pp. 47-52.
- ^ Gunnar Fischer's filmography in the database of the Swedish Film Institute , accessed on September 12, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Gunnar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ljungby , Småland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 2011 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |