Harry Schein

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Harry Leo Schein (born October 13, 1924 in Vienna , † February 11, 2006 in Danderyd , Sweden ) was a Swedish author and reformer of the Swedish film industry .

Life

Schein emigrated from Austria to Sweden at the age of 11 . In the first year he lived and worked in Småland , then moved to Stockholm County , where he trained as a chemical engineer. In 1950 he became a Swedish citizen.

From 1948, Schein wrote for the "Bonniers Litterära Magasin" and reviewed Ingmar Bergman's films, not always positively . Bergman "reciprocated" by modeling the figure of the arrogant medical councilor Vergerus in his film The Face (1958) after sham.

In the 1960s, Schein promoted the founding of the Swedish Film Institute and held leading positions there (with a two-year break) from 1963 to 1978. He was also one of the initiators of the film reform of 1963, which exempted the Swedish film industry from the entertainment tax and instead required a levy that was used to promote domestic film productions. His decision to sponsor Bergman's film Screams and Whispers (1972) allegedly to the disadvantage of less well-known directors with a not inconsiderable amount of money brought him under criticism.

In 1964, Schein created the Swedish Guldbagge film award . From 1983 to 1987 he was head of the "Investeringsbanken".

Schein was close to the Swedish Social Democrats and was friends with Prime Minister Olof Palme . From 1956 to 1989 Schein was married to the actress Ingrid Thulin .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ingmar Bergman: Pictures, Kiepenheuer and Witsch, Cologne 1991, ISBN 3-462-02133-8 , pp. 148-150.
  2. ↑ Screams and Whispers on the website of the Ingmar Bergman Foundation, accessed on September 20, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Shine, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schein, Harry Leo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish author
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 2006
Place of death Danderyd , Sweden