Max Goldstein

Max Goldstein (born March 22, 1925 in Berlin , † April 4, 2008 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish costume designer of German descent. In Sweden he was known by his stage name " Mago ", which is made up of the first two letters of his name.

Live and act

Max Goldstein first came to Sweden alone in 1939 and lived there with a pastor's family after the National Socialists had taken power in Germany . His Jewish father was a pediatrician in Berlin and due to the race laws he was severely restricted in his professional practice. The family was reunited in Sweden in 1939 after his father and brother also managed to obtain an exit visa.

Towards the end of the Second World War , Mago began his artistic work at the theater, and a little later he received his first orders from film. During his professional career, Goldstein worked frequently with Ingmar Bergman , but also worked for other directors such as, from the 1950s to 1980s, Arne Mattsson and worked at both the Royal Dramatic Theater ( Dramaten ) in Stockholm and for revues.

Mago was acquainted with Marlene Dietrich , for whose last film Beautiful Gigolo, Poor Gigolo he had designed the costumes, and maintained an intensive correspondence with her. In 1972 Mago designed the buildings for the legendary Holocaust film The Day the Clown Cried , which was never shown due to Jerry Lewis ' refusal to release the film to the public. The Jewish Museum in Stockholm dedicated an exhibition to Mago in 2009.

In 1988 he published his memoirs under the title "Klä av, klä på ..." (in German: "Undress, ankleiden").

Filmography

for movies, unless otherwise stated

• 1950: Södrans revy
• 1951: Det var en gång en sjöman
• 1953: Evening of the jugglers (Gycklarnas afton)
• 1955: The smile of a summer night (Sommarnattens leende)
• 1956: Flickan i frack
• 1958: Mannequin in red (Mannekäng i rött)
• 1958: Carter of Death (Körkarlen)
• 1959: Woman as desired (Den kära leken)
• 1959: The Countess with the Whip (Ryttare i blått)
• 1960: The Devil's Eye ( Djävulens öga )
• 1960: Wedding with delay ( Bröllopsdagen)
• 1961, As in a mirror ( Såsom i en spegel )
• 1961: Carnival
• 1961: Light in winter ( Nattvardsgästerna )
• 1961: Lustgarten ( Lustgården )
• 1962: Siska
• 1962: Sleeper compartment ( Älskarinnan )
• 1963: Oh, these women ( För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor )
• 1964: To love ( Att älska )
• 1964: Juninatt
• 1965: Persona
• 1967: The Hour of the Wolf ( Vargtimmen )
• 1968: Shame ( Skammen )
• 1968: Miss and Mrs. Sweden
• 1969: Passion ( En Passion )
• 1969: The Rite ( rites , television films, also buildings)
• 1970: Nøglen til paradis
• 1970: Touches ( Beröringen )
• 1972: The Day the Clown Cried (also buildings)
• 1976: taboo
• 1977: How do I rape a man? ( One can inte våldtas )
• 1977: Mannen i skuggan
• 1978: beautiful gigolo, poor gigolo
• 1979: Linus and the old brick house ( Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet )
• 1982: Farewell ( Avskedet )
• 1983: The Casanova of Sweden ( Raskenstam )
• 1983: Smugglings
• 1985: Investigator ( Mask of Murder )
• 1986: The Girl - Dangerous Girl (The Girl)
• 1996: Idlaflickorna (TV movie)

literature

• Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 221.

Web links

• Max Goldstein in the Swedish film database
• Max Goldstein in the Internet Movie Database (English)