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, (born April 10 1929) is an Academy Award nominated Swedish actor, known in particular for his collaboration with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
Von Sydow was born 'Carl Adolf von Sydow' to a wealthy family in Lund, Skåne, Sweden. His father, Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, was an ethnologist and professor of Irish, Scandinavian, and comparative folklore at the University of Lund. His mother, ''Friherrinnan'' (Baroness) Greta (Rappe), was a school teacher.[1] Little material is available on his childhood, except that he was apparently a shy, quiet child with no siblings.
He attended the Cathedral School of Lund, and learned German and English starting at the age of nine. At school, he and some friends founded an amateur theatre company, where his acting career began. He completed National Service before going on to study at The Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") in Stockholm, where he trained between 1948 and 1951 with the likes of Lars Ekborg, Margaretha Krook and Ingrid Thulin. During his time at Dramaten, he made his screen debut in Alf Sjöberg's films ''Only a Mother'' (''Bara en Mor'', 1949), and ''Miss Julie'' (''Fröken Julie'', 1951), a screen version of Swedish playwright August Strindberg's well known play.
In 1955, Von Sydow moved to Malmö, where he met his mentor Ingmar Bergman. His first work with Bergman occurred on stage at the Malmö Municipal Theatre. Von Sydow later would work with Bergman on films such as ''The Seventh Seal'' (''Det Sjunde inseglet'', 1957), ''Wild Strawberries'' (''Smultronstället'', 1957) and ''The Virgin Spring'' (''Jungfrukällan'', 1960). In The Seventh Seal von Sydow is the knight who plays a chessgame with Death, in order to buy time for his family-- a scene and a film which were both breakthoughs for the director.
It was in these films that von Sydow perfected his craft, beginning to display the great talent that enabled a 53 year screen career. Von Sydow came to dominate the screen as he did on stage, becoming an idol of the international arthouse. Critical recognition came as early as 1954 when he was awarded the Royal Foundation Culture Award. Von Sydow worked profusely on stage and screen in Scandinavia and resisted increasing calls from the United States to go to Hollywood. After being seen in Bergman's Academy Award-winning films and having been first choice for the title role of ''Dr. No'', Von Sydow finally went to America after agreeing to star in the film which was to lead to much greater recognition, in the role of Jesus in George Stevens' grandly titled, all-star epic ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1965). Because his talents were soon in demand in other American productions, von Sydow and his family eventually moved to Los Angeles.
From 1965 von Sydow became a regular on the American screen while maintaining a presence in his native Sweden. Though perhaps typecast as a villain, he was rewarded in the United States with two Golden Globe nominations for ''Hawaii'' and ''The Exorcist'' in 1973. In the mid 1970s, von Sydow moved to Rome and appeared in a number of Italian films, becoming friendly with another screen legend, Marcello Mastroianni. In the U.S., he played a memorably professional Alsatian assassin in Three Days of the Condor (1975). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, von Sydow appeared in both serious films, such as Woody Allen's ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' (1986) and David Lynch's Dune (1984), and less serious ones, like ''Flash Gordon'' (1980) and ''Strange Brew'' (1983).
Von Sydow has since won The Australian Film Institute Best Actor Award for his title role in ''Father'' (1989), the Guldbagge Best Director Award for his only directorial foray ''Katinka'' (''Ved vejen'', 1988), based on a novel by Herman Bang, and the Best Actor Award at The Tokyo International Film Festival for ''The Silent Touch'' (''Dotknięcie ręki'', 1993).
He received international acclaim for his performance as Nobel Prize-winning novelist Knut Hamsun in Jan Troell's biopic ''Hamsun'' . He received his third Swedish Guldbagge and his second Danish Bodil for his depiction of a character often described as his King Lear. In 1996 Von Sydow starred in Liv Ullmann's ''Private Confessions'' (''Enskilda samtal''). Back in Hollywood, he appeared in ''What Dreams May Come'' in a role which was something of a tip of the hat to his performance in ''The Exorcist''.
He was acclaimed for his role as an elderly lawyer in Scott Hicks' ''Snow Falling on Cedars''. In 2002, von Sydow had one of his largest commercial successes, co-starring with Tom Cruise in Steven Spielberg's widely popular sci-fi thriller ''Minority Report''. In 2003, he played mentor character ''Eyvind'' in the European TV adaptation of the "Ring of the Nibelungs" saga. The show set ratings records and was released in the USA as ''.
In 1951, von Sydow married actress Kerstin Olin with whom he had two sons, Claes and Henrik. His children appeared with him in the film ''Hawaii'', playing his son at different ages. Von Sydow was divorced in 1996 and subsequently married French filmmaker Catherine Brelet in April 1997 in Provence, France. He has two sons, Yvan brelet and Cedric brelet, with his second wife. Von Sydow currently lives with his wife in Paris, where he enjoys reading, listening to music and gardening. He has stated that he has no intentions of retiring as long as he gets decent roles.
1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/16/Max-von-Sydow.html
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, (born April 10 1929) is an Academy Award nominated Swedish actor, known in particular for his collaboration with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
| Contents |
| Biography |
| Early life |
| Career |
| Personal life |
| Filmography |
| References |
| External links |
Biography
Early life
Von Sydow was born 'Carl Adolf von Sydow' to a wealthy family in Lund, Skåne, Sweden. His father, Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, was an ethnologist and professor of Irish, Scandinavian, and comparative folklore at the University of Lund. His mother, ''Friherrinnan'' (Baroness) Greta (Rappe), was a school teacher.[1] Little material is available on his childhood, except that he was apparently a shy, quiet child with no siblings.
He attended the Cathedral School of Lund, and learned German and English starting at the age of nine. At school, he and some friends founded an amateur theatre company, where his acting career began. He completed National Service before going on to study at The Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") in Stockholm, where he trained between 1948 and 1951 with the likes of Lars Ekborg, Margaretha Krook and Ingrid Thulin. During his time at Dramaten, he made his screen debut in Alf Sjöberg's films ''Only a Mother'' (''Bara en Mor'', 1949), and ''Miss Julie'' (''Fröken Julie'', 1951), a screen version of Swedish playwright August Strindberg's well known play.
Career
von Sydow plays for time with Death in The Seventh Seal
In 1955, Von Sydow moved to Malmö, where he met his mentor Ingmar Bergman. His first work with Bergman occurred on stage at the Malmö Municipal Theatre. Von Sydow later would work with Bergman on films such as ''The Seventh Seal'' (''Det Sjunde inseglet'', 1957), ''Wild Strawberries'' (''Smultronstället'', 1957) and ''The Virgin Spring'' (''Jungfrukällan'', 1960). In The Seventh Seal von Sydow is the knight who plays a chessgame with Death, in order to buy time for his family-- a scene and a film which were both breakthoughs for the director.
It was in these films that von Sydow perfected his craft, beginning to display the great talent that enabled a 53 year screen career. Von Sydow came to dominate the screen as he did on stage, becoming an idol of the international arthouse. Critical recognition came as early as 1954 when he was awarded the Royal Foundation Culture Award. Von Sydow worked profusely on stage and screen in Scandinavia and resisted increasing calls from the United States to go to Hollywood. After being seen in Bergman's Academy Award-winning films and having been first choice for the title role of ''Dr. No'', Von Sydow finally went to America after agreeing to star in the film which was to lead to much greater recognition, in the role of Jesus in George Stevens' grandly titled, all-star epic ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1965). Because his talents were soon in demand in other American productions, von Sydow and his family eventually moved to Los Angeles.
From 1965 von Sydow became a regular on the American screen while maintaining a presence in his native Sweden. Though perhaps typecast as a villain, he was rewarded in the United States with two Golden Globe nominations for ''Hawaii'' and ''The Exorcist'' in 1973. In the mid 1970s, von Sydow moved to Rome and appeared in a number of Italian films, becoming friendly with another screen legend, Marcello Mastroianni. In the U.S., he played a memorably professional Alsatian assassin in Three Days of the Condor (1975). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, von Sydow appeared in both serious films, such as Woody Allen's ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' (1986) and David Lynch's Dune (1984), and less serious ones, like ''Flash Gordon'' (1980) and ''Strange Brew'' (1983).
Von Sydow has since won The Australian Film Institute Best Actor Award for his title role in ''Father'' (1989), the Guldbagge Best Director Award for his only directorial foray ''Katinka'' (''Ved vejen'', 1988), based on a novel by Herman Bang, and the Best Actor Award at The Tokyo International Film Festival for ''The Silent Touch'' (''Dotknięcie ręki'', 1993).
He received international acclaim for his performance as Nobel Prize-winning novelist Knut Hamsun in Jan Troell's biopic ''Hamsun'' . He received his third Swedish Guldbagge and his second Danish Bodil for his depiction of a character often described as his King Lear. In 1996 Von Sydow starred in Liv Ullmann's ''Private Confessions'' (''Enskilda samtal''). Back in Hollywood, he appeared in ''What Dreams May Come'' in a role which was something of a tip of the hat to his performance in ''The Exorcist''.
He was acclaimed for his role as an elderly lawyer in Scott Hicks' ''Snow Falling on Cedars''. In 2002, von Sydow had one of his largest commercial successes, co-starring with Tom Cruise in Steven Spielberg's widely popular sci-fi thriller ''Minority Report''. In 2003, he played mentor character ''Eyvind'' in the European TV adaptation of the "Ring of the Nibelungs" saga. The show set ratings records and was released in the USA as ''.
Personal life
In 1951, von Sydow married actress Kerstin Olin with whom he had two sons, Claes and Henrik. His children appeared with him in the film ''Hawaii'', playing his son at different ages. Von Sydow was divorced in 1996 and subsequently married French filmmaker Catherine Brelet in April 1997 in Provence, France. He has two sons, Yvan brelet and Cedric brelet, with his second wife. Von Sydow currently lives with his wife in Paris, where he enjoys reading, listening to music and gardening. He has stated that he has no intentions of retiring as long as he gets decent roles.
Filmography
★ ''Only a Mother'' (''Bara en mor'') (1949) ★ ''Miss Julie'' (''Fröken Julie'') (1951) ★ ''Ingen Mans Kvinna'' (1953) ★ ''Rätten Att Älska'' (1956) ★ ''Herr Sleeman Kommer'' (1957)(TV) ★ ''Prästen i Uddarbo'' (1957) ★ ''The Seventh Seal'' (''Det Sjunde inseglet'') (1957) ★ ''Wild Strawberries'' (Smultronstället) (1957) ★ ''Brink of Life'' (''Nära Livet'') (1958) ★ ''Spion 503'' (1958) ★ ''Rabies (film)'' (1958) (TV) ★ ''The Magician'' (''Ansiktet'') (1958) ★ ''The Virgin Spring'' (''Jungfrukällan'') (1960) ★ ''The Wedding Day'' (''Bröllopsdagen'') (1960) ★ ''Through a Glass Darkly'' (''SÃ¥som i en Spegel'') (1961) ★ ''The Adventures of Nils Holgersson'' (''Nils Holgerssons Underbara Resa'') (1962) ★ ''The Swedish Mistress'' (''Älskarinnan'') (1962) ★ ''Winter Light'' (''Nattvardsgästerna'') (1963) ★ ''4 x 4'' Kvist (segment "''UppehÃ¥ll i myrlandet''") (1965) ★ ''The Reward'' (1965) ★ ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1965) ★ ''The Quiller Memorandum'' (1966) ★ ''Hawaii'' (1966) ★ ''Here's Your Life'' (''Här Har Du Ditt Liv'') (1966) ★ ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' (1967)(TV) ★ ''Hour of the Wolf'' (''Vargtimmen'') (1968) ★ ''Black Palm Trees'' (''Svärta Palmkronor'') (1968) ★ ''Shame'' (''Skammen'') (1968) ★ ''Made in Sweden'' (1969) ★ ''A Passion'' (''En Passion'') (1969) ★ ''The Kremlin Letter'' (1970) ★ ''The Night Visitor'' (1971) ★ ''The Emigrants'' (1971) ★ ''The Apple War'' (1971) ★ ''The Touch'' (''Beröringen'') (1971) ★ ''I Havsbandet'' (1971) (Mini-series) ★ ''Embassy'' (1972) ★ ''The New Land'' (''Nybyggarna'') (1972) ★ ''Kvartten Som Sprangdes'' (1973) (Mini-series) ★ ''The Exorcist'' (1973) ★ ''Steppenwolf'' (1974) ★ ''Trompe-l'oeil'' (1975) ★ ''The Softening of the Egg'' (1975) ★ ''Dog's Heart'' (1975) (''Cuore di Cane'') ★ ''The Ultimate Warrior'' (1975) ★ ''Three Days of the Condor'' (1975) ★ ''Voyage of the Damned'' (1976) ★ ''The Desert of the Tartars'' (''Il Deserto dei Tartari'') (1976) ★ ''Foxtrot'' (1976) ★ ''The Context'' (''Cadaveri eccellenti'') (1976) ★ ''March or Die (1977) ★ '' (1977) ★ ''Black Journal'' (''Gran bollito'') (1977) ★ ''Brass Target'' (1978) ★ ''Hurricane'' (1979) ★ ''Deathwatch'' (''La Mort en direct'') (1980) ★ ''Footloose'' (''Bugie bianche'') (1980) ★ ''Flash Gordon'' (1980) ★ ''Escape to Victory'' (1981) ★ ''Hit Man'' (''Jugando con la muerte'') (1982) ★ ''The Flight of the Eagle'' (''Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd'') (1982) ★ ''Conan the Barbarian'' (1982) ★ ''Strange Brew'' (1983) | ★ ''Circle of Passions'' (''Le Cercle des passions'') (1983) ★ ''Dernier civil, Le'' (1983) (TV) ★ ''Never Say Never Again'' (1983) ★ ''Dreamscape'' (1984) ★ ''Samson and Delilah'' (1984) (TV) ★ ''The Ice Pirates'' (1984) ★ ''A Soldier's Tale'' (1984) ★ ''Dune'' (1984) ★ ''The Repenter'' (''Il Pentito'') (1985) ★ '' (1985) ★ ''Christopher Colombus'' (1985) (mini) TV Series ★ '' (1985) (TV) ★ ''The Last Place on Earth'' (1985) (mini) TV Series ★ ''Quo Vadis?'' (1985) ★ ''Duet for One'' (1986) ★ ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' (1986) ★ ''The Wolf at the Door'' (Oviri) (1986) ★ ''Gösta Berlings saga'' (1986) (mini) TV Series ★ ''The Second Victory'' (1986) ★ ''Pelle the Conqueror'' (1987) ★ ''Red King, White Knight'' (1989) (TV) ★ '' (1990) (TV) ★ ''A Violent Life'' (''Una Vita scellerata'') (1990) ★ ''Father'' (1990) ★ ''Awakenings'' (1990) ★ ''Oxen'' (1991) ★ ''Until the End of the World'' (''Bis ans Ende der Welt'') (1991) ★ ''Europa'' (1991) (voice) ★ ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (1991) ★ ''The Bachelor'' (''Mio caro dottor Gräsler'') (1991) ★ ''The Best Intentions'' (''Den Goda viljan'') (1992) ★ ''Grandpa's Journey'' (''Morfars resa'') (1993) ★ ''Och ge oss skuggorna'' (1993) ★ ''Needful Things'' (1993) ★ ''The Silent Touch'' (''Dotkniecie reki'') (1993) ★ ''Onkel Vanja'' (1994) (TV) ★ ''Time Is Money'' (1994) ★ ''Citizen X'' (1995) (TV) ★ ''Depth Solitude'' (''Dypets ensomhet'') (1995) ★ ''A che punto è la notte'' (1995) (TV) ★ ''Judge Dredd'' (1995) ★ ''Radetzky March'' (''Radetzkymarsch'') (1995) ★ ''Private Confessions'' (''Enskilda samtal'') (1996) (TV) ★ ''Samson and Delilah'' (1996) (TV) ★ ''Jerusalem'' (1996) ★ ''Hamsun'' (1996) ★ ''Truck Stop'' (1996) ★ ''Solomon'' (1997) (TV) ★ ''The Princess and the Pauper'' (''La Principessa e il povero'') (1997) (TV) ★ ''Hostile Waters'' (1997) ★ ''What Dreams May Come'' (1998) ★ ''Snow Falling on Cedars'' (1999) ★ ''Nuremberg'' (2000) (mini) TV Series ★ ''Intact'' (''Intacto'') (2001) ★ ''Druids'' (''Vercingétorix'') (2001) ★ ''Sleepless'' (Non ho sonno) (2001) ★ ''Amants de Mogador, Les'' (2002) ★ ''Minority Report'' (2002) ★ ''Hidden Children'' (''La Fuga degli innocenti'') (2004) (mini) TV Series ★ ''Heidi'' (2005) ★ '' (2006) ★ ''The Inquiry'' (2006) ★ ''Rush Hour 3'' (2007) ★ ''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (2007) ★ ''Emotional Arithmetic'' (2007) |
References
1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/16/Max-von-Sydow.html
External links
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★ A Max von Sydow home page
★ Dark Kingdom trailer site
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