By Gerald Marquez, September 21, 2006
Academy Award-winning cinematographer Sven Nykvist died in Sweden on Wednesday at the age of 83, announced his son, Carl-Gustaf Nykvist. Nykvist died at a nursing home where he was being treated for aphasia, which causes loss or impairment of the ability to produce and/or comprehend language. Nykvist was diagnosed with aphasia in 1998.
Nykvist rose to prominence as cinematographer for Ingmar Bergman, working with the director over the course of three decades
. Their collaboration resulted in a body of work ranging from the nightmarish black-and-white imagery of "Hour of the Wolf" to the intimate, naturalistic style of "Scenes from a Marriage." Nykvist received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for two Bergman-directed movies, "Cries and Whispers" (1973), and "Fanny and Alexander" (1982).
In addition to his work with Bergman, Nykvist's extensive cinematography credits include Andrei Tarkovsky's last film, "The Sacrifice," Louis Malle's "Pretty Baby," Philip Kaufman's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and Woody Allen's "Crimes and Misdemeanors." Nykvist's last film was "Curtain Call" in 1999. He also worked as a director; his film "The Ox" was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992.
Nykvist's wife, Ulrika, died in 1982. In addition to his son, he is survived by his daughter-in-law, Helena Berlin, and grandchildren Sonia Sondell and Marilde Nykvist. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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