Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Swedish

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and

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. He won the Grand Prix du Festival at the

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twice: in 1946 for '' Torment'' () (part of an eleven-way tie), and in 1951 for his film '' Miss Julie'' () (an adaptation of

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's play which tied with

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's '' Miracle in Milan''). Despite his success with those films, Sjöberg was foremost a stage director, perhaps the greatest at the

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(alongside first Olof Molander and later

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). He was a First Director of Sweden's

between 1930 and 1980; he staged there many remarkable and historic productions. Sjöberg was also a pioneer director of drama for early Swedish TV (his 1955 TV production of ''

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'' is a national milestone). At the 3rd Guldbagge Awards Sjöberg won the award for Best Director for the film '' Ön''. Sjöberg died in a car accident on his way to rehearsal at the

in Stockholm.

Filmography

Actor

*'' Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) *'' The Poetry of Ådalen'' (1928) *''Resan Bort'' (1945)

Director

* '' The Strongest'' (1929) *'' They Staked Their Lives'' (''Med livet som insats'') (1940) * '' Blossom Time'' (1940) *'' Home from Babylon'' (1941) *'' The Heavenly Play'' (''Himlaspelet'') (1942) *'' Kungajakt'' (1944) *'' Torment'' (''Hets'') (1944) From a synopsis by

, who served as assistant director. Nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1947. Shared the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the

1946 Cannes Film Festival The 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. Only one year after t ...

* '' The Journey Away'' (1945) *'' Iris and the Lieutenant'' (''Iris och löjtnantshjärta'') (1946) *'' Only a Mother'' (''Bara en mor'') (1949) *'' Miss Julie'' (''Fröken Julie'') (1951) Shared the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival *''

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'' (1953) *'' Karin Månsdotter'' (1954) *'' Wild Birds'' (''Vildfåglar'') (1955) *'' Last Pair Out'' (''Sista paret ut'') (1956) *'' The Judge'' (''Domaren'') (1960) *'' Ön'' (1966) *'')''

Writer

*''They Staked Their Lives'' (''Med livet som insats'') (1940) *''Den blomstertid'' (1940) *''Hem från Babylon'' (1941) *''Only a Mother'' (''Bara en mor'') (1949) *''The Heavenly Play'' (''Himlaspelet'') (1942) *''Resan bort'' (1945) *''Miss Julie'' (''Fröken Julie'') (1951) *''Karin Månsdotter'' (1954) *''Wild Birds'' (''Vildfåglar'') (1955) *''The Judge'' (''Domaren'') (1960) *''Ön'' (1966)

References

External links

* * 1903 births 1980 deaths Artists from Stockholm Road incident deaths in Sweden Swedish theatre directors Swedish film directors Best Director Guldbagge Award winners Directors of Palme d'Or winners Burials at Galärvarvskyrkogården {{Sweden-film-director-stub