Kay Gunnar Leopold Pollak (born 21 May 1938) is a

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film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

Career

After a long break from film-making, he returned in 2004 with ''

As It Is in Heaven ''As It Is in Heaven'' ( sv, Så som i himmelen) is a 2004 Swedish musical film directed by Kay Pollak and starring Michael Nyqvist and Frida Hallgren. It was a box office hit in Sweden and several other countries. It was nominated for Best Fore ...

'' (''Så som i himmelen''), a major box office success in Sweden. The film was nominated for an

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. It was also nominated for no less than eight Swedish

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name ...

s, including Best Direction and Best Film, but received none.

TV and filmography

*''The secret reality/Den Hemliga Verkligheten'' (1973) - script by Kay and Annamaria Pollak. Actors include

Bertil Norström Per Bertil Norström (9 September 1923 – 6 September 2012) was a Swedish actor. Born in Sala, he was married to the actress Margreth Weivers from 1947 until his death. Selected filmography *1956 - ''The Staffan Stolle Story'' *1967 - ''I Am Cu ...

, Claes Elefalk,

Stig Ossian Ericson Stig Ossian Ericson (7 September 1923 - 30 July 2012) was a Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter. Ericson was born in 1923 in Härnösand, but grew up in Nyköping. Graduating at the University of Uppsala where he had been involved in variou ...

and Peter Lindgren. *'' Elvis! Elvis!'' (1977) - based on the book by

Maria Gripe Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter (25 July 1923 – 5 April 2007), was a Swedish author of books for children and young adults, which were often written in magical and mystical tone. She has written almost forty books, with many of her characte ...

. Actors include Lele Dorazio and

Allan Edwall Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films, such as ''Fanny and Alexander'' (198 ...

. Entered into the

10th Moscow International Film Festival The 10th Moscow International Film Festival was held 7-21 July 1977. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Hungarian film ''The Fifth Seal'' directed by Zoltán Fábri, the Spanish film '' El puente'' directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Sovi ...

. *''

Children's Island Children's Island, formerly known as "Cat Island" is an island off Marblehead, Massachusetts, and is part of the City of Salem, Massachusetts. The YMCA of the North Shore has owned and operated a children's day camp on it since 1955. The first w ...

'' (''Barnens ö'') (1980) - based on the book by

P. C. Jersild Per Christian Jersild, better known as ''P. C. Jersild'', (born 1935) is a Sweden, Swedish author and physician. He also holds an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine at Uppsala University from 22 January 2000, and another one in engine ...

. Actors include

Börje Ahlstedt Nils Börje Ahlstedt (born 21 February 1939) is a Swedish actor who has worked extensively with the world-famous director Ingmar Bergman in films like ''Fanny and Alexander'' (1982), ''The Best Intentions'' (1992), '' Sunday's Children'' (1992) a ...

and Tomas Fryk. It won the awards for

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and

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(Hirdwall) at the

17th Guldbagge Awards The 17th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1980 and 1981 and took place on 30 October 1981. ''Children's Island'' directed by Kay Pollak was presented with the award for Best Fi ...

. It was also entered into the

31st Berlin International Film Festival The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Spanish film '' Deprisa, Deprisa'' directed by Carlos Saura. The retrospective was dedicated to British film producer Mic ...

. *''

Love Me! ''Love Me!'' ( sv, Älska mej) is a 1986 Swedish drama film directed by Kay Pollak. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Anna Lindén as Sussie * Örjan Ramberg as 'Oxen' * Tomas Fryk as Tomas * Hans Strå� ...

'' (''Älska mig'') (1986) - about a teenaged girl called Sussie (Anna Lindén) who is placed in a foster home. It was entered into the

36th Berlin International Film Festival The 36th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held 14–25 February 1986. The festival opened with ''Ginger and Fred'' by Federico Fellini, which played out of competition at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to West German film ...

. *''

'' (''Så som i himmelen'') (2004) - actors include

Michael Nyqvist Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role ...

and

Frida Hallgren Frida Sophia Hallgren (born 16 December 1974) is a Swedish actress, internationally known from ''As It Is in Heaven''. She got her start in acting as a child in Hasse Funck's children's acting school and participated in Vår teater, a children ...

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