Nykvist
Americannoun
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Cinematographer Malik Hassan Sayeed exactingly photographed the soul-stirring scene, channeling legends Sven Nykvist and Gordon Willis to craft a 1980s-inspired aesthetic of celluloid grain and realistic lighting, shaped by a lone 35mm lens.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
Almost all of the films are newly or recently restored, beautifully showcasing the camerawork work of, among others, Gunnar Fischer and Sven Nykvist, the two cinematographers who helped make Bergman’s work consistently visually distinctive.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2018
As a substitute, Bergman turned to Sven Nykvist, with whom he had worked on “The Virgin Spring.”
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2011
Then again, Bergman never actually shows us what she's regurgitating, though I'm sure that if he had, Sven Nykvist would have lit it beautifully.
From The Guardian • May 6, 2010
Nykvist is hard of hearing in his left ear and Bergman in his right.
From Time Magazine Archive
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