Bo Widerberg

Biography

Bo Widerberg, (June 8, 1930 – May 1, 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor. He was born Bo Gunnar Widerberg in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. He died in Ängelholm, Skåne län, Sweden of stomach cancer. Widerberg was the director of films such as Raven's End (1963), Elvira Madigan (1967), Ådalen 31 (1969), Joe Hill (1971), Fimpen (1974), The Man on the Roof (1976), Victoria (1979), The Man from Majorca (1984), The Serpent's Way (1986) and All Things Fair (1995). He won a Silver Bear prize in Berlin for All things fair and a Special Grand Jury Prize at Cannes Festival for Ådalen 31. Raven's End, Ådalen 31 and All things fair all received a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Nomination Bo Widerberg's vision of Swedish cinema parted radically with its contemporary form. He called for a greater political significance and more progressive story telling. Bergman being the leading figure of Swedish cinema, was not his ideal at all, although he recognized his position: "Nor me or my friends saw very much in him. We didn't find the issue of god's existence that damn important. But it's safe to say you'd be putting yourself in a bad position if you're trying to slit the throa…

Directed

1. All Things Fair (1995) — Director
2. Man on the Roof (1976) — Director
3. Elvira Madigan (1967) — Director
4. The Man from Majorca (1984) — Director
5. Adalen 31 (1969) — Director
6. Raven's End (1963) — Director
7. Joe Hill (1971) — Director
8. The Baby Carriage (1963) — Director
9. Love 65 (1965) — Director
10. The Serpent's Way (1986) — Director
11. Stubby (1974) — Director
12. Come on Roland! (1966) — Director
13. The White Game (1968) — Director
14. Victoria (1979) — Director
15. The Boy and the Kite (1962) — Director
16. A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third (1970) — Director
17. Death of a Salesman (1979) — Director
18. The Father (1988) — Director
19. Vildanden (1989) — Director
20. Hebriana (1990) — Director
21. Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar (1989) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Man on the Roof (1976) — Man in Red Shirt (uncredited)
2. The White Game (1968) — Self
3. Alla är äldre än jag (2012) — Himself (archive footage)
4. A Mother with Two Children Expecting Her Third (1970) — Himself
5. Life at Any Cost (1998)
6. Being Bo Widerberg (2025) — Self (archive footage)
7. The Guldbagge Awards (1981) — Self - Best Director winner
8. Dance Around the Guldbaggen (1964) — Self
9. Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt 70 år (1991) — Self
10. Mikael Wiehe: Tre nya och en som lever kvar (1989) — Self - Interviewer
11. Widerberg 65 (1965)
12. Birth of a Salesman (1979)
13. Bo Widerberg (1977)
14. Bo Widerberg regisserar (2015)