Light Keeps Me Company (2000)

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Kajsa Hedström
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kajsa.hedstrom@filminstitutet.se

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Original title	Ljuset håller mig sällskap
Swedish release title	Ljuset håller mig sällskap
International title	Light Keeps Me Company
Alternative title	Sven Nykvist: Light Keeps Me Company

Director	Carl-Gustaf Nykvist
Screenplay	Michal Leszczylowski Gudrun Nykvist Carl-Gustaf Nykvist
Producer	Gudrun Nykvist (as Gudrun Nykvist-Sondell) Carl-Gustaf Nykvist (i samarbete med) Klas Olofsson Lars Blomgren Gunnar Carlsson
Production Manager	Cecilia Forsberg Dan Myhrman Charlotta Hansen Barbro Schultz Lundestam
Director of Photography	Sven Nykvist Vilmos Zsigmond Kidd Johnson Laszlo Kovacs Gustaf Mandal Billy Williams Torbjörn Andersson Björn Henriksson Lennart Adéll Arne Carlsson Dan Myhrman Michael Green
Film Editor	Lasse Summanen
Production Mixer	Bo Persson Lars Liljeholm My Hägglund Peter Hennix
Production Assistant	Caroline Mällberg Johan Zetterberg Sonia Nykvist Therese Elfström Rolf Sondell Hans Cederberg
Film Commissioner	Mats Arehn (Svenska Filminstitutet) Reidar Jönsson (Svenska Filminstitutet) Charlotta Denward (Svenska Filminstitutet) Kerstin Allroth (Svenska Filminstitutet) Allan Berg Nielsen (Det Danske Filminstitut) Jan Erik Holst (Norsk Filminstitutt)
Still Photographer	Bo-Erik Gyberg Lars-Olof Löthwall Arne Carlsson Bengt Widell Lars Johnsson Bengt Wanselius Rolf Holmqvist Per Adolphson (as Per B. Adolphson) Doug McKenzie Stephen Vaughan
Second Unit Director of Photography	Carl-Gustaf Nykvist
Negative Cutter	Karin Giernoth
Lab Coordinator	Hans Vermeij (FilmTeknik)
Assistant Film Editor	Kajsa Grandell
Re-recording Mixer	Berndt Frithiof Lars Lundberg (as Lars C. Lundberg)
Graphic Design	Maria Sundström Jörgen Melin
Translation	Birgitta Nordin Jonny Mair (as Jonathan Mair)
Other Crew	Dan Myhrman (team USA/England) Charlotta Hansen (team USA/England) Lawrence Perlman (team USA/England) Kelly Simpson (team Los Angeles, Kalifornien) Phil Radin (team Los Angeles, Kalifornien) Daniel Scheja (team New York, New York) Ti Misehke (team Los Angeles, Kalifornien) Justin Pentecost (team London) Bob Bremner (team Los Angeles, Kalifornien) William Kozy (as Bill Cozy) (team New York, New York) Melissa Roth (team Los Angeles, Kalifornien) Philip Bootz Lind (team London) Rene Borisewitz (team London) David Corbett (team USA/England) Ron Pearce (team London) John Randall (team Los Angeles, Kalifornien) Jacob Burckhardt (team New York, New York) Frank Graziadei (team New York, New York) Les Lazarowitz (team New York, New York) John Lusitana (team Los Angeles, Kalifornien) Emre Sahin (as Emre C. Sahin) (team Los Angeles, Kalifornien)
Thanks to	Elisabeth Andersson (Cinematek & Information, Svenska Filminstitutet) Gun Lundberg (Cinematek & Information, Svenska Filminstitutet) Rolf Lindfors (Cinematek & Information, Svenska Filminstitutet) Elisabet Helge (Cinematek & Information, Svenska Filminstitutet) Carl Henrik Svenstedt (Skiften Malmö Högskola) Karl-Henrik Råssmo (Kodak Nordic) Bo Zetterberg (Kodak Nordic) Horst Bergmann (Arnold & Richter Cine Technik München) Stig Swärd (Svensk Film- & Ljusteknik) Thomas Roger (FilmhusAteljéerna) Johnny Pettersson (FilmhusAteljéerna) PeO Strandberg (FilmhusAteljéerna) Anders Francke (Sony Betacam-SX) Björn Swedin (Sony Betacam-SX) Anders Hägglund (Jurhagen AB) Cenneth Jurhagen (Jurhagen AB) Tomas Bolme (Teaterförbundet) Birthe Barréus (Teaterförbundet) Frida Ohrvik (Sandrew Metronome A/S) Bo Jonsson Lena Hansson Varhegyi Kerstin Bonnier Peter Hald Erik Crone Maria Curman Katarina Flygare Lars Jevbratt Ulla Stridh Bengt Forslund Beth von Schreeb Agneta Bolme-Börjefors Agneta Eckemyr Hal Masonberg Jinn Dhenshaw Stephanie Low Judy Wasdell Ylva Björnström Bertil Ohlsson Poje Lundgren Kenneth Lund Johan Skoog Leif Andersson

-	Medverkande:
Sven Nykvist
Erland Josephson
Susan Sarandon
Stellan Skarsgård
Gena Rowlands
Richard Attenborough
Liv Ullmann
Melanie Griffith
Woody Allen
Ingmar Bergman
Vilmos Zsigmond
Vittorio Storaro
Sigfrid Södergren
Bibi Andersson
Per Lönndahl (as Pelle Lönndahl)
Gunnel Lindblom
Tomas Bolme
Harriet Andersson
Giuseppe Rotunno
Roman Polanski
Jan Troell
Pernilla August
Laszlo Kovacs
Jean Doumanian
Lars-Olof Wahlund
Mia Farrow
Julia Roberts
Max von Sydow
Birgitta Nykvist
Gösta Nykvist
Nils Nykvist
Familjen Åberg
Rolf Sondell
Doris Sondell
Sonia Nykvist
Marilde Nykvist
Rikard Wolff	endast röst
Melinda Kinnaman	endast röst

Production Company	Beluga Film AB
Co-Production Company	Sandrew Metronome Sverige AB
	AB Svensk Filmindustri
	Sveriges Television AB
	Nordisk Film & TV A/S
	Film i Väst AB
	Film i Skåne AB
Advance allocations	Film i Dalarna
	Filmpool Nord AB
	Film i Västernorrland
	Filmik - Film och nya medier i Kronoberg
	Film i Sydost
	Film på Gotland
	Film i Västerbotten
	Film i Halland
	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1998
	Det Danske Filminstitut
	Norsk Filminstitutt
	Nordisk Film & TV Fond
	FilmTeknik AB
	Arnold & Richter KG
	Kodak Nordic AB
	Dolby Laboratories
	Eurolab Sverige AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Folkets Bio AB	2000
Recording Studio	Cinepost Studios AB
Other Company	Persson-Mothander Film AB

Censorship number	137056
Date	2000-07-27
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	2162 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 520-583-576-483

Aspect ratio	2.35:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Dolby Stereo
Colour type	Black and white + colour
Frames per second	24

Festival showing	2000-02-05	Draken	Gothenburg	Sweden	79 min	(Göteborg Film Festival)
Release in Sweden	2000-08-26	Hagabion	Gothenburg	Sweden	79 min
	2000-08-26	Zita - Folkets Bio	Stockholm	Sweden	79 min
TV showing	2006-10-15	SVT2		Sweden

Original title	Faroe Islands
Composer	Anders Hagberg
Performed by	Mynta

Original title	M'Bira
Composer	Anders Hagberg
Performed by	Mynta

Original title	Song for Jens
Composer	Christian Paulin
Performed by	Mynta

Original title	Yellow Fellow
Composer	Christian Paulin
Performed by	Mynta

Original title	Svens tema
By	Peter Hennix
	Kasper Lindgren
	Gudrun Nykvist
	Ann Blom

Another Woman (1988)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Black Moon (1975)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Le locataire (1976)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
The Hurricane (1999)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Chaplin (1992)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
The Last Run (1971)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Star 80 (1983)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Something To Talk About (1995)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Agnes of God (1985)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
The Ox (1991)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
The Virgin Spring (1960)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Winter Light (1963)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
The Silence (1963)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Persona (1966)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Cries and Whispers (1973)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Autumn Sonata (1978)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
The Sacrifice (1986)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Bakomfilm Nattvardsgästerna (1961)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Bakomfilm Såsom i en spegel (1961)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Bakomfilm Persona (1966)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Bakomfilm Viskningar och rop (1972)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Bakomfilm Höstsonaten (1977)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Document Fanny and Alexander (1986)	Cited in	Light Keeps Me Company (2000)

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

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Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Light Keeps Me Company

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Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Ljuset håller mig sällskap - en film om Sven Nykvist.
Extent	18 s. Introduktion (2 s.) och tillvägagångssätt (1 s.) ingår.

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Ljuset håller mig sällskap - en film om Sven Nykvist. Version 2. 980702.
Extent	9 s. Introduktion (1 s.) och tillvägagångssätt (1 s.) ingår.

Black and white print	1
Album	No

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
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Aspect ratio	2.35:1
Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Frames per second	24
Length in minutes	79 min
Dialogue	Swedish English

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