The Ox (film)
The Ox (Swedish: Oxen) is a 1991 Swedish drama film directed by Sven Nykvist. He wrote the script with Lasse Summanen.
| The Ox | |
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| Directed by | Sven Nykvist |
| Produced by | Jean Doumanian |
| Screenplay by | Sven Nykvist Lasse Summanen |
| Based on | Oxen by Siv Cedering |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
| Edited by | Lasse Summanen |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Cast
- Stellan Skarsgård - Helge Roos
- Ewa Fröling - Elfrida Roos
- Lennart Hjulström - Svenning Gustavsson
- Max von Sydow - Vicar
- Liv Ullmann - Mrs. Gustafsson
- Björn Granath - Flyckt
- Erland Josephson - Sigvard Silver
- Rikard Wolff - Johannes
- Helge Jordal - Navvy
- Agneta Prytz - Old Woman
- Björn Gustafson - Officer in command
- J.E. Beaucaire - Shop Owner
- Debora Hjälmarö - Helge's and Elfrida's daughter Anna
Awards
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992.[1] It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Sven Nykvist was nominated for the Best Cinematography award at the 27th Guldbagge Awards.[3]
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See also
- List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- "The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- "Festival de Cannes: The Ox". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- "The Ox (1991)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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