Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson
Josephson as new appointed director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1965
Born	15 June 1923 (1923-06-15) Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Years active	1946–2006

Erland Josephson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈæːɭand ˈʝuːsɛfsɔn]; born 15 June 1923) is a Swedish actor and author. He is best known to international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Theodoros Angelopoulos.

Biography

Josephson was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He was leader of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm from 1966 to 1975. He has also has published novels, short stories, poetry and drama, and was director of several films. In 1980, he directed and starred in the film Marmalade Revolution, which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.

He is a grandson of famous Swedish painter Ernst Josephson.

Filmography

• It Rains on Our Love (1946)
• To Joy (1950)
• Brink of Life (1958)
• The Magician (1958)
• The Girls (1968)
• Hour of the Wolf (1968)
• The Passion of Anna (1969)
• Cries and Whispers (1972)
• Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
• The Magic Flute (1975)
• Face to Face (1976)
• Autumn Sonata (1978)
• The First Polka (1979)
• Marmalade Revolution (1980)
• Montenegro (1981)
• The Melody Haunts My Memory (1981)
• Fanny and Alexander (1982)
• Variola Vera (1982)
• Bella Donna (1983)
• Nostalghia (1983)
• After the Rehearsal (1984)
• The Sacrifice (1986)
• Hanussen (1988)
• Migrations (1988)
• God afton, Herr Wallenberg (1990)
• Dreamplay (1994)
• Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
• In the Presence of a Clown (1997)
• Faithless (2000)
• Now (2002)
• Saraband (2003)
• Dag och natt (2004)

External links

• Erland Josephson at the Internet Movie Database
• Erland Josephson at the Swedish Film Database
• "Josephson, Erland". Ett Binds Leksikon (3 ed.). 1990.