Gunnel Lindblom
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Gunnel Lindblom is a Swedish film actress and director. As an actor she has been particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman
, though in 1965 she performed the lead role in Miss Julie
for BBC Television. She also played the key-role of The Mummy in Bergman's staging of Strindberg
's The Ghost Sonata
in 1998-2000, a performance that earned her much critical acclaim.
Married to senior lecturer Sture Helander (who was Ingmar Bergman's personal physician), she was sometimes credited as Gunnel Lindblom Helander, or Gunnel Helander.
She appeared on stage as Tintomara's mother in Carl Jonas Love Almqvist
's play Drottningens juvelsmycke
(English: The Queen's Tiara), staged at Dramaten for the theatre's 100 years Jubilee in 2008. Currently (2009) directing the Jon Fosse
play Flicka i gul regnjacka (Girl in Yellow Raincoat) at Dramaten, starring Stina Ekblad
and Irene Lindh
, which premiered on October 9.
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
, though in 1965 she performed the lead role in Miss Julie
Miss Julie
Miss Julie is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg dealing with class, love, lust, the battle of the sexes, and the interaction among them...
for BBC Television. She also played the key-role of The Mummy in Bergman's staging of Strindberg
Strindberg
Strindberg may refer to:People* August Strindberg , Swedish dramatist and painter* Nils Strindberg , Swedish photographer* Anita Strindberg , Swedish actor* Henrik Strindberg , Swedish composerOther...
's The Ghost Sonata
The Ghost Sonata
The Ghost Sonata is a play in three acts by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Written in 1907, it was first produced at Strindberg's Intimate Theatre in Stockholm on January 21, 1908. Since then, it has been staged by such notable directors as Max Reinhardt, Olof Molander, Roger Blin, and...
in 1998-2000, a performance that earned her much critical acclaim.
Married to senior lecturer Sture Helander (who was Ingmar Bergman's personal physician), she was sometimes credited as Gunnel Lindblom Helander, or Gunnel Helander.
She appeared on stage as Tintomara's mother in Carl Jonas Love Almqvist
Carl Jonas Love Almqvist
thumb|right|Painted by Almqvist, 1823Carl Jonas Love Almqvist , was a romantic poet, early feminist, realist, composer, social critic and traveller....
's play Drottningens juvelsmycke
Drottningens juvelsmycke
The Queen's Tiara is a classic Swedish novel by Carl Jonas Love Almquist.It is the fourth instalment in the series of novels known as Törnrosens bok and was published in 1834...
(English: The Queen's Tiara), staged at Dramaten for the theatre's 100 years Jubilee in 2008. Currently (2009) directing the Jon Fosse
Jon Fosse
Jon Fosse is a Norwegian author and dramatist.Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway and currently lives in Bergen. He debuted in 1983 with the novel Raudt, svart . His first play, Og aldri skal vi skiljast, was performed and published in 1994. Jon Fosse has written novels, short stories, poetry,...
play Flicka i gul regnjacka (Girl in Yellow Raincoat) at Dramaten, starring Stina Ekblad
Stina Ekblad
Stina Ekblad ) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. She received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in 1987 for her performances in Amorosa and Ormens väg på hälleberget and was nominated again in 1996 for her performance in Pensionat Oskar.Ekblad was born in the Ostrobothnian village of Solf in...
and Irene Lindh
Irene Lindh
Irene Lindh is a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2004. Lindh studied at the Dramatens elevskola from 1964 to 1967.-References:* , Dramaten...
, which premiered on October 9.
Selected filmography
- The Seventh SealThe Seventh SealThe Seventh Seal is a 1957 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death , who has come to take his life. Bergman developed the film from his own play...
(1956) - Wild StrawberriesWild Strawberries (film)Wild Strawberries is a 1957 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, about an old man recalling his past. The original Swedish title is Smultronstället, which literally means "the wild strawberry patch", but idiomatically means an underrated gem of a place...
(1957) - The VenetianThe Venetian (film)The Venetian is a 1958 Swedish television drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman.-Cast:* Maud Hansson – Nena, servant-girl* Sture Lagerwall – Bernardo* Gunnel Lindblom – Valeria* Helena Reuterblad – Oria, Valeria's servant-girl* Eva Stiberg – Angela...
(1958) - RabiesRabies (film)Rabies is a 1958 Swedish television drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman.-Cast:* Bibi Andersson – Eivor* Axel Düberg – Cpl. Sven* Åke Fridell – Sixten Garberg* Tor Isedal – Knut* Åke Jörnfalk – Rolf* Gunnel Lindblom – Jenny* Dagny Lind – Aunt...
(1958) - The Virgin SpringThe Virgin SpringThe Virgin Spring is a 1960 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a revenge tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter. The story was adapted by screenwriter Ulla Isaksson from a 13th century Swedish ballad, "Töres...
(1960) - Winter LightWinter LightWinter Light is a 1962 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Bergman regulars Gunnar Björnstrand, Ingrid Thulin and Max von Sydow. The film follows Tomas Ericsson , pastor of a small rural Swedish church, as he deals with existential crisis and his...
(1962) - The SilenceThe Silence (1963 film)The Silence is a 1963 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Ingrid Thulin and Gunnel Lindblom. The plot focuses on two sisters – the younger a sensuous woman with a young son, the elder more intellectually orientated and seriously ill — and their tense relationship as...
(1963) - Loving CouplesLoving Couples (1964 film)Loving Couples is a 1964 Swedish drama film directed by Mai Zetterling. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Harriet Andersson - Agda Frideborg* Gunnel Lindblom - Adele Holmström - née Silfverstjerna* Gio Petré - Angela von Pahlen...
(1964) - HungerHunger (1966 film)Hunger , is a 1966 black-and-white drama film directed by Denmark's Henning Carlsen, starring Swedish actor Per Oscarsson, and based upon the novel Hunger by Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun...
(1966) - The GirlsThe Girls (film)-Cast:* Bibi Andersson as Liz* Harriet Andersson as Marianne* Gunnel Lindblom as Gunilla* Gunnar Björnstrand as Hugo* Erland Josephson as Carl* Frank Sundström as the doctor* Åke Lindström as Bengt* Stig Engström as Thommy* Ulf Palme as director-Release:...
(1968) - Scenes from a MarriageScenes from a MarriageScenes from a Marriage is a 1973 Swedish TV series written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The story explores the disintegration of a marriage between Marianne, a lawyer, and Johan, a professor over a long period, using a restricted cast, a naturalist, hyper-realistic cinematic...
(1973) - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)