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 GUNNAR BJORNSTRAND
Gunnar Bj�rnstrand made a career portraying morally upright figures plagued by doubt and temptation. A courtly actor who seemed equally at home in comedy and melodrama, he came to the attention of non-Swedish film audiences in the dozen or so films of Ingmar Bergman in which he appeared.
Bj�rnstrand made his first film for Bergman in 1946,
It Rains on Our Love, and rose to international prominence in a series of films beginning with
Sawdust and Tinsel, and culminating with
Winter Light. His role in this last film was a tour de force for Bj�rnstrand who played a man of God who had lost his faith and, although he searched for meaning in the modern world, could provide little guidance for himself or his parishioners. The elegance of Bj�rnstrand's bearing provided a vivid contrast to the inner torment caused by his religious uncertainty. For
The Seventh Seal, on the other hand, where he played the cynical Sancho Panza-like companion to
Max von Sydow's questing knight, he was cast against type and provided a shrewd foil to his Quixotic master.
Bj�rnstrand continued to play roles in other Swedish productions including Vilgot Sj�man's
The Dress and the same director's controversial My Sister, My Love, Jan Troell's first feature,
Here Is Your Life, and Mai Zetterling's Loving Couples and
The Girls. He also appeared in Bergman's later films such as
Shame, Face to Face, and Autumn Sonata.
� International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
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| Born: |
Knut Gunnar Johanson, 13 November 1909, in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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| Died: |
24 May 1986. |
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| Education: |
Royal Dramatic Theatre School, Stockholm. |
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| Family: |
 Married Lillie Lundahl, 1935; three daughters.
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| Career: |
1931: film debut in Pour mon coeur et ses millions.
1936-38: acted at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki; then continued stage acting, mainly in Stockholm.
1946: appeared in first film with Bergman, It Rains on Our Love, which began a long professional association.
1948: guest artist at Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm.
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