Carl Jörgen Lindström (born May 19, 1951 in Nacka, Sweden) is a Swedish former child actor.
Jörgen Lindström | |
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 Lindström with Ingmar Bergman on the set of The Silence (1963). | |
| Born | Carl Jörgen Lindström May 19, 1951 Nacka, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–1966 |
Having been born in 1951,[1] he was a child when director Ingmar Bergman cast him in a prominent role in his 1963 film The Silence.[2] His character of Johan has been described as representing the one who perceives.[3] Bergman cast him once again in his 1966 psychological drama Persona.[2]
Lindström also played child roles in other films, but in adulthood ceased acting and moved into a career in a film laboratory.[4] Author David Thomson expressed uncertainty as to his whereabouts by 2015.[4]
Filmography edit
- 1959 - Åke and His World (Åke och hans värld)
- 1960 – 16 år
- 1963 – A Dream Play (Ett drömspel)
- 1963 – The Silence (Tystnaden)
- 1966 – Night Games (Nattlek)
- 1966 – Persona
Source:[5]
Bibliography edit
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 292-293.
References edit
- ^ Thomson, David (2015). How to Watch a Movie. New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 225. ISBN 978-1101875407.
- ^ a b Wood, Robin (2006). Personal Views: Explorations in Film. Wayne State University Press. p. 195. ISBN 0814340067.
- ^ Koskinen, Maaret (2010). Ingmar Bergman's The Silence: Pictures in the Typewriter, Writings on the Screen. University of Washington Press. p. 124.
- ^ a b Thomson, David (2015). How to Watch a Movie. New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-1101875407.
- ^ "Jörgen Lindström". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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