Julius Jaenzon
Julius Jaenzon (8 July 1885 – 17 February 1961) was a Swedish cinematographer, essential in the early Swedish silent cinema. He is most known for his collaborations with directors Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller, particularly in adaptions of novels by Selma Lagerlöf. Especially the accuracy with which he mastered the double exposure, for example in The Phantom Carriage, was much admired at the time.
The Wings (1916)
The story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël, ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus. The film is missing ... (more)
The story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël, ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus. The film is missing ... (more)
The Dangers in a Fisherman’s Life (1907)
Norway's first film, a silent film about a fisherman and his son. The son falls in the water while they are working and disappears in the depths. (more)
Norway's first film, a silent film about a fisherman and his son. The son falls in the water while they are working and disappears in the depths. (more)
Pictures from London (1922)
A total of 13 framed vignettes – 14 if we count the two shots of rainy streets edited together – comprise Tavlor från London, an enchanting picture gallery of London scenes in 1922. In that year the British Empire was at its territorial height, covering a quarter ... (more)
A total of 13 framed vignettes – 14 if we count the two shots of rainy streets edited together – comprise Tavlor från London, an enchanting picture gallery of London scenes in 1922. In that year the British Empire was at its territorial height, covering a quarter ... (more)
Ulla, My Ulla (1930)
In the cellar Tuppen in Stockholms Old Town the troubadour Bellman sits with his drinking buddies Fredman, Mollberg, Mowitz and Father Berg. (more)
In the cellar Tuppen in Stockholms Old Town the troubadour Bellman sits with his drinking buddies Fredman, Mollberg, Mowitz and Father Berg. (more)
The Dream Waltz (1929)
This is the story of Olof Svensson who works as a streetcar conductor in Stockholm. In his free time he is a music composer. (more)
This is the story of Olof Svensson who works as a streetcar conductor in Stockholm. In his free time he is a music composer. (more)
Stockholm in colours (1927)