Solveig Nordlund
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Biography
Nordlund took a (Bacharel degreeAcademic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
) in History of Arts
History of art
The History of art refers to visual art which may be defined as any activity or product made by humans in a visual form for aesthetical or communicative purposes, expressing ideas, emotions or, in general, a worldview...
in the University of Stockholm. In 1962, she meets Alberto Seixas Santos
Alberto Seixas Santos
-Biography:Alberto Jorge Seixas dos Santos was born on March 20, 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. Studied Historical-philosophical Sciences in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. In 1958, he started to work as a film critic...
and her interest in cinema grows. In 1970, this interest is transformed in a profissional matter, as she becomes assistant in several films: Quem Espera por Sapatos de Defunto Morre Descalço, by João César Monteiro
João César Monteiro
João César Monteiro was a Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic . He was born in Figueira da Foz on February 2, 1939 and died of cancer in Lisbon on February 3, 2003.- Life and career :...
(1969–1970), O Recado, by José Fonseca e Costa
José Fonseca e Costa
José Fonseca e Costa, GCIH is a Portuguese film director. He is one of the founders of the Portuguese Cinema Novo.Born in Angola, Costa worked as an assistant to Michelangelo Antonioni before becoming one of the leaders of Portugal's 'Young Cinema' in the 1960s.-Filmography:*Os Mistérios de Lisboa...
(1970–1971), Pedro Só, by Alfredo Tropa (1970–1971), Fragmentos de Um Filme-Esmola, by João César Monteiro
João César Monteiro
João César Monteiro was a Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic . He was born in Figueira da Foz on February 2, 1939 and died of cancer in Lisbon on February 3, 2003.- Life and career :...
(1972). With Brandos Costumes
Brandos Costumes
Brandos Costumes is a Portuguese film directed by Alberto Seixas Santos which was a part of the Novo Cinema movement – influenced by the cinematographic neo-realism and specially by the Nouvelle Vague...
, by Alberto Seixas Santos
Alberto Seixas Santos
-Biography:Alberto Jorge Seixas dos Santos was born on March 20, 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. Studied Historical-philosophical Sciences in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. In 1958, he started to work as a film critic...
(1973–1974), her name begins to enter the credits as editor. She worked in the editing of films of many directors, such as Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
, João Botelho
João Botelho
João Botelho is a Portuguese film director.He has directed and written the screenplays of numerous films. His films have won several awards...
, Alberto Seixas Santos
Alberto Seixas Santos
-Biography:Alberto Jorge Seixas dos Santos was born on March 20, 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. Studied Historical-philosophical Sciences in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. In 1958, he started to work as a film critic...
, Thomas Harlan
Thomas Harlan
Thomas Harlan is a science fiction/fantasy writer and wargame designer.-Fantasy:The Oath of Empire from Tor Books: An alternate history historical fantasy series set in 7th century Rome and Persia....
and politic documentaries.
In 1973-1974 she had a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science...
, does internships in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
under the orientation of, among others, Jean Rouch
Jean Rouch
Jean Rouch was a French filmmaker and anthropologist.He is considered to be one of the founders of the cinéma vérité in France, which shared the aesthetics of the direct cinema spearheaded by Richard Leacock, D.A. Pennebaker and Albert and David Maysles...
. In 1974, she is in Cinequipa and in 1975 in Cinequanon, where she works in TV series as editor. Founder of the Grupo Zero, Solveig participates in some films which are directed by several filmmakers as A Lei da Terra (1976). In 1978, occurs her debut in fiction films as individual director in Nem Pássaro, Nem Peixe.
Directed in collaboration with the Cornucopia Theater, several films based on theater plays by Franz Xaver Kroetz
Franz Xaver Kroetz
Franz Xaver Kroetz is a German author, playwright, actor and film director. His plays have been translated and performed internationally.-Life:Kroetz attended an acting school in Munich and the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna...
(Música Para Si, Viagem Para a Felicidade, both in 1978 and Outras Perspectivas in 1980) or Karl Valentin
Karl Valentin
Karl Valentin was a Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture...
(E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo? - 1979). Her first feature-film was Dina e Django (1983) followed by Até Amanhã, Mário (1994), Comédia Infantil (1998), Aparelho Voador a Baixa Altitude (2002) and A Filha (2003). Directs, as well, shorts and documentaries about writers as Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras was a French writer and film director.-Background:...
, J.G. Ballard or António Lobo Antunes
António Lobo Antunes
António Lobo Antunes, GCSE, MD ; born 1 September 1942) is a Portuguese novelist and medical doctor.-Life and career:António Lobo Antunes was born in Lisbon as the eldest of six sons of João Alfredo de Figueiredo Lobo Antunes , prominent Neurologist and Professor, close collaborator of Egas Moniz,...
. Founded the company Ambar Filmes.
Her theater direction debut happened in 1998 with A Noite é Mãe do Dia, by Lars Norén
Lars Norén
Lars Norén is a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet. He is considered Sweden's most prominent contemporary playwright of today.Born in Stockholm, Norén wrote his first play at age 19...
working for Belém Cultural Center and Teatro da Malaposta, collaborating currently with Artistas Unidos, where directed the play Vai Vir Alguém (Someone Is Going To Come) and Sonho de Outono (Autumn Dream) by 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,...
, Traições (Betrayal)
Betrayal (play)
Betrayal is a play written by Harold Pinter in 1978. Critically regarded as one of the English playwright's major dramatic works, it features his characteristically economical dialogue, characters' hidden emotions and veiled motivations, and their self-absorbed competitive one-upmanship,...
and Há Tanto Tempo
Old Times
Old Times is a play by the Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter. It was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre in London on June 1, 1971. It starred Colin Blakely, Dorothy Tutin, and Vivien Merchant, and was directed by Peter Hall...
by Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE was a Nobel Prize–winning English playwright and screenwriter. One of the most influential modern British dramatists, his writing career spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party , The Homecoming , and Betrayal , each of which he adapted to...
.
As Director
- Amanhã (2003)
- A Filha (2003)
- Aparelho Voador a Baixa Altitude (2002)
- Spärrvakten (1999)
- Uma Voz na Noite (1998)
- Comédia Infantil (1998)
- António Lobo Antunes (1997)
- I morgon, Mario (Até amanhã, Mário) (1994)
- Bergtagen (1994)
- Vad hände katten i råttans år? (1985)
- Dina e Django (1983)
- Música Para Si (1979)
- Nem Pássaro Nem Peixe (1978)
- A Lei da Terra (1976) - Grupo Zero
As Editor (major works)
- I morgon, Mario (Até amanhã, Mário) (1994)
- A Casa de Bebel, by Jonas Cornell, Swedish TV series (1981)
- Passagem ou a Meio Caminho, by Jorge Silva Melo (1980)
- Alexandre e Rosa, short by João BotelhoJoão BotelhoJoão Botelho is a Portuguese film director.He has directed and written the screenplays of numerous films. His films have won several awards...
and Jorge Alves da Silva (1977–1978) - Amor de Perdição, by Manoel de OliveiraManoel de OliveiraManoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
(1976–1978) - A Lei da Terra(1976) - Grupo Zero
- Moçambique – Um Programa Comemorativo da Independência (1975)
- Um Jornal Regional em Autogestão – “O Setubalense”, short by Amílcar Lyra (1975)
- Greve na Construção Civil, shor Cinequanon (1975)
- Desapareceu, TV series, Cinequipa' (1974)
- Brandos CostumesBrandos CostumesBrandos Costumes is a Portuguese film directed by Alberto Seixas Santos which was a part of the Novo Cinema movement – influenced by the cinematographic neo-realism and specially by the Nouvelle Vague...
, by Alberto Seixas SantosAlberto Seixas Santos-Biography:Alberto Jorge Seixas dos Santos was born on March 20, 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. Studied Historical-philosophical Sciences in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. In 1958, he started to work as a film critic...
(1973–1974)
Bibliographical References
"RAMOS, Jorge Leitão". Dicionário do Cinema Português (1962–1988). Editorial Caminho, SA, LisbonLisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, 1989