Alf Sj�berg

Born: 06/21/1903 Stockholm, Sweden

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Biography: While never as highly regarded as those illustrious filmmakers who surrounded him, the early films of director Alf Sj�berg helped Swedish cinema thrive during its transition from silent to sound films. For his work as a director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm from 1927 through the 1930s, Sj�berg was considered the father of modern drama. He directed his first film, Den Starkaste, a well-regarded adventure, in 1929, but his film career didn't really take off until the 1940s. As a filmmaker, Sj�berg's versatility kept him from being considered a true auteur like his immediate predecessors, Sj�str�m and Stiller. Still, he earned real international acclaim in 1942 for the deeply spiritual Himlaspelet (The Road to Heaven). Around the early '40s, Sj�berg acted as mentor to young screenwriter Ingmar Bergman, who later credited Sj�berg as his primary inspiration and guiding light. Sj�berg continued directing though the late '60s. The 1950s, which produced such works as the internationally acclaimed Fr�ken Julie (Miss Julie) (1951), are considered Sj�berg's golden age. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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