Jörgen Lindström Explained
| Jörgen Lindström |
| Birthname: | Carl Jörgen Lindström |
| Birth Date: | May 19, 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Nacka, Sweden |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1959–1966 |
Carl Jörgen Lindström (born May 19, 1951 in Nacka, Sweden) is a Swedish former child actor.
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. Author David Thomson expressed uncertainty as to his whereabouts by 2015.[4]
Filmography
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Bibliography
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 292-293.
Notes and References
- Book: Thomson, David . How to Watch a Movie . New York . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group . 2015 . 978-1101875407 . 225.
- Book: Wood, Robin . Robin Wood (critic) . Personal Views: Explorations in Film . Wayne State University Press . 2006 . 0814340067 . 195.
- Book: Koskinen, Maaret . Ingmar Bergman's The Silence: Pictures in the Typewriter, Writings on the Screen . University of Washington Press . 2010 . 124.
- Book: Thomson, David . How to Watch a Movie . New York . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group . 2015 . 978-1101875407 . 225–226.
- Web site: Jörgen Lindström. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008003548/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba6028c32 . dead . October 8, 2017 . . 7 October 2017 .
