Kay Pollak Explained

Kay Pollak
Birth Name:	Kay Gunnar Leopold Pollak
Birth Date:	21 May 1938
Birth Place:	Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality:	Swedish
Occupation:	Film director
Years Active:	1972-present
Spouse:	Carin Pollak

Kay Gunnar Leopold Pollak (born 21 May 1938) is a Swedish film director.

Career

After a long break from film-making, he returned in 2004 with As It Is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen), a major box office success in Sweden. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also nominated for no less than eight Swedish Guldbagge Awards, including Best Direction and Best Film, but received none.

TV and filmography

• The secret reality/Den Hemliga Verkligheten (1973) - script by Kay and Annamaria Pollak. Actors include Bertil Norström, Claes Elefalk, Stig Ossian Ericson and Peter Lindgren.
• Elvis! Elvis! (1977) - based on the book by Maria Gripe. Actors include Lele Dorazio and Allan Edwall. Entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1]
• Children's Island (Barnens ö) (1980) - based on the book by P. C. Jersild. Actors include Börje Ahlstedt and Tomas Fryk. It won the awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor (Hirdwall) at the 17th Guldbagge Awards.^[2] It was also entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]
• Love Me! (Älska mig) (1986) - about a teenaged girl called Sussie (Anna Lindén) who is placed in a foster home. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.^[4]
• As It Is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen) (2004) - actors include Michael Nyqvist and Frida Hallgren.

External links

• • • Swedish Institute information sheet: Swedish cinema gaining ground - On the success of As It Is in Heaven and other contemporary Swedish films.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977) . 2013-01-13 . MIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194935/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1977 . 2013-01-16 .
2. Web site: Barnens ö (1980) . Swedish Film Institute . 9 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311141447/http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=7702&iv=Awards . 11 March 2014 .
3. Web site: IMDB.com: Awards for Children's Island . 2010-08-22 . imdb.com.
4. Web site: Berlinale: 1986 Programme . 2011-01-14 . berlinale.de.