| The Ox | |
|---|---|
 US theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Sven Nykvist |
| Screenplay by | Sven Nykvist Lasse Summanen |
| Based on | Oxen by Siv Cedering |
| Produced by | Jean Doumanian |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
| Edited by | Lasse Summanen |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
The Ox (Swedish : Oxen) is a 1991 Swedish drama film directed by Sven Nykvist. He wrote the script with Lasse Summanen, based upon the novel "Oxen" (Stockholm: Prisma, 1981) by Siv Cedering.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. [1] It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. [2] Sven Nykvist was nominated for the Best Cinematography award at the 27th Guldbagge Awards. [3]
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Raven's End is a 1963 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg, about an aspiring working-class writer in Malmö. The story bears some similarities to Widerberg's own background, although he claimed it to be entirely fictional.
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