STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning cinematographer Sven Nykvist, who worked with Woody Allen and Ingmar Bergman, died this week at a Swedish nursing home at the age of 83.
The Los Angeles Times said that the filmmaker, who won best cinematography Oscars for 1973's "Cries and Whispers" and 1982's "Fanny and Alexander," died Wednesday in Sweden where he was being treated for aphasia.
During his six-decade-long film career, Nykvist built a reputation for his ability to amplify an actor's emotions through the use of lighting and simplistic photography, the Times said.
"He maintained a style that appeared to be effortless. His work was extremely subtle," fellow cinematographer Robert Richardson told the newspaper. "But it altered the perspective toward lighting. It blurred a line between documentaries and features that you see often today. It was all in the way he shaped light."
"His work was fundamental to cinematography," Richardson added. "It's a tremendous creative loss."
The paper said that Nykvist is survived by his son, Carl-Gustaf, a daughter-in-law, Helena Berlin, and two grandchildren.
