Kay Pollak

Kay Pollak
Kay Pollak
	Kay Pollak in 2015.
Born	Kay Gunnar Leopold Pollak ; 21 May 1938 (age 86) ; Gothenburg , Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1972-present
Spouse	Carin Pollak ( m. 1986)

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

Career [ edit ]

After a long break from film-making, he returned in 2004 with As It Is in Heaven ( Sa 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 [ edit ]

The secret reality/Den Hemliga Verkligheten (1973) - script by Kay and Annamaria Pollak. Actors include Bertil Norstrom , 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 o ) (1980) - based on the book by P. C. Jersild . Actors include Borje 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! ( Alska mig ) (1986) - about a teenaged girl called Sussie (Anna Linden) who is placed in a foster home. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival . ^[4]
As It Is in Heaven ( Sa som i himmelen ) (2004) - actors include Michael Nyqvist and Frida Hallgren .

References [ edit ]

^ "10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977)" . MIFF . Archived from the original on 2013-01-16 . Retrieved 2013-01-13 .
^ "Barnens o (1980)" . Swedish Film Institute. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Children's Island" . imdb.com . Retrieved 2010-08-22 .
^ "Berlinale: 1986 Programme" . berlinale.de . Retrieved 2011-01-14 .

External links [ edit ]

Kay Pollak at IMDb
Kay Pollak at the Swedish Film Database
Swedish Institute information sheet: Swedish cinema gaining ground - On the success of As It Is in Heaven and other contemporary Swedish films.

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[Moscow1977-1] "10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977)" . MIFF . Archived from the original on 2013-01-16 . Retrieved 2013-01-13 .

[17thGuldbagge-2] "Barnens o (1980)" . Swedish Film Institute. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.

[imdb-3] "IMDB.com: Awards for Children's Island" . imdb.com . Retrieved 2010-08-22 .

[Berlinale-4] "Berlinale: 1986 Programme" . berlinale.de . Retrieved 2011-01-14 .

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