Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

(1929–2020) film director France

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Max von Sydow (1929–2020) was a France film director.

About Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow was a Swedish-French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages. Capable in roles ranging from stolid, contemplative protagonists to sardonic artists and menacing, often gleeful villains, von Sydow received numerous accolades including honors from the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. He was nominated for two Academy Awards: for Best Actor for Pelle the Conqueror (1987) and for Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011).

Notable works:

La leçon de comédien

Awards:

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Donostia Award|European Film Award for Best Actor|Guldbagge Award for Best Director|Litteris et Artibus|Swedish Academy's Theatre Award|Knight of the Legion of Honour|Sitges Grand Honorary Award

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