Julius Jaenzon

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Julius Jaenzon

Born July 8, 1885 · Göteborg, Göteborg- och Bohus län, Sweden

Died February 17, 1961 · aged 75

Julius Jaenzon (8 July 1885 – 17 February 1961) was a Swedish cinematographer, essential in the early Swedish silent cinema. He is most known for his collaborations with directors Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller, particularly in adaptions of novels by Selma Lagerlöf. Especially the accuracy with which he mastered the double exposure, for example in The Phantom Carriage, was much admired at the…

Known For

Samvetsömma AdolfSamvetsömma Adolf · 1936
Samvetsömma Adolf
10.01936
MovieComedy
Operetta singer Adolf Berg will be called up for military duty just as he gets assigned a major role in an operetta. On the train he meets Ulla Wern and complications occur.
Brother Against BrotherBrother Against Brother · 1913
Brother Against Brother
5.01913
MovieDrama
Two brothers compete for the love of a woman while the impending war threatens to separate them from both sides of the border. Based on the novel "La Débâcle" by Émile Zola.
Private Number 91-KarlssonPrivate Number 91-Karlsson · 1946
Private Number 91-Karlsson
7.21946
MovieComedy
The Squadron leader throws big a party where one of his colleagues is going to demonstrate a new type of explosive substance.
The MannequinThe Mannequin · 1913
The Mannequin
1913
MovieDrama
Lili is a young and courageous woman. She does things that create confusion. She suddenly begin to act in a film's plot in a movie theater, or take a mannequin from a shop.
LöjtnantshjärtanLöjtnantshjärtan · 1942
Löjtnantshjärtan
5.51942
MovieComedyMusic
"Bleeding Hearts" - Comedy with charming hussar lieutenants, indulgent landlord daughters, wild rides and romantic mansion balls.
Giftasvuxna döttrarGiftasvuxna döttrar · 1933
Giftasvuxna döttrar
9.01933
MovieComedy
Porter's wife Emma has three daughters, all "marriageable". All three have worries about marriage.
SinSin · 1928
Sin
6.11928
MovieDrama
A married writer's luck turns when he gets a play produced at Théâtre de Paris. He meets the femme fatale who should play the lead in his play. Passion and conflict occurs.
The Unknown WomanThe Unknown Woman · 1913
The Unknown Woman
1913
MovieDrama
A rich young man falls for a beautiful girl and meets with trouble. An adaptation of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Das fremde Mädchen.

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Madame de ThèbesMadame de Thèbes · 1915
Madame de Thèbes
5.91915
MovieDrama
The story is wacky – a gypsy is cursed by her father, so that she has to deny her illegitimate son in order for him to have a successful life. She gives him to a well-to-do lady who has lost her own child. Later, he has grown up to be a politician who wants to become the foreign minister. He doesn’t know that his real mother is the famous Madame de Thebes, the fortuneteller who all politicians make sure to visit! This information falls into the hands of a rival, who tries to use it to ruin his career. Meanwhile, the rival’s attractive daughter is attacked by a ruffian and needs to be rescued… There are a lot of striking images in this film. You can see the beauty of them even if the state of the print is far from perfect. The Norwegian actress Ragna Wettergreen gives a haunting performance as Madame de Thebes, with wisdom and regret – and quite a few melodramatic gestures. Understatement was not the norm in those days.

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