Colin James Nutley (born 28 February 1944) is an

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director successful in the

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film industry.

Career

Nutley went to Portsmouth Art College and began his career in British television as a

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er. He then turned to drama and documentary film-making for ITV, BBC and

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. He directed the first two episodes of children's television series ''

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'', but was unhappy with the final edit so asked for his name to be removed from the credit

He was, however, the driving force behind

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's ITV-networked children's series

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, taking personal responsibility for much of the casting, and acting as producer of the first series (filmed 1976, broadcast 1977) and producer/director of the second series (filmed 1977, broadcast 1978). Nutley's work in

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began with the making of ''

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'', a TV series about a Swedish girl who spent three weeks on the Isle of Wight as a language student in England. Then came the documentary ''Where Roses Never Die'', a film about life in a small Swedish country village which was also to become the inspiration for ''

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''. His first feature '' The Ninth Company'' was a

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, the story of a group of young

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that tries to make a smart economic killing. ''

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'', was about love and betrayal in a small town, set against the backdrop of dance-music bands. ''House of Angels'' opened in 1992 and is to date one of the most loved Swedish films of all time. The film was awarded two

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s for "Best Film" and "Best Direction" at the

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that year. '' The Last Dance'' was a black comedy about a rollercoaster friendship between two big city couples, and won "Best Actress" and "Best Photography" awards at the

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Swedish Film Awards. ''House of Angels – the Second Summer'' opened on Christmas Day

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and was an immediate box office success. '' Such Is Life'', a drama comedy about love, broken promises and fulfilled dreams, opened in Sweden in October

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. '' Under the Sun'', a story about trust, friendship and love set in the mid-1950s, opened on Christmas Day

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and ''

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'', starring an ensemble cast of ten of Sweden's top actresses, opened all over Sweden on Christmas Day

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. ''

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'' (

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) and ''

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'' (

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) were both based on

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's best-selling novels. ''

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls ''The Queen of Sheba's Pearls'' is a 2004 Swedish-British drama film set in England post-WWII. Helena Bergström plays Nancy Ackerman who mysteriously arrives on the Pretty family's doorstep. Ackerman looks eerily similar to Jack Bradley's (Jame ...

'' (2004) was an English language film set in post war England in the 1950s. ''Heartbreak Hotel'' opened in 2006 and Nutley's latest feature ''Angel'' in 2008. ''House of Angels'', ''The Last Dance'' and ''Under the Sun'' have all been nominated by the

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to represent Sweden as Best Foreign Language Film at the

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(1993, 1994 and 1999). ''House of Angels'' was screened out of competition at the

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. ''Under the Sun'' was nominated for an

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and also received the Special Jury Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. He is married to the actress Helena Bergström, who has played the lead role in many of his productions. Their daughter

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is also an actress.

Swedish TV

* ''

'' (1983) TV series * ''Where Roses Never Die'' (''Där Rosor Aldrig Dör'') 1984 documentary * ''Fifth Generation'' (''Femte Generationen'') 1985 series * ''Long Way Home'' (''Vägen Hem'') 1989

Film

* ''The Ninth Company'' (''Nionde Kompaniet'') 1987 * ''Blackjack'' (''Blackjack'') 1990 * ''

'' (''Änglagård'') 1992 * '' The Last Dance'' (''Sista Dansen'') 1993 * ''

House of Angels – The Second Summer ''House of Angels – The Second Summer'' ( sv, Änglagård – andra sommaren) is a 1994 Swedish drama film directed by Colin Nutley starring Helena Bergström, Rikard Wolff, Ron Dean, and Ernst Günther. It is the second Swedish drama film abou ...

'' (''Änglagård – Andra Sommaren'') 1994 * '' Such Is Life'' (''Sånt är Livet'') 1996 * '' Under the Sun'' (''Under Solen'') 1998 * ''

'' (''Gossip'') 2000 * ''

'' (''Sprängaren'') 2001 * ''Paradise'' (''Paradiset'') 2003 * ''

'' 2004 * ''Heartbreak Hotel'' 2006 * ''Angel'' 2008 * '' House of Angels – Third Time Lucky'' (''Änglagård – Tredje gången gillt'') 2010

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nutley, Colin English film directors Swedish film directors 1944 births Living people People from Gosport Best Director Guldbagge Award winners British emigrants to Sweden English expatriates in Sweden