Solveig Nordlund (born June 9, 1943) is a Swedish- Portuguese filmmaker.

Biography

Nordlund grew up in Stockholm and has a BA degree in

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from the

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. In 1962, she met Alberto Seixas Santos, whom she married, and her interest in cinema grew. In 1970, this interest transformed into a profession when she became an assistant on several films: ''Quem Espera por Sapatos de Defunto Morre Descalço'' by João César Monteiro (1969–1970), ''O Recado'' by José Fonseca e Costa (1970–1971), ''Pedro Só'' by Alfredo Tropa (1970–1971), and ''Fragmentos de Um Filme-Esmola'' by João César Monteiro (1972). With '' Brandos Costumes'', by Alberto Seixas Santos (1973–1974), her name began to enter the credits as editor. She worked on editing the films of many directors, such as

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, João Botelho, Alberto Seixas Santos, and Thomas Harlan, as well as political documentaries. In 1973-1974 she received a scholarship from the

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and completed internships in

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under the guidance of, among others,

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. In 1974, she was in ''Cinequipa'' and, in 1975, ''Cinequanon'', where she worked as an editor on TV series. As the founder of the '' Grupo Zero'', Solveig participated in some films that were directed by multiple filmmakers, such as '' A Lei da Terra'' (1976). In 1978, she made her debut as an individual director in fiction films with ''Nem Pássaro, Nem Peixe''. She directed several films in collaboration with the Cornucopia Theater that were based on the plays of Franz Xaver Kroetz (''Música Para Si'', ''Viagem Para a Felicidade'', both in 1978 and ''Outras Perspectivas'' in 1980) and

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(''E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?'' - 1979). Her first feature film was ''Dina e Django'' (1983), followed by ''Até Amanhã, Mário'' (1994), '' Comédia Infantil'' (1998), ''

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'' (2002) and '' A Filha'' (2003). She also directed short films and documentaries about writers, such as

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, J. G. Ballard and António Lobo Antunes. She is the founder of the independent film production company ''Ambar Filmes''. In 1998, she made her debut as a theater director with ''A Noite é Mãe do Dia'', by Lars Norén, while working for Belém Cultural Center and Teatro da Malaposta. She currently collaborates with Artistas Unidos, where she has directed the plays ''Vai Vir Alguém (Someone Is Going To Come)'', ''Sonho de Outono (Autumn Dream)'' by

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, '' Traições (Betrayal)'', '' Há Tanto Tempo'' by

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and '' Scenes from a Marriage'' by

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Filmography

As director

*''Conversas no Cabeleireiro, documentary series about:

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, Purificação Araujo, Leonor Keil,

Isabel do Carmo Isabel do Carmo ComL is a former founder and leader of the Portuguese terrorist organization, Brigadas Revolucionárias (BR), which took part in an armed struggle against the Portuguese government, both before and after the overthrow of the rep ...

an Ana Bacalhau (2013)'' *''Amanhã'' (2003) *'' A Filha'' (2003) *''

'' (2002) *''Spärrvakten'' (1999) *''Uma Voz na Noite'' (1998) *'' Comédia Infantil'' (1998) *''António Lobo Antunes'' (1997) *''I morgon, Mario'' (''Até amanhã, Mário'') (1994) *''Bergtagen'' (1994) *''Vad hände katten i råttans år?'' (1985) *''Dina e Django'' (1983) *''Música Para Si'' (1979) *''Nem Pássaro Nem Peixe'' (1978) *'' A Lei da Terra'' (1976) - ''Grupo Zero''

As Editor (major works)

*''I morgon, Mario'' (''Até amanhã, Mário'') (1994) *''A Casa de Bebel'', by Jonas Cornell, Swedish TV series (1981) *''Passagem ou a Meio Caminho'', by Jorge Silva Melo (1980) *''Alexandre e Rosa'', short by João Botelho and Jorge Alves da Silva (1977–1978) *''Amor de Perdição'', by

(1976–1978) *'' A Lei da Terra''(1976) - ''Grupo Zero'' *''Moçambique – Um Programa Comemorativo da Independência'' (1975) *''Um Jornal Regional em Autogestão – “O Setubalense”'', short by Amílcar Lyra (1975) *''Greve na Construção Civil'', shor ''Cinequanon'' (1975) *'' Brandos Costumes'', by Alberto Seixas Santos (1975) *''Desapareceu'', TV series, ''Cinequipa'' (1974)

Bibliographical References

"RAMOS, Jorge Leitão". ''Dicionário do Cinema Português (1962–1988)''. Editorial Caminho, SA,

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, 1989

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordlund, Solveig 1943 births Living people Artists from Stockholm Portuguese women film directors Swedish women film directors Portuguese people of Swedish descent