Julius Jaenzon [SEP] occupation
Julius Jaenzon
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 time.
He was portrayed by Carl Magnus Dellow in the 2000 television play "The Image Makers".
Selected filmography
The Image Makers
The Image Makers () is a 2000 Swedish television play directed by Ingmar Bergman and written by Per Olov Enquist. The drama is set in the year 1920 at Filmstaden where the film director Victor Sjöström is shooting the film "The Phantom Carriage", an adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's novel "Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!" Accompanied by actress Tora Teje and film photographer Julius Jaenzon, he has now invited the book's author to take a first look at some early scenes.
The play was