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Alf Sjöberg
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Considered to be one of the greatest directors of Swedish theatre. For many years, he also served as a mentor and coach for Ingmar Bergman.
His films usually had complex plots and were characterised by a strong visual sense, a mixture of realism and expressionism.
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1017-1022. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
In his later years, became disillusioned with film and returned to the stage.
Twice winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for
Miss Julie (1951)
and
Torment (1944)
. The other directors to have won the Palme d'Or twice are
Francis Ford Coppola
,
Bille August
,
Ruben Östlund
,
Emir Kusturica
,
Shôhei Imamura
,
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
&
Luc Dardenne
,
Michael Haneke
and
Ken Loach
.
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