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Eva Dahlbeck

Eva Dahlbeck

7 films · 408 frames · top-billed in 6 · 19521966

Born 8 March 1920 · Saltsjö-Duvnäs, Stockholms län, Sweden · died 8 February 2008

Eva Dahlbeck was a Swedish actress and author. Eva Dahlbeck was born in Saltsjö-Duvnäs near Stockholm. She attended the prestigious acting school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (in Swedish: Dramatens elevskola) from 1941 to 1944, and acted on the Theatre's stage from 1944 to 1964. She made her film debut in the role of Botilla in Rid i natt! in 1942.

Among her most notable roles in Swedish films were the shrewd celebrity reporter Vivi in Kärlek och störtlopp (1946), the working-class mother Rya-Rya in the drama Bara en mor (1949); Mrs.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 7 films · 408 frames · top-billed in 6 · 19521966

  • Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland1956
  • Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role1965
  • Eugene O'Neill Award

How their films are shot

Measured across 408 frames from the 7 films we hold. This is the look of the work Eva takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 7 films we hold, 44% of their frames are night — the look of the work Eva takes.

Time of day

Night44%
Day41%
Interior12%

Lighting

Natural31%
Low key28%
High key27%
Chiaroscuro11%

Shot size

Medium43%
Closeup25%
Wide19%
Fullbody7%

Camera angle

Eye level86%
High angle8%
Low angle4%

Mood

Neutral80%
Tense12%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

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