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Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

9 films · 571 frames · top-billed in 9 · 19662003

Born 16 December 1938 · Tokyo, Japan

Liv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses, Ullmann is known for her numerous acclaimed collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.

Ullmann won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama in 1972 for the film The Emigrants (1971), and has been nominated for another four. In 2000, she was nominated for the Palme d'Or for her second directorial feature film, Faithless. She has also received two BAFTA Award nominations, for her performances in Scenes from a Marriage (1973) and Face to Face (1976), and two Academy Award nominations, for The Emigrants and Face to Face.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 9 films · 571 frames · top-billed in 9 · 19662003

  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama1973
  • David di Donatello for Best Actress
  • David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress
  • David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
  • Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav
  • Academy Honorary Award2022
  • Haugesund Walk of Fame2016
  • Oslo City Culture Award2012
  • Telenor Culture Award2009
  • Donostia Award2007
  • European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award2004
  • South Trøndelag county Culture Award2001

How their films are shot

Measured across 571 frames from the 9 films we hold. This is the look of the work Liv takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 9 films we hold, 51% of their frames are night, 48% low key — the look of the work Liv takes.

Time of day

Night51%
Day37%
Interior9%

Lighting

Low key48%
Natural33%
High key9%
Chiaroscuro6%

Shot size

Closeup43%
Medium31%
Wide16%
Fullbody7%

Camera angle

Eye level93%
High angle6%

Mood

Neutral73%
Tense14%
Lonely9%

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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