# Kay Pollak

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{{short description|Swedish film director (born 1938)}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Kay Pollak
| image         = Kay Pollak in August 2015.jpg
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| caption       = Kay Pollak in 2015.
| birth_name    = Kay Gunnar Leopold Pollak
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1938|5|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place   = [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg), [Sweden](/source/Sweden)
| death_date    = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| death_place   = 
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| occupation    = Film director
| years_active  = 1972-present
| known_for     = 
| notable_works = 
| spouse        = Carin Pollak {{marriage||1986|}}
}}
'''Kay Gunnar Leopold Pollak''' (born 21 May 1938) is a [Swedish](/source/Sweden) [film director](/source/film_director).

==Career==
After a long break from film-making, he returned in 2004 with ''[As It Is in Heaven](/source/As_It_Is_in_Heaven)'' (''Så som i himmelen''), a major box office success in Sweden. The film was nominated for an [Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film). It was also nominated for no less than eight Swedish [Guldbagge Award](/source/Guldbagge_Award)s, including Best Direction and Best Film, but received none.

==TV and filmography==
*''The secret reality/Den Hemliga Verkligheten'' (1973) - script by Kay and Annamaria Pollak. Actors include [Bertil Norström](/source/Bertil_Norstr%C3%B6m), [Claes Elefalk](/source/Claes_Elefalk), [Stig Ossian Ericson](/source/Stig_Ossian_Ericson) and [Peter Lindgren](/source/Peter_Lindgren_(actor)).
*''[Elvis! Elvis!](/source/Elvis!_Elvis!)'' (1977) - based on the book by [Maria Gripe](/source/Maria_Gripe). Actors include Lele Dorazio and [Allan Edwall](/source/Allan_Edwall). Entered into the [10th Moscow International Film Festival](/source/10th_Moscow_International_Film_Festival).<ref name="Moscow1977">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1977 |title=10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977) |access-date=2013-01-13 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194935/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1977 |archive-date=2013-01-16 }}</ref>
*''[Children's Island](/source/Children's_Island_(film))'' (''Barnens ö'') (1980) - based on the book by [P. C. Jersild](/source/P._C._Jersild). Actors include [Börje Ahlstedt](/source/B%C3%B6rje_Ahlstedt) and Tomas Fryk. It won the awards for [Best Film](/source/Guldbagge_Award_for_Best_Film), [Best Director](/source/Guldbagge_Award_for_Best_Director) and [Best Actor](/source/Guldbagge_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role) (Hirdwall) at the [17th Guldbagge Awards](/source/17th_Guldbagge_Awards).<ref name="17thGuldbagge">{{cite web|url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=7702&iv=Awards |title=Barnens ö (1980) |publisher=Swedish Film Institute |date=9 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311141447/http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=7702&iv=Awards |archive-date=11 March 2014 }}</ref> It was also entered into the [31st Berlin International Film Festival](/source/31st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival).<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080419/awards |title=IMDB.com: Awards for Children's Island |access-date=2010-08-22 |work=imdb.com}}</ref>
*''[Love Me!](/source/Love_Me!)'' (''Älska mig'') (1986) - about a teenaged girl called Sussie (Anna Lindén) who is placed in a foster home. It was entered into the [36th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/36th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival).<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1986/02_programm_1986/02_Programm_1986.html |title=Berlinale: 1986 Programme |access-date=2011-01-14 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>
*''[As It Is in Heaven](/source/As_It_Is_in_Heaven)'' (''Så som i himmelen'') (2004) - actors include [Michael Nyqvist](/source/Michael_Nyqvist) and [Frida Hallgren](/source/Frida_Hallgren).

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0689392}}
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*[Swedish Institute](/source/Swedish_Institute) information sheet: [https://web.archive.org/web/20051203232627/http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/Article____12301.aspx Swedish cinema gaining ground] - On the success of [As It Is in Heaven](/source/As_It_Is_in_Heaven) and other contemporary Swedish films.

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Category:Swedish film directors
Category:Swedish screenwriters
Category:Swedish male screenwriters
Category:Umeå University alumni
Category:Best Director Guldbagge Award winners
Category:20th-century Swedish people

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