Colin Nutley
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Colin Nutley in 2014.
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Colin James Nutley 28 February 1944 Gosport, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1976- |
| Spouse(s) | Helena Bergström (m. 1990) |
| Children | Molly, Timothy |
Colin James Nutley (born 28 February 1944) is an English director successful in the Swedish film industry.
Nutley went to Portsmouth Art College and began his career in British television as a graphic designer. He then turned to drama and documentary film-making for ITV, BBC and Channel 4. He directed the first two episodes of children's television series Press Gang, but was unhappy with the final edit so asked for his name to be removed from the credits.[1] He was, however, the driving force behind Southern Television's ITV-networked children's series The Flockton Flyer, taking personal responsibility for much of the casting, and acting as producer of the first series (filmed 1976, broadcast 1977) and producer/director of the second series (filmed 1977, broadcast 1978).
Nutley's work in Sweden began with the making of Annika, a TV series about a Swedish girl who spent three weeks on the Isle of Wight as a language student in England. Then came the documentary Where Roses Never Die, a film about life in a small Swedish country village which was also to become the inspiration for House of Angels.
His first feature The Ninth Company was a black comedy, the story of a group of young conscripts that tries to make a smart economic killing. Blackjack, was about love and betrayal in a small town, set against the backdrop of dance-music bands. House of Angels opened in 1992 and is to date one of the most loved Swedish films of all time. The film was awarded two Guldbagge Awards for "Best Film" and "Best Direction" at the Swedish Film Awards that year.
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