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Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director, and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, his films have been described as "profoundly personal meditations into the myriad struggles facing the psyche and the soul". His most acclaimed works include The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), Persona (1966) and Fanny and Alexander (1982). Bergman directed more than 60 films and documentaries, most of which he wrote, for both cinema releases and television screenings. He also had a theatrical career, directing over 170 plays. Among his company of actors were Harriet Andersson, Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand, and Max von Sydow, among others. Most of his films were set in Sweden, and many of his films from 1961 onward were filmed on the island of Fårö.
Bergman's works usually dealt with existential questions of mortality, loneliness, and religious faith. Many of his characters were engaged with both their rationality and instincts, the latter of which often manifested as sexual desire. Although raised in a devout Lutheran household, Bergman stated later in his life that he lost his faith at age eight, and he often explored the consequences of this in his films. A common motif in his works was a struggle of connection and disconnection, often in the form of a struggle to communicate, which frequently led to the conclusion that such a connection was ultimately impossible, or at least extremely fragile.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Ernst Ingmar Bergman
Born: Uppsala, Sweden
Citizenship: Sweden
Birthday: July 14, 1918
Occupations: Director, screenwriter
Years Active: 1944-2005
Children: 9
Spouses: Else Fisher, Ellen Lundström, Gun Grut, Käbi Laretei, Ingrid von Rosen
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Awards and Nominations Received by Ingmar Bergman
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Persona
Face to Face
Through a Glass Darkly
The Magician
Wild Strawberries
The Seventh Seal
Saraband
Fanny and Alexander (re-release)
… But Film Is My Mistress
Palme
Bergman’s Video
Persona: The Film That Saved Ingmar Bergman
Bergman Unpublished
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Ingmar Bergman: Reflections on Life, Death, and Love
Light Keeps Me Company
The Image Makers
Ingmar Bergman: Intermezzo
Feature 136
Federico Fellini’s Autobiography
Ingmar Bergman Complete
The Search for Sanity
Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman
Filmmakers in Action
Bergman Island
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Directed by Bergman (The Making of Saraband)
Victor Sjöström - A Portrait
Madame de Sade
Fanny and Alexander
The School of Wives
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
From the Life of the Marionettes
After the Rehearsal
Fanny and Alexander
Karin’s Face
Introducing ‘Scenes from a Marriage’
The Blessed Ones
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
The Blessed Ones
Introducing ‘Scenes from a Marriage’
It Rains on Our Love
The Bacchae
Prison
Thirst
Hour of the Wolf
The Devil’s Eye
This Can’t Happen Here
Port of Call
Winter Light
A Ship to India
The Silence
The Magic Flute
Dreams
Music in Darkness
Daniel
Summer with Monika
Rabies
To Joy
Summer Interlude
Stimulantia
The Dance of the Damned Women
Cries and Whispers
Crisis
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
Bergmans Hushållerska
All These Women
Sawdust and Tinsel
A Lesson in Love
The Touch
The Venetian
The Passion of Anna
Images from the Playground
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
Scenes from a Marriage
In the Presence of a Clown
Waiting Women
Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to Film
Året var 1975
Scenes from a Marriage
The Serpent’s Egg
Harald & Harald
The Rite
Autumn Sonata
The Ghost Sonata
The Virgin Spring
Brink of Life
A Dream Play
Silence! Cameras! The Magic Flute!
Fårö Document
The Misanthrope
Smiles of a Summer Night
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Fårö Document 1979
Ingmar Bergman
Career Timeline
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2018
Persona: The Film That Saved Ingmar Bergman
Self (archive footage)
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self (archive footage)
Feature 136
Himself (archival footage)
2000
Ingmar Bergman: Reflections on Life, Death, and Love
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
The Image Makers
Federico Fellini’s Autobiography
Self (archive footage)
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