Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Born:

July 14, 1918

Died:

July 30, 2007

The film is the great adventure -- the costly, exacting mistress

Biography:

Bergman was the son of a Lutheran pastor and was brought up in a strictly religious home. He attended Stockholm University in 1937, where he studied art, history, and literature. There for the first time he became involved in the theatre and began writing and acting in plays and directing student productions.

Ingmar made his directorial debut in 1945 with Crisis but the prototypical Bergman movie, filled with the thematic and stylistic aspects, would not arrive until 1949, beginning with The Devil's Wanton.

In the 1950's Ingmar embarked on a string of classics, including The seventh seal(1957) and Wild strawberries. (1957). In 1961 Bergman embarked upon his ambitious trilogy, Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light (1962), and the final portion, The Silence (1963).

In 1966, he directed Persona, a film that he himself considered one of his most influential works.

After a controversy with the tax authorities, Bergman left Sweden in 1976. Though he was later cleared of the charges, he remained in Munich, Germany and did not film again in Sweden until 1982.

In 1982 Bergman released one of his most autobiographical films, the richly detailed Fanny and Alexander.

After his retirement from cinema, Ingmar directed a number of television specials, wrote several other scripts and directed plays at the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre.

Academy awards:

1984 Nominated Best Director for: Fanny and Alexander
1984 Nominated Best Writing for: Fanny and Alexander
1979 Nominated Best Writing for: Höstsonaten
1977 Nominated Best Director for: Ansikte mot ansikte
1974 Nominated Best Director for: Viskningar och rop
1974 Nominated Best Picture for: Viskningar och rop
1974 Nominated Best Writing for: Viskningar och rop
1971 Won: The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
1963 Nominated Best Writing for: Såsom i en spegel
1960 Nominated Best Writing for: Smultronstället

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Christies - Ingmar Bergman`s house is for sale
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Radio Sweden - An expensive chess board
Screen Daily - Bergman's life on TV
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Variety - Bergman's Swedish island home sold
Variety - Auction of Bergman belongings