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Ingmar Bergman
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Ernst Ingmar Bergman (July 14, 1918 – July 30, 2007) was a Swedish filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoundly personal meditations into the myriad struggles facing the psyche and the soul." Bergman directed more than 60 films and documentaries for cinematic release and for television screenings, most of which he also wrote. Most of his films were set…
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- Born
- Jul 14, 1918
- Died
- Jul 30, 2007
- Birthplace
- Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
- Known For
- Directing
Biography
Ernst Ingmar Bergman (July 14, 1918 – July 30, 2007) was a Swedish filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoundly personal meditations into the myriad struggles facing the psyche and the soul."
Bergman directed more than 60 films and documentaries for cinematic release and for television screenings, most of which he also wrote. Most of his films were set in Sweden, and many films from 1961 onward were filmed on the island of Fårö. He also had a theatrical career that ran in parallel with his film career. It included periods as Leading Director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and of the Residenztheater in Munich. He directed more than 170 plays. He forged a creative partnership with his cinematographers Gunnar Fischer and Sven Nykvist. Among his company of actors were Harriet Andersson, Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erland Josephson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom and Max von Sydow.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Torment
1944TormentWriter
1944TormentAssistant Director
1944
CrisisDirector
1946CrisisWriter
1946
It Rains on Our LoveScreenplay
1946It Rains on Our LoveDirector
1946
A Ship to IndiaMan in Beret at Fairground (uncredited)
1947A Ship to IndiaDirector
1947A Ship to IndiaScreenplay
1947
Woman Without a FaceWriter
1947
EvaScreenplay
1948EvaNovel
1948
Music in DarknessA Train Passenger Reading a Newspaper (uncredited)
1948Music in DarknessDirector
1948
Port of CallDirector
1948Port of CallScreenplay
1948
PrisonDirector
1949PrisonWriter
1949
Thirst
1949ThirstDirector
1949
This Can't Happen HereDirector
1950
To JoyExpecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
1950To JoyDirector
1950To JoyWriter
1950
While the City SleepsScreenplay
1950
DivorcedScreenplay
1951
Summer InterludeDirector
1951Summer InterludeWriter
1951
Waiting WomenMan in the Stairs at the Gynecologist's (uncredited)
1952Waiting WomenDirector
1952Waiting WomenWriter
1952
Sawdust and TinselWriter
1953Sawdust and TinselDirector
1953
Summer with MonikaDirector
1953Summer with MonikaWriter
1953
A Lesson in Love
1954A Lesson in LoveWriter
1954A Lesson in LoveDirector
1954A Lesson in LoveArt Direction
1954
DreamsMan with a poodle at the hotel
1955DreamsWriter
1955DreamsDirector
1955
Smiles of a Summer NightScreenplay
1955Smiles of a Summer NightDirector
1955
Last Pair OutScreenplay
1956
Behind the Scenes of Wild StrawberriesDirector
1957Behind the Scenes of Wild StrawberriesProducer
1957Behind the Scenes of Wild StrawberriesCinematography
1957
Mr. Sleeman Is ComingDirector
1957
Night LightScenario Writer
1957
The Minister of UddarboAdditional Writing
1957
The Seventh SealScreenplay
1957The Seventh SealDirector
1957The Seventh SealAuthor
1957
Wild StrawberriesScreenplay
1957Wild StrawberriesDirector
1957
Brink of LifeDirector
1958Brink of LifeWriter
1958
RabiesDirector
1958
The MagicianWriter
1958The MagicianDirector
1958
The VenetianDirector
1958
The Devil's EyeDirector
1960The Devil's EyeScreenplay
1960
The StormDirector
1960
The Virgin SpringDirector
1960The Virgin SpringProducer
1960
The Pleasure GardenWriter
1961
Through a Glass DarklyScreenplay
1961Through a Glass DarklyDirector
1961
The CityWriter
1962
A Dream PlayDirector
1963
Ingmar Bergman Makes a MovieSelf
1963
The SilenceDirector
1963The SilenceScreenplay
1963
Winter LightDirector
1963Winter LightWriter
1963
Wood PaintingWriter
1963
All These WomenScreenplay
1964All These WomenDirector
1964
Dance Around the GuldbaggenSelf
1964
PersonaScreenplay
1966PersonaProducer
1966PersonaDirector
1966PersonaStory
1966
DanielSelf
1967DanielDirector
1967
StimulantiaSelf
1967StimulantiaDirector of Photography
1967StimulantiaDirector
1967StimulantiaWriter
1967
An Introduction to Ingmar BergmanSelf
1968
Hour of the WolfDirector
1968Hour of the WolfWriter
1968
ShameDirector
1968ShameScreenplay
1968
The Passion of AnnaNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1969The Passion of AnnaWriter
1969The Passion of AnnaDirector
1969
The RitePriest
1969The RiteDirector
1969The RiteWriter
1969
Fårö DocumentSelf - Reporter (uncredited)
1970Fårö DocumentDirector
1970
The LieWriter
1970
The LieWriter
1970
The TouchDirector
1971The TouchWriter
1971The TouchProducer
1971
Cries and WhispersNarrator (voice)
1972Cries and WhispersDirector
1972Cries and WhispersScreenplay
1972Cries and WhispersProducer
1972
Cries and Whispers: On-Set FootageSelf
1972
Ingmar BergmanSelf
1972
Foto: Sven NykvistSelf
1973
The LieWriter
1973
Scenes from a MarriageVoice of the Press Photographer (uncredited)
1974Scenes from a MarriageWriter
1974Scenes from a MarriageDirector
1974
The Best Musical in the World: Ingmar Bergman on 'The Magic Flute'Self
1974
The MisanthropeDirector
1974SC
Silence! Cameras! The Magic Flute!Self
1975
The Magic FluteMan in Audience (uncredited)
1975The Magic FluteScreenplay
1975The Magic FluteDirector
1975
Face to FaceDirector
1976Face to FaceWriter
1976
The Dance of the Damned WomenDirector
1976The Dance of the Damned WomenProducer
1976The Dance of the Damned WomenWriter
1976TS
Three Scenes with Ingmar Bergman
1976
Ingmar Bergman inszeniert: „Ein Traumspiel“ von August Strindberg. Beobachtungen bei der Arbeit am Bayerischen Staatsschauspiel
1977
Summer ParadiseProducer
1977
The Serpent's EggWriter
1977The Serpent's EggDirector
1977
Autumn SonataScreenplay
1978Autumn SonataDirector
1978
Ingmar Bergman at 60Interviewee
1978
Rätt ut i luftenProducer
1978
The Making of Autumn SonataSelf
1978The Making of Autumn SonataDirector
1978The Making of Autumn SonataWriter
1978AL
A Look at LivSelf
1979
Det hender ikke megSelf
1979
Fårö Document 1979Ingmar Bergman
1979Fårö Document 1979Script
1979Fårö Document 1979Director
1979
Min älskadeProducer
1979
From the Life of the MarionettesDirector
1980From the Life of the MarionettesWriter
1980From the Life of the MarionettesProducer
1980IM
Intervju med Ingmar Bergman
1981
Sally and FreedomProducer
1981
Victor Sjöström - A Portrait
1981
Fanny and AlexanderDirector
1982Fanny and AlexanderWriter
1982
The School of WivesDirector
1983
After the RehearsalWriter
1984After the RehearsalDirector
1984
The Making of Fanny and AlexanderSelf
1984The Making of Fanny and AlexanderDirector
1984
Dom JuanDirector
1985
Introducing 'Scenes from a Marriage'
1986
Karin's FaceSelf
1986Karin's FaceDirector
1986
The Blessed OnesDirector
1986
Gotska SandönProducer
1987Gotska SandönEditor
1987
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic LanternSelf
1988
Ingmar Bergman in IcelandSelf
1989
New York City Opera: A Little Night MusicOriginal Story
1990
Inför Markisinnan de Sade
1992
Madame de SadeWriter
1992Madame de SadeDirector
1992
Sunday's ChildrenWriter
1992
The Best IntentionsWriter
1992
The BacchaeDirector
1993
Unishe AprilOriginal Concept
1994
The Last GaspNarrator (voice)
1995The Last GaspDirector
1995The Last GaspScreenplay
1995
Harald & HaraldDirector
1996Harald & HaraldWriter
1996
Ingrid Bergman RememberedSelf (archive footage)
1996
Private ConfessionsWriter
1996BR
Bergmans röstHimself
1997
I sällskap med en clownSelf
1997
In the Presence of a ClownMental patient
1998In the Presence of a ClownWriter
1998In the Presence of a ClownDirector
1998
Ingmar Bergman on Life and WorkSelf
1998
FaithlessWriter
2000
Federico Fellini's AutobiographySelf (archive footage)
2000
Ingmar Bergman: Reflections on Life, Death, and LoveSelf
2000
Light Keeps Me CompanySelf
2000
The Image MakersDirector
2000
An Image MakerHimself
2001
Filmstaden
2001
Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)
2002IB
Ingmar Bergman: IntermezzoHimself
2002
Directed by Bergman (The Making of Saraband)Self
2003
SarabandDirector
2003SarabandWriter
2003
Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to FilmSelf
2004PO
Passion of Anna: Disintegration of PassionSelf (archive footage)
2004ST
Shame: The Search for Humanity
2004
The Search for SanitySelf
2004
Bergman's SonataWriter
2005
Bergman IslandSelf - Filmmaker
2006
Filmmakers in ActionSelf (archive footage)
2006DM
Döden, motljuset och groggen
2007
The Ghost SonataDirector
2007
Året var 1957Self (archive footage)
2007
Palermo ShootingIn Memory Of
2008
Bergman 101
2009
Bergmans HushållerskaSelf (Archive Footage)
2009
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Images from the PlaygroundSelf
2009
… But Film Is My MistressSelf
2010
Viaggio in BergmaniaSelf (archive footage)
2011
Liv & IngmarSelf (archive footage)
2012
PalmeSelf (archive footage)
2012
Trespassing BergmanSelf (archive footage)
2013
A Spiritual MatterWriter
2015
Ingmar Bergman Through the Choreographer's EyeWriter
2016
Sven-BertilSelf (archive footage)
2016
Bergman Unpublished
2017
Bergman: A Year in a LifeSelf (archive footage)
2018
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.Self
2018
Feature 136Himself (archival footage)
2018
Ingmar Bergman - Herr der DämonenSelf (archive footage)
2018
Persona: The Film That Saved Ingmar BergmanSelf (archive footage)
2018
Searching for Ingmar BergmanSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2018
The Memory of Ingmar BergmanHimself
2018
The Undefeated Femininity
2018The Undefeated FemininityWriter
2018
PersonaOriginal Film Writer
2019
Short Cuts: Cries and WhispersOriginal Film Writer
2020
Confidential ConversationsShort Story
2021
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film QueerSelf (archive footage)
2022
Året var 1975Self (archive footage)
2024
Being Bo WiderbergSelf (archive footage)
2025
Fanny och Alexander på GaleasenOriginal Film Writer
2025
Laterna MagicaWriter
2025
Året var 1976Self (archive footage)
2025
Christina Schollin - sista föreställningenSelf (archive footage)
2026
Each Day in a Moment: 2025Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2026
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknarSelf (archive footage)
2026
National Theatre Live: Electra/PersonaOriginal Story
Television
BambiSelf · 1 eps
1948
Ingmar Bergman Makes a MovieSelf · 5 eps
1963S
Skäggen1 eps
1963
Don JuanDirector
1965Don JuanCreator
1965SI
Studio III - Aus Kunst und WissenschaftSelf · 1 eps
1965
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1968
Play for TodayWriter
1970
Scenes from a MarriagePressfotografens röst (voice, uncredited) · 1 eps
1973Scenes from a MarriageDirector
1973Scenes from a MarriageWriter
1973Scenes from a MarriageCreator
1973
Confessions of a FoolProducer
1976
Face to FaceDirector
1976Face to FaceWriter
1976Face to FaceCreator
1976
The South Bank Show2 eps
1978
The Guldbagge AwardsSelf - Best Director winner · 1 eps
1981The Guldbagge AwardsSelf - Best Screenplay winner · 1 eps
1981
Fanny and AlexanderDirector
1984Fanny and AlexanderWriter
1984Fanny and AlexanderCreator
1984
The Best IntentionsWriter
1991
Ingmar Bergman CompleteSelf - Filmmaker · 3 eps
2004
Bergman's VideoSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 6 eps
2012
Scenes from a MarriageOriginal Series Creator
2021
FaithlessCharacters
2025FaithlessOriginal Story
2025Photos
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