Ingmar Bergman

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Full Name
Ernst Ingmar Bergman
Born
July 14th, 1918
Height
5ft 10in
Hometown
Stockholm, Sweden
Net Worth
Estimated $20 million
Partner
Ingrid von Rosen
Family
Ingmar Bergman was born in Uppsala, Sweden, to Erik Bergman, a Lutheran minister, and Karin Åkerblom Bergman, a nurse. He was married five times and had nine children with several partners, including film directors and actors. Among his children are writer Eva Bergman and director Daniel Bergman. His relationship with Norwegian actor Liv Ullmann also produced a daughter, Linn Ullmann, who became an acclaimed novelist.
Top Movies
'The Seventh Seal', 'Persona', 'Wild Strawberries', 'Fanny and Alexander', 'Cries and Whispers'
Top Shows
'Scenes from a Marriage', 'The Magic Flute', 'Saraband'
Awards
Academy Award for 'Best Foreign Language Film' ('The Virgin Spring') (1961), Academy Award for 'Best Foreign Language Film' ('Through a Glass Darkly') (1962), Academy Award for 'Best Foreign Language Film' ('Fanny and Alexander') (1984), Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award (1971), Palme des Palmes (1997)
Fun Facts
Ingmar Bergman wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for nearly all of his films, giving his work an unusually personal and consistent artistic voice. ### Bergman frequently shot films on the Swedish island of Fårö, where he later made his home and is buried. ### His long creative partnership with cinematographer Sven Nykvist produced some of the most celebrated imagery in the history of cinema.
Related Actors
Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Erland Josephson, Harriet Andersson

Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director and writer whose profound exploration of faith, mortality, identity and human relationships made him one of the greatest directors in cinema history.

Across a career spanning more than six decades, Bergman created a body of work renowned for its psychological depth, philosophical themes and striking visual style. His masterpieces include ‘The Seventh Seal’, ‘Wild Strawberries’, ‘Persona’, ‘Cries and Whispers’, ‘Scenes from a Marriage’, ‘Fanny and Alexander’ and ‘Autumn Sonata’. Frequently collaborating with actors such as Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson, and cinematographer Sven Nykvist, Bergman helped redefine arthouse cinema and remains one of the most influential filmmakers of all time.

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Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish filmmaker widely regarded as one of the greatest directors in cinema history, known for classics including 'The Seventh Seal', 'Persona' and 'Fanny and Alexander'.
'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' are widely regarded as Ingmar Bergman's greatest films, although 'Wild Strawberries', 'Cries and Whispers' and 'Fanny and Alexander' are also considered masterpieces.
Films directed by Ingmar Bergman won three Academy Awards for 'Best Foreign Language Film', and he also received the Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award in 1971 for his contributions to cinema.
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