Ingmar Bergman



Ingmar Bergman

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born
July 14, 1918

died
July 30, 2007

gender
male

place of birth
Uppsala, Sweden

genre
Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction


about this author

Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a nine-time Academy Award-nominated Swedish film, stage, and opera director. He depicted bleakness and despair as well as comedy and hope in his explorations of the human condition. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of modern cinema.

He directed 62 films, most of which he wrote, and directed over 170 plays. Some of his internationally known favorite actors were Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, and Max von Sydow. Most of his films were set in the stark landscape of his native Sweden, and major themes were often bleak, dealing with death, illness, betrayal, and insanity.

Bergman was active for more than 60 years, but his career was seriously threatened in 1976 when he suspended ...more




avg rating: 3.81 | 44 reviews | 661 ratings | 56 distinct works
The Magic Lantern: An Autobiog... The Magic Lantern: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by Ingmar Bergman
avg rating 3.94 — 77 ratings — published 2007
12 editions
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توت فرنگی های وح... توت فرنگی های وحشی
by Ingmar Bergman, مترجم: هوشنگ طاهری
avg rating 4.03 — 80 ratings — published 2007
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سونات پاییزی سونات پاییزی
by Ingmar Bergman
avg rating 3.47 — 53 ratings — published 1993
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Persona and Shame: The Screenp... Persona and Shame: The Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman (Persona & Shame Ppr)
by Ingmar Bergman
avg rating 4.38 — 33 ratings — published 2002
2 editions
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نور زمستانی نور زمستانی
by Ingmar Bergman, مترجم: ایرج کریمی
avg rating 3.52 — 42 ratings — published 2000
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سکوت سکوت
by Ingmar Bergman
avg rating 3.62 — 32 ratings — published 2007
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Images: My Life In Film Images: My Life In Film (Paperback)
by Ingmar Bergman
avg rating 4.04 — 25 ratings — published 1995
8 editions
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مهر هفتم مهر هفتم
by Ingmar Bergman, مترجم: هوشنگ طاهری
avg rating 3.64 — 28 ratings — published 1350
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Four Screenplays of Ingmar Ber... Four Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman (Paperback)
by Ingmar Bergman
avg rating 4.47 — 19 ratings — published 1989
5 editions
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فاني و آلکساندر فاني و آلکساندر
by Ingmar Bergman
avg rating 4.00 — 21 ratings — published 2007
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quotes by Ingmar Bergman

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"Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls."
Ingmar Bergman
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"I hope I never get so old I get religious. "
Ingmar Bergman (Talking With Ingmar Bergman)
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"One of ennui's most terribel components is the overwhelming feeling of ennui that comes over you whenever you try to explain it."
Ingmar Bergman (From the Life of the Marionettes)
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