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Ingmar Bergman

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Swedish film director (1918–2007) known for austere, intimate films that probe faith, death, family and the psyche.

Ernst Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director active from the 1940s to the early 2000s. He frequently collaborated with actors such as Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson and Gunnar Björnstrand and cinematographer Sven Nykvist. His work explores themes of mortality, faith, family and identity. He won Academy Awards, including recognition for Wild Strawberries and multiple Oscars for Fanny and Alexander.

DeBaser reviews celebrate Bergman as a towering auteur, praising his control of mise-en-scène, performances and thematic depth. Recurring themes: mortality, faith, incommunicability and the theatrical quality of his cinema. Critics highlight films such as The Seventh Seal, Persona, Wild Strawberries and Fanny & Alexander.

For:cinephiles, film students, scholars of European auteur cinema

 "My attitude can sometimes be childish. But if an artist loses the joy in what they do, they will no longer be an artist" (Ingmar Bergman).

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 "you chase a desperate dream, this is your torment: you want to be and not seem to be...to be aware of yourself and vigilant at every moment, and at the same time you realize the abyss that separates what you are to others from what you are to yourself, almost causing a sense of vertigo at the fear of being discovered, being laid bare, unmasked, brought back to your proper limits since every word is a lie, every word is falsehood, every smile a grimace...what is the most difficult role?"

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 "You will never get rid of me" Vergerus to Alexander

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