Ingmar Bergman
14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007
Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish film and theatre director, writer, and producer regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in history. His works explored mortality, faith, and human relationships in films such as The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Persona.
Lived at the same time
Well-documented people whose lives overlapped with Ingmar Bergman.
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Life events
Bergman was born to a Lutheran pastor, an upbringing that shaped his later thematic preoccupations.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe studied art and literature while becoming active in student theatre.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBergman made his feature film directing debut with Crisis for Svensk Filmindustri.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis allegory of a knight playing chess with Death became an international art-house landmark.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgA meditation on aging and regret that won the Golden Bear at Berlin.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBergman won Best Foreign Language Film Oscars for The Virgin Spring and Through a Glass Darkly.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgFollowing a highly publicized tax dispute, Bergman went into self-imposed exile, working partly in Germany.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis epic family drama won four Academy Awards and was intended as his cinematic farewell.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBergman died at his home on the Baltic island of Fårö at age 89.
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