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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Frances Patricia Beck to Val Bisoglio
Ingmar Bergman Biography (1918-)
Born Ernst Ingmar Bergman, on July 14, 1918, in Uppsala, Sweden; son of a chaplain to the Royal Court of Stockholm; married Else Fisher (a dancer), 1943 (divorced, 1945); married Ellen Lundstroem (a dancer), 1945 (divorced, 1950);married Gun Grut (a journalist), 1951 (divorced); married Kaebi Laretei (a pianist), 1959 (separated, 1965); married Ingrid Karlebovon Rosen, 1971 (died,1995); children: (first marriage) Lena; (second marriage) Eva, Jan, Anna, Mats; (third marriage) Ingmar; (fourth marriage) Daniel Sebastian (a director);(with actress Liv Ullmann) Linn. Addresses: Home: Titurelstrasse 2, D-8000 Munich 8, Germany.; Office: c/o Press Relations, New World Pictures, 11600 San Vincente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Writer, director, producer, actor
- Birth Details
- July 14, 1918
- Uppsala, Sweden
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Director, Except Where Indicated
- Assistant director, Hets, Svensk Filmindustri, 1944 , released inthe U.S. as Torment (also known as Frenzy), 1944
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Kris (based on the play Moderdyret, by Leck Fisher), SvenskFilmindustri, 1945 , released in the U.S. as Crisis, 1945
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Det regnar paa vaar kaerlek (based on the play Bra menesker, by Oskar Braathen), Sveriges Folkbiografer, 1946 , released in the U.S. asIt Rains Our Love, 1946
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Skepp till Indialand (based on the play by Martin Soederhjelm), Sveriges Folkbiografer, 1947 , released in the U.S. as A Ship to India (also known as Land of Desire,
Frustration, and A Ship Boundfor India), 1947
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Hamnstad (based on story by Olle Laensberg), Svensk Filmindustri,1948 , released in the U.S. as Port of Call, Janus, 1948
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Musik i morker, 1948 , released in U.S. as Night Is My Future (also known as Music Is My Future and Music in Darkness), Embassy, 1948
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Faengelse, 1949 , released in the U.S. as Prison (also known as The Devil's Wanton), Embassy, 1949
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Till Glaedje, Svensk Filmindustri, 1949 , released in the U.S. asTo Joy, 1949
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Toerst (also known as Thirst and Three Strange Loves), 1949
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Sant haender inte haer (also known as High Tension and This Can't Happen Here), 1950
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Sommarlek, Svensk Filmindustri, 1950 , released in the U.S. as Illicit Interlude (also known as Summer Interlude and Summerplay), Gaston Hakim, 1951
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Kninnors vantan, Svensk Filmindustri, 1952 , released in the U.S.as Secrets of Women (also known as Waiting Women), Janus, 1952
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Sommaren med Monika (based on the novel Sommaren med Monika, by P.A. Fogelstroem), Svensk Filmindustri, 1952 , released in the U.S. as Summer with Monika (also known as Monika and Monika, the Story of a Bad Girl), 1952
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Gychlarnas afton (title means "Sunset of the Clown"), Sandrew, 1953 , released in the U.S. as The Naked Night (also known as Sawdustand Tinsel and Sunset of a Clown), Times, 1953
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En lektion i kaerlek, \[Sweden\], 1954 , released in the U.S. as A Lesson in Love, Janus, 1954
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Kvinnodroem, Sandrew, 1955 , released in the U.S. as Journey into Autumn (also known as Dreams), Janus, 1955
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Sommarnattens leende, Svensk Filmindustri, 1955 , released in theU.S. as Smiles of a Summer Night, Rank, 1955
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Det sjunde inseglet (based on the play Traemalning, by Bergman), Svensk Filmindustri, 1956 , released in the U.S. as The Seventh Seal, Janus, 1957
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Smultronstaellet, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957 , released in the U.S.as Wild Strawberries, Janus, 1957
- Script advisor and script consultant, Praesten i Uddarbo, 1957
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Ansiktet, Svensk Filmindustri, 1958 , released in the U.S. as The Magician (also known as The Face), Janus, 1958
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Naera Livet, 1958 , released in the U.S. as Brink of Life (also known as So Close to Life), Nordisk, 1958
- And (uncredited) producer, Jungfrukaellan, Svensk Filmindustri, 1959 , released in the U.S. as The Virgin Spring, Janus, 1959
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Djaevunes oega, Svensk Filmindustri, 1960 , released in the U.S. as The Devil's Eye, 1960
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Saasom i en spegel, Svensk Filmindustri, 1961 , released in the U.S. as Through a Glass Darkly, Janus, 1961
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Lustgaarden, Svensk Filmindustri, 1961 , released in the U.S. as The Pleasure Garden, 1961
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Nattvardsgaesterna, Svensk Filmindustri, 1961 , released in the U.S. as Winter Light, 1961
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Tystnaden, Svensk Filmindustri, 1963 , released in the U.S. as The Silence, Janus, 1963
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Foer att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor, Svensk Filmindustri, 1964 , released in the U.S. as Now about These Women (also known as All These Women and Now About All These Women), 1964
- And producer, Persona (also known as The Masks), Svensk Filmindustri, 1966
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Vargtimmen, Svensk Filmindustri, 1966 , released in the U.S. as The Hour of the Wolf, Lopert, 1966
- And cinematographer, Stimulantia, 1967
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Skammen, Svensk Filmindustri, 1967 , released in the U.S. as Shame, Lopert, 1967
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Riten, Svensk Filmindustri/Cinematograph, 1969 , released in the U.S. as The Rite (also known as The Ritual), Janus, 1969
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En Passion, Svensk Filmindustri/Cinematograph, 1969 , released inthe U.S. as A Passion (also known as A Passion of Anna), UnitedArtists, 1969
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Faaroedokument (documentary), Cinematograph, 1969 , released in the U.S. as Faro Document, 1969
- And producer, The Touch (also known as Be roringen), Cinerama, 1970
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Viskningar och rop, Cinematograph, 1972 , released in the U.S. asCries and Whispers (also known as Viskningar och rop), New World, 1972
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Scener ur ett iiktenshap, Norstedt, 1973 , released in the U.S. asScenes from a Marriage, Cinema 5, 1973
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The Magic Flute (also known as Trollfloejten), 1975
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Ansikte mot ansikte (also known as Face to Face), Paramount, 1976
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Ormens aegg (also known as Das Schlangenei), Norstedt, 1977, released in the U.S. as The Serpent's Egg, Paramount, 1977
- Producer, Paradistorg (also known as Paradise Place, Paradise Square, and Summer Paradise), 1977
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Hoestsonaten (also known as Autumn Sonata and Herbstsonate), 1978
- Producer, Min aelskade, 1979
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Faaroe-dokument 1979, Cinematograph, 1979 , released in the U.S. as Faro 1979, 1979
- And producer, Aus dem Leben der Marionetten (also known as Fromthe Life of the Marionettes), \[West Germany\], ITC, 1980
- Producer, Sally och friheten, 1981
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Fanny och Alexander (composed of cuttings from original televisionminiseries first shown in Sweden), released in the U.S. as Fanny and Alexander, Embassy, 1982
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Dokument Fanny och Alexander (also known as Document Fanny andAlexander), 1986
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Karins ansikte (also known as Karin's Face), 1986
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The Best Intentions, Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Voice on radio, Hets, Svensk Filmindustri, 1944 , released in the U.S. as Torment (also known as Frenzy), 1944
- (Uncredited) Man wearing beret at funfair, Skepp till Indialand (based on the play by Martin Soederhjelm), Sveriges Folkbiografer, 1947 , released in the U.S. as A Ship to India (also known as Land of Desire,
Frustration, and A Ship Bound for India), 1947
- Expectant father at maternity ward, Till Glaedje, Svensk Filmindustri, 1949 , released in the U.S. as To Joy, 1949
- (Uncredited) Man in the stairs at the gynecologists', Kninnors vantan, Svensk Filmindustri, 1952 , released in the U.S. as Secrets of Women (also known as Waiting Women), Janus, 1952
- (Uncredited) Man with poodle, Kvinnodroem, Sandrew, 1955 , released in the U.S. as Journey into Autumn (also known as Dreams), Janus, 1955
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Stimulantia, 1967
- Reporter, Faaroedokument (documentary), Cinematograph, 1969 , released in the U.S. as Faro Document, 1969
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Ingmar Bermanin maailma (also known as Three Scenes with IngmarBergman), 1976
- Himself, A Look at Liv, 1977
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The Bergman File, 1978
- Narrator, The Faroe Document 1979, 1979
- Interviewee, Victor Sjoestroem, 1981
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Bergman's Rost (also known as The Voice of Bergman), Swedish Film Institute, 1997
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Liv Ullmann scener fra et liv, 1997
- Himself, Ljuset haller mig saellskap (also known as Light KeepsMe Company), 2000
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Television Director, Except Where Indicated
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Movies
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Herr Sleeman kommer (also known as Mr. Sleeman Is Coming),1957
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Venetianskan (also known as The Venetian), 1958
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Rabies, 1958
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Ovaeder (also known as Storm Weather), 1960
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Ett Droemspel (also known as A Dream Play), 1963
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Riten (also known as The Rite and The Ritual), 1969
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The Sanctuary (also known as Reservatet), 1970
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The Lie, BBC, 1972
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Misantropen, 1974
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Face to Face (also known as Ansikte mot ansikte), BBC, 1976
- Producer, Raett ut i luften, 1978
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The School for Wives, 1983
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Hustruskolan, 1983
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Efter repitition (also known as After the Rehearsal, Swedish television, 1984
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These Blessed Two, Swedish television, 1985
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De Tva saliga, 1986
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Markisinnan de Sade, 1992
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Sista skriket (also known as The Last Gasp), 1995
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Larmar och goer sig till (also known as Dabei: Ein Clown, In the Presence of a Clown, and Vanita e affanni), SVT, 1997
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Television Director
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Miniseries
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Fanny och Alexander, Swedish television, 1982
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Priest, Riten (also known as The Rite and The Ritual), 1969
- (Uncredited) Mental patient, Larmar och goer sig till (also knownas Dabei: Ein Clown,
In the Presence of a Clown, and Vanitae affanni), 1997
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Stage Director
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Macbeth, 1940
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Death of Punch, 1940
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Hamlet, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, 1988
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Miss Julie,
Long Day's Journey into Music, and A Doll's House, Royal Dramatic Theatre of Sweden, all Brooklyn Academy ofMusic, 1991
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Peer Gynt, Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1993
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The Winter's Tale, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1995
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Radio Director
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Requiem, 1946
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Rabies, 1946
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Summer, 1946
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The Dutchman, 1947
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The Waves, 1947
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Playing with Fire, 1947
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Lodolezzi Sings, 1948
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Mother of Love, 1948
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Draw Blank, 1949
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Medea, 1951
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The City, 1951
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Summer, 1951
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The People of Vaermland, 1951
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The Guiltburden of the Night, 1952
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Crimes and Crimes, 1952
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Blood Wedding, 1952
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Easter, 1952
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A Wild Bird, 1952
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Une Passion, 1953
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The Dutchman, 1953
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The Monk Strolls in the Meadow, 1955
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Grandma and Our Lord, 1956
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Vox Humana, 1956
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Everyman, 1956
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The Tunnel, 1956
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Portrait of Madonna, 1956
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The Prisoner, 1957
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Counterfeits, 1957
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The Ball, 1958
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The Legend, 1958
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Ett bord av apel, 1960
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Unto My Fear, 1960
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First Warning, 1960
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Playing with Fire, 1961
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A Caprice, 1961
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A Hearsay, 1984
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A Mental Affair, 1990
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Hets, Svensk Filmindustri, 1944 , released in the U.S. as Torment (also known as Frenzy), 1944
- (Adapter) Kris (based on the play Moderdyret, by Leck Fisher), Svensk Filmindustri, 1945 , released in the U.S. as Crisis, 1945
- (Adapter with Herbert Grevenius) Det regnar paa vaar kaerlek (based on the play Bra menesker, by Oskar Braathen), Sveriges Folkbiografer, 1946 , released in the U.S. as It Rains Our Love, 1946
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Kvinna utan ansikte, Svensk Filmindustri, 1947 , released in the U.S. as Woman without a Face, 1947
- (Adapter) Skepp till Indialand (based on the play by Martin Soederhjelm), Sveriges Folkbiografer, 1947 , released in the U.S. as A Ship to India (also known as Land of Desire, A Ship Bound for India,and Frustration), 1947
- (Adapter) Hamnstad (based on the story by Olle Laensberg), SvenskFilmindustri, 1948 , released in the U.S. as Port of Call, Janus, 1948
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Eva, Svensk Filmindustri, 1948
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Faengelse, 1949 , released in the U.S. as Prison (also known as The Devil's Wanton), Terrafilm, 1949
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Till Glaedje, Svensk Filmindustri, 1949 , released in the U.S. asTo Joy, 1949
- (Synopsis only) Medan staden sover (also known as While the City Sleeps), 1950
- (With Herbert Grevenius) Sommarlek, Svensk Filmindustri, 1950 , released in the U.S. as Illicit Interlude (also known as Summer Interlude and Summerplay), Gaston Hakim, 1951
- (With Herbert Grevenius) Fraanskild, Svensk Filmindustri, 1951 , released in the U.S. as Divorced, 1951
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Kninnors vantan, Svensk Filmindustri, 1952 , released in the U.S.as Secrets of Women (also known as Waiting Women), Janus, 1952
- (Adapter with P.A. Fogelstroem) Sommaren med Monika (based on thenovel Sommaren med Monika, by P.A. Fogelstroem), Svensk Filmindustri,1952 , released in the U.S. as Summer with Monika (also known as Monkia and Monika, the Story of a Bad Girl), 1952
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Gychlarnas afton (title means "Sunset of the Clown"), Sandrew, 1953 , released in the U.S. as The Naked Night (also known as Sawdustand Tinsel and Sunset of a Clown), Times, 1953
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En lektion i kaerlek, \[Sweden\], 1954 , released in the U.S. as A Lesson in Love, Janus, 1954
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Kvinnodroem, Sandrew, 1955 , released in the U.S. as Journey into Autumn (also known as Dreams), Janus, 1955
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Sommarnattens leende, Svensk Filmindustri, 1955 , released in theU.S. as Smiles of a Summer Night, Rank, 1955
- (With Alf Sjoeberg) Sista paret ut, Svensk Filmindustri, 1956 , released in the U.S. as The Last Couple Out (also known as Last PairOut), 1956
- (Adapter) Det sjunde inseglet (based on the play Traemalning, by Bergman), Svensk Filmindustri, 1956 , released in the U.S. as The Seventh Seal, Janus, 1957
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Smultronstaellet, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957 , released in the U.S.as Wild Strawberries, Janus, 1957
- (Uncredited) Nattens ljus, 1957
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Ansiktet, Svensk Filmindustri, 1958 , released in the U.S. as The Magician (also known as The Face), Janus, 1958
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Naera Livet, 1958 , released in the U.S. as Brink of Life (also known as So Close to Life), Nordisk, 1958
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Jungfrukaellan, Svensk Filmindustri, 1959 , released in the U.S. as The Virgin Spring, Janus, 1959
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Djaevunes oega, Svensk Filmindustri, 1960 , released in the U.S. as Djaevulens oega (also known as The Devil's Eye), 1960
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Saasom i en spegel, Svensk Filmindustri, 1961 , released in the U.S. as Through a Glass Darkly, Janus, 1961
- (With Erland Josephson, under joint pseudonym Buntel Eriksson) Lustgaarden, Svensk Filmindustri, 1961 , released in the U.S. as The PleasureGarden, 1961
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Nattvardsgaesterna, Svensk Filmindustri, 1961 , released in the U.S. as Winter Light, 1961
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Tystnaden, Svensk Filmindustri, 1963 , released in the U.S. as The Silence, Janus, 1963
- (With Erland Josephson, under joint pseudonym Buntel Eriksson) Foer att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor, Svensk Filmindustri, 1964 , released in the U.S. as Now about These Women (also known as All These Women and Now About All These Women), 1964
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Persona (also known as The Masks), Svensk Filmindustri, 1966
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Vargtimmen, Svensk Filmindustri, 1966 , released in the U.S. as The Hour of the Wolf, Lopert, 1966
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Skammen, Svensk Filmindustri, 1967 , released in the U.S. as Shame, Lopert, 1967
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Stimulantia, 1967
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En Passion, Svensk Filmindustri/Cinematograph, 1969 , released inthe U.S. as A Passion (also known as A Passion of Anna), UnitedArtists, 1969
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Faaroedokument (documentary), Cinematograph, 1969 , released in the U.S. as Faro Document, 1969
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The Touch (also known as Be roringen), Cinerama, 1970
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Viskningar och rop, Cinematograph, 1972 , released in the U.S. asCries and Whispers, New World, 1972
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Scener ur ett iiktenshap, Norstedt, 1973 , released in the U.S. asScenes from a Marriage, Cinema 5, 1973
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Ansikte mot ansikte (also known as Face to Face), 1976
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Ormens aegg (also known as Das Schlangenei), Norstedt, 1977, released in the U.S. as The Serpent's Egg, Paramount, 1977
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Hoestsonaten (also known as Herbstsonate), PAN/Norstedt, 1978 , released in the U.S. as Autumn Sonata, 1978
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Faaroe-dokument 1979, Cinematograph, 1979 , released in the U.S. as Faro 1979, 1979
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Aus dem Leben der Marionetten (also known as From the Life of the Marionettes), \[West Germany\], ITC, 1980
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Fanny och Alexander (also known as Fanny and Alexander), 1982
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Dokument Fanny och Alexander (also known as Document Fanny andAlexander), 1986
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Karins ansikte (also known as Karin's Face), 1986
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The Best Intentions (based on the novel of the same name by Bergman), Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
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Den Goda viljan (also known as The Best Intentions, DieBesten Absichten, and Con le miglori intenzioni), 1992 .Sondagsbarn (also known as Sunday's Children; based on the novel of the same name by Bergman), First Run Features, 1994
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Confessions (also known as Enskilda Samtal and Five Conversations), Sales Company, 1997
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Troloesa (also known as Faithless), 2000
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Stage Plays
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Rakel och biografvaktmaestaren (title means "Rachel and the CinemaDoorman"), produced at Gothenburg City Theatre, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1945
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Dagen slutar tidget (title means "The Day Ends Early"), produced Gothenburg City Theatre, 1947
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Mig till skraeck (title means "To My Terror"), produced at Gothenburg City Theatre, 1947
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Jack hos skadespelarna (title means "Jack among the Actors"), Albert Bonniers, 1948
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Moraliteter (title means "Morality Plays"; contains "Rakel och biografvadtmaestaren," "Dagen slutar tidget," and "Mig till skraeck"), Albert Bonniers, 1948
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Hets (title means "Torments"; adapted from the screenplay of the same title by Bergman), produced in Oslo, Norway, 1948
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Mordet i barjaerna (title means "Murder at Barjaerna"), produced at Malmoe City Theatre, Malmoe, Sweden, 1952
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Traemalning (title means "Wood Painting"), produced at Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden, 1955
- (Adapter) A Dream Play, by August Strindberg, translated by Michael Meyer, Secker & Warburg, 1972
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Scenes from a Marriage (adapted from the screenplay of the same title by Bergman), produced in Munich, 1981 , new adaptation (with Rita Russek), produced in London, 1990
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Television Movies
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Riten, 1969 , released in the U.S. as The Rite (also knownas The Ritual), 1969
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The Sanctuary (also known as Reservatet), 1970
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The Lie (also known as Play for Today: The Lie), 1970
- (Adapter) Troll floejten (also known as The Magic Flute), 1975
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Efter repetitionen (also known as After the Rehearsal), Swedish television, 1984
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Makisinnan de Sade, 1992
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Sista skriket (also known as The Last Gasp), 1994
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Larmar och goer sig till (also known as In the Presence of a Clown), SVT, 1997
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Television Miniseries
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Enskilda samtal (also known as Private Confessions and Private Conversations), 1996
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Other
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Bergman on Bergman, translated by Paul Britten Austin, Simon &Schuster (New York City), 1973
- (With others) Film and Dreams: An Approach to Bergman, edited andintroduced by Vlada Petric, Redgrave, 1981
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A Project for the Theatre, edited and introduced by Frederick J. Marker and Lise-Lone Marker, Ungar, 1983
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Talking with Ingmar Bergman, Southern Methodist University, 1984
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Laterna Magica, Norstedt, 1987 , translated by Joan Tate as TheMagic Lantern: An Autobiography, Viking (New York City), 1988
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The Best Intentions (novel), translated by Joan Tate, Arcade (NewYork City), 1993
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Images: My Life in Film (film memoir), translated by Marianne Ruth, Arcade, 1994
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Sunday's Children: A Novel, translated by Joan Tate, Arcade, 1994
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Private Confessions: A Novel, translated by Joan Tate, Arcade, 1996
- Contributor to periodicals including Sight and Sound,
Cahiers du Cinema,
Films and Filming,
Cahiers du Cinema in English,
Cinema 60,
Cinemathek,
Svenska radiopjaeser,
Tulane Drama Review, and Film in Sweden.
Further Reference
ADAPTATIONS
- The stage musical A Little Night Music is based on Bergman'sSmiles of a Summer Night.
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
- Cohen, Hubert, Ingmar Bergman: The Art of Confession, Twayne (NewYork City), 1993.
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Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 33, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1991.
- Cowie, Peter, Ingmar Bergman: A Critical Biography, Limelight Editions (New York City), 1992.
- Gado, Frank, The Passion of Ingmar Bergman, Duke University Press(Durham, NC), 1986.
- Gibson, Arthur, The Rite of Redemption: An Interpretation of the Filmsof Ingmar Bergman, E. Mellen Press (Lewiston), 1995.
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International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, Volume 2, Directors, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1984.
- Lauder, Robert, God, Death, Art, and Love: The Philosophical Vision ofIngmar Bergman, Paulist Press (New York City), 1989.
- Long, Robert Emmet, Ingmar Bergman: Film and Stage, H.N. Abrams (New York City), 1994.
- Marker, Lise-Lone, Ingmar Bergman: A Life in the Theater, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, England), 1992.
- Oliver, Roger, editor, Ingmar Bergman: An Artist's Journey on Stage, on Screen, in Print, Arcade (New York City), 1995.
- Steen, Birgitta, Ingmar Bergman: A Guide to References and Resources, G.K. Hall (Boston), 1987.
Periodicals:
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Film Comment, -June, 1995, p. 12; July-August, 1998, p. 64.
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