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

CREDITS
Film Director, Except Where Indicated
Assistant director, Hets, Svensk Filmindustri, 1944 , released inthe U.S. as Torment (also known as Frenzy), 1944
Kris (based on the play Moderdyret, by Leck Fisher), SvenskFilmindustri, 1945 , released in the U.S. as Crisis, 1945
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
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
Hamnstad (based on story by Olle Laensberg), Svensk Filmindustri,1948 , released in the U.S. as Port of Call, Janus, 1948
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
Faengelse, 1949 , released in the U.S. as Prison (also known as The Devil's Wanton), Embassy, 1949
Till Glaedje, Svensk Filmindustri, 1949 , released in the U.S. asTo Joy, 1949
Toerst (also known as Thirst and Three Strange Loves), 1949
Sant haender inte haer (also known as High Tension and This Can't Happen Here), 1950
Sommarlek, Svensk Filmindustri, 1950 , released in the U.S. as Illicit Interlude (also known as Summer Interlude and Summerplay), Gaston Hakim, 1951
Kninnors vantan, Svensk Filmindustri, 1952 , released in the U.S.as Secrets of Women (also known as Waiting Women), Janus, 1952
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
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
En lektion i kaerlek, \[Sweden\], 1954 , released in the U.S. as A Lesson in Love, Janus, 1954
Kvinnodroem, Sandrew, 1955 , released in the U.S. as Journey into Autumn (also known as Dreams), Janus, 1955
Sommarnattens leende, Svensk Filmindustri, 1955 , released in theU.S. as Smiles of a Summer Night, Rank, 1955
Det sjunde inseglet (based on the play Traemalning, by Bergman), Svensk Filmindustri, 1956 , released in the U.S. as The Seventh Seal, Janus, 1957
Smultronstaellet, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957 , released in the U.S.as Wild Strawberries, Janus, 1957
Script advisor and script consultant, Praesten i Uddarbo, 1957
Ansiktet, Svensk Filmindustri, 1958 , released in the U.S. as The Magician (also known as The Face), Janus, 1958
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
Djaevunes oega, Svensk Filmindustri, 1960 , released in the U.S. as The Devil's Eye, 1960
Saasom i en spegel, Svensk Filmindustri, 1961 , released in the U.S. as Through a Glass Darkly, Janus, 1961
Lustgaarden, Svensk Filmindustri, 1961 , released in the U.S. as The Pleasure Garden, 1961
Nattvardsgaesterna, Svensk Filmindustri, 1961 , released in the U.S. as Winter Light, 1961
Tystnaden, Svensk Filmindustri, 1963 , released in the U.S. as The Silence, Janus, 1963
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
Vargtimmen, Svensk Filmindustri, 1966 , released in the U.S. as The Hour of the Wolf, Lopert, 1966
And cinematographer, Stimulantia, 1967
Skammen, Svensk Filmindustri, 1967 , released in the U.S. as Shame, Lopert, 1967
Riten, Svensk Filmindustri/Cinematograph, 1969 , released in the U.S. as The Rite (also known as The Ritual), Janus, 1969
En Passion, Svensk Filmindustri/Cinematograph, 1969 , released inthe U.S. as A Passion (also known as A Passion of Anna), UnitedArtists, 1969
Faaroedokument (documentary), Cinematograph, 1969 , released in the U.S. as Faro Document, 1969
And producer, The Touch (also known as Be roringen), Cinerama, 1970
Viskningar och rop, Cinematograph, 1972 , released in the U.S. asCries and Whispers (also known as Viskningar och rop), New World, 1972
Scener ur ett iiktenshap, Norstedt, 1973 , released in the U.S. asScenes from a Marriage, Cinema 5, 1973
The Magic Flute (also known as Trollfloejten), 1975
Ansikte mot ansikte (also known as Face to Face), Paramount, 1976
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
Hoestsonaten (also known as Autumn Sonata and Herbstsonate), 1978
Producer, Min aelskade, 1979
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
Fanny och Alexander (composed of cuttings from original televisionminiseries first shown in Sweden), released in the U.S. as Fanny and Alexander, Embassy, 1982
Dokument Fanny och Alexander (also known as Document Fanny andAlexander), 1986
Karins ansikte (also known as Karin's Face), 1986
The Best Intentions, Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
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
Stimulantia, 1967
Reporter, Faaroedokument (documentary), Cinematograph, 1969 , released in the U.S. as Faro Document, 1969
Ingmar Bermanin maailma (also known as Three Scenes with IngmarBergman), 1976
Himself, A Look at Liv, 1977
The Bergman File, 1978
Narrator, The Faroe Document 1979, 1979
Interviewee, Victor Sjoestroem, 1981
Bergman's Rost (also known as The Voice of Bergman), Swedish Film Institute, 1997
Liv Ullmann scener fra et liv, 1997
Himself, Ljuset haller mig saellskap (also known as Light KeepsMe Company), 2000
Television Director, Except Where Indicated
Movies
Herr Sleeman kommer (also known as Mr. Sleeman Is Coming),1957
Venetianskan (also known as The Venetian), 1958
Rabies, 1958
Ovaeder (also known as Storm Weather), 1960
Ett Droemspel (also known as A Dream Play), 1963
Riten (also known as The Rite and The Ritual), 1969
The Sanctuary (also known as Reservatet), 1970
The Lie, BBC, 1972
Misantropen, 1974
Face to Face (also known as Ansikte mot ansikte), BBC, 1976
Producer, Raett ut i luften, 1978
The School for Wives, 1983
Hustruskolan, 1983
Efter repitition (also known as After the Rehearsal, Swedish television, 1984
These Blessed Two, Swedish television, 1985
De Tva saliga, 1986
Markisinnan de Sade, 1992
Sista skriket (also known as The Last Gasp), 1995
Larmar och goer sig till (also known as Dabei: Ein Clown, In the Presence of a Clown, and Vanita e affanni), SVT, 1997
Television Director
Miniseries

Fanny och Alexander, Swedish television, 1982
Television Appearances
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
Stage Director
Macbeth, 1940
Death of Punch, 1940
Hamlet, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, 1988
Miss Julie, Long Day's Journey into Music, and A Doll's House, Royal Dramatic Theatre of Sweden, all Brooklyn Academy ofMusic, 1991
Peer Gynt, Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1993
The Winter's Tale, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1995
Radio Director
Requiem, 1946
Rabies, 1946
Summer, 1946
The Dutchman, 1947
The Waves, 1947
Playing with Fire, 1947
Lodolezzi Sings, 1948
Mother of Love, 1948
Draw Blank, 1949
Medea, 1951
The City, 1951
Summer, 1951
The People of Vaermland, 1951
The Guiltburden of the Night, 1952
Crimes and Crimes, 1952
Blood Wedding, 1952
Easter, 1952
A Wild Bird, 1952
Une Passion, 1953
The Dutchman, 1953
The Monk Strolls in the Meadow, 1955
Grandma and Our Lord, 1956
Vox Humana, 1956
Everyman, 1956
The Tunnel, 1956
Portrait of Madonna, 1956
The Prisoner, 1957
Counterfeits, 1957
The Ball, 1958
The Legend, 1958
Ett bord av apel, 1960
Unto My Fear, 1960
First Warning, 1960
Playing with Fire, 1961
A Caprice, 1961
A Hearsay, 1984
A Mental Affair, 1990
WRITINGS
Screenplays
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
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
Eva, Svensk Filmindustri, 1948
Faengelse, 1949 , released in the U.S. as Prison (also known as The Devil's Wanton), Terrafilm, 1949
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
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
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
En lektion i kaerlek, \[Sweden\], 1954 , released in the U.S. as A Lesson in Love, Janus, 1954
Kvinnodroem, Sandrew, 1955 , released in the U.S. as Journey into Autumn (also known as Dreams), Janus, 1955
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
Smultronstaellet, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957 , released in the U.S.as Wild Strawberries, Janus, 1957
(Uncredited) Nattens ljus, 1957
Ansiktet, Svensk Filmindustri, 1958 , released in the U.S. as The Magician (also known as The Face), Janus, 1958
Naera Livet, 1958 , released in the U.S. as Brink of Life (also known as So Close to Life), Nordisk, 1958
Jungfrukaellan, Svensk Filmindustri, 1959 , released in the U.S. as The Virgin Spring, Janus, 1959
Djaevunes oega, Svensk Filmindustri, 1960 , released in the U.S. as Djaevulens oega (also known as The Devil's Eye), 1960
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
Nattvardsgaesterna, Svensk Filmindustri, 1961 , released in the U.S. as Winter Light, 1961
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
Persona (also known as The Masks), Svensk Filmindustri, 1966
Vargtimmen, Svensk Filmindustri, 1966 , released in the U.S. as The Hour of the Wolf, Lopert, 1966
Skammen, Svensk Filmindustri, 1967 , released in the U.S. as Shame, Lopert, 1967
Stimulantia, 1967
En Passion, Svensk Filmindustri/Cinematograph, 1969 , released inthe U.S. as A Passion (also known as A Passion of Anna), UnitedArtists, 1969
Faaroedokument (documentary), Cinematograph, 1969 , released in the U.S. as Faro Document, 1969
The Touch (also known as Be roringen), Cinerama, 1970
Viskningar och rop, Cinematograph, 1972 , released in the U.S. asCries and Whispers, New World, 1972
Scener ur ett iiktenshap, Norstedt, 1973 , released in the U.S. asScenes from a Marriage, Cinema 5, 1973
Ansikte mot ansikte (also known as Face to Face), 1976
Ormens aegg (also known as Das Schlangenei), Norstedt, 1977, released in the U.S. as The Serpent's Egg, Paramount, 1977
Hoestsonaten (also known as Herbstsonate), PAN/Norstedt, 1978 , released in the U.S. as Autumn Sonata, 1978
Faaroe-dokument 1979, Cinematograph, 1979 , released in the U.S. as Faro 1979, 1979
Aus dem Leben der Marionetten (also known as From the Life of the Marionettes), \[West Germany\], ITC, 1980
Fanny och Alexander (also known as Fanny and Alexander), 1982
Dokument Fanny och Alexander (also known as Document Fanny andAlexander), 1986
Karins ansikte (also known as Karin's Face), 1986
The Best Intentions (based on the novel of the same name by Bergman), Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
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
Confessions (also known as Enskilda Samtal and Five Conversations), Sales Company, 1997
Troloesa (also known as Faithless), 2000
Stage Plays
Rakel och biografvaktmaestaren (title means "Rachel and the CinemaDoorman"), produced at Gothenburg City Theatre, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1945
Dagen slutar tidget (title means "The Day Ends Early"), produced Gothenburg City Theatre, 1947
Mig till skraeck (title means "To My Terror"), produced at Gothenburg City Theatre, 1947
Jack hos skadespelarna (title means "Jack among the Actors"), Albert Bonniers, 1948
Moraliteter (title means "Morality Plays"; contains "Rakel och biografvadtmaestaren," "Dagen slutar tidget," and "Mig till skraeck"), Albert Bonniers, 1948
Hets (title means "Torments"; adapted from the screenplay of the same title by Bergman), produced in Oslo, Norway, 1948
Mordet i barjaerna (title means "Murder at Barjaerna"), produced at Malmoe City Theatre, Malmoe, Sweden, 1952
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
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
Television Movies
Riten, 1969 , released in the U.S. as The Rite (also knownas The Ritual), 1969
The Sanctuary (also known as Reservatet), 1970
The Lie (also known as Play for Today: The Lie), 1970
(Adapter) Troll floejten (also known as The Magic Flute), 1975
Efter repetitionen (also known as After the Rehearsal), Swedish television, 1984
Makisinnan de Sade, 1992
Sista skriket (also known as The Last Gasp), 1994
Larmar och goer sig till (also known as In the Presence of a Clown), SVT, 1997
Television Miniseries
Enskilda samtal (also known as Private Confessions and Private Conversations), 1996
Other
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
A Project for the Theatre, edited and introduced by Frederick J. Marker and Lise-Lone Marker, Ungar, 1983
Talking with Ingmar Bergman, Southern Methodist University, 1984
Laterna Magica, Norstedt, 1987 , translated by Joan Tate as TheMagic Lantern: An Autobiography, Viking (New York City), 1988
The Best Intentions (novel), translated by Joan Tate, Arcade (NewYork City), 1993
Images: My Life in Film (film memoir), translated by Marianne Ruth, Arcade, 1994
Sunday's Children: A Novel, translated by Joan Tate, Arcade, 1994
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.
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.
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:

Film Comment, -June, 1995, p. 12; July-August, 1998, p. 64.

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