Where was Ingmar Bergman from?
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Sweden
A master of auteur cinema.
💡 Did you know? Bergman grew up the son of a stern pastor: the struggle with God and guilt runs through his entire work.
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What is Bergman's most famous film?
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The Seventh Seal
A game of chess with Death.
💡 Did you know? The scene in which a knight plays chess with Death, from „The Seventh Seal“, is one of the most famous images in film history.
What do Bergman's films revolve around?
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faith, death, loneliness
The great questions of life.
💡 Did you know? Bergman's films relentlessly ask about the meaning of life, the silence of God and human loneliness.
What does Bergman's cinema stand for?
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auteur cinema
Serious and personal.
💡 Did you know? Bergman is seen as the epitome of the auteur: he wrote and directed his deeply personal works himself.
On which Baltic island did Bergman live from the 1960s and die in 2007?
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Fårö
The barren island off Gotland was the location of several of his films, such as ‘Persona’.
💡 Did you know? His house there now hosts a residency for artists.
Foto: Joost Evers / Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Which director is shown here?
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Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director whose profound films about faith, death and loneliness shaped auteur cinema.
💡 Did you know? The scene from „The Seventh Seal“ in which a knight plays chess with Death is one of the most famous images in film history.
In which year was Ingmar Bergman born?
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1918
Born: 14 July 1918 in Uppsala, Sweden
In which year did Ingmar Bergman die?
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2007
Died: 30 July 2007 on Fårö, aged 89
Where was Ingmar Bergman born?
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Uppsala, Sweden
Born: 14 July 1918 in Uppsala, Sweden
How old was Ingmar Bergman at death?
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89
Died: 30 July 2007 on Fårö, aged 89
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