Photo: Joost Evers / Anefo / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Bergman is the kind of director I return to when I want cinema to ask hard questions rather than soothe me. The chess match with Death in The Seventh Seal, the dissolving identities of Persona, the family warmth of Fanny and Alexander, he kept circling faith, silence, and human loneliness without flinching. I suspect the long Nordic winters and stark Swedish light shaped that introspective, almost spiritual gaze. The Golden Bear and Praemium Imperiale are well earned, but what truly moves me is his refusal to look away from our deepest fears. A demanding artist, and worth every minute.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ingmar Bergman
- Name (Japanese)
- イングマール・ベルイマン
- Reading
- いんぐまーる・べるいまん
- Born
- July 14, 1918 – July 30, 2007
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Horse
- Origin
- Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / theatre director / screenwriter / playwright / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Stockholm University
Awards & achievements
- 1958 Golden Bear
- 1965 Erasmus Prize
- 1970 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- 1976 Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
- 1984 César Award
- 1988 BAFTA Fellowship
- 1988 European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1991 Praemium Imperiale
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Seventh Seal | — | |
| Notable work | Persona | — | |
| Notable work | Fanny and Alexander | — | |
| Notable work | Autumn Sonata | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ingmar Bergman born?
July 14, 1918 – July 30, 2007.
Where is Ingmar Bergman from?
Ingmar Bergman is from Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden.
What does Ingmar Bergman do?
Ingmar Bergman works as film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, actor.
What is Ingmar Bergman known for?
Notable works include The Seventh Seal, Persona, Fanny and Alexander.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.