Director
Ingmar Bergman
Born 14 July 1918 · Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden — died 30 July 2007
Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007) was a Swedish director and writer, widely ranked among cinema's greatest. His films explore faith, mortality, family and the human psyche, and many were shot on the island of Fårö. He also directed more than 170 stage productions and worked closely with a regular company of actors.
Key films
The Seventh Seal (1957)
His breakthrough international classic, a medieval allegory about death and faith, and one of the best-known art films ever made.
Wild Strawberries (1957)On Cinespective
A reflective road-trip drama about an aging professor, it cemented his reputation for intimate, psychologically searching storytelling.
Persona (1966)
A formally daring study of two women's merging identities, often cited as his most experimental and influential work.
Cries and Whispers (1972)
An intense chamber drama of three sisters and a dying woman, noted for its striking red-toned visual design.
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
A rich, semi-autobiographical family epic that he presented as the culmination of his film career.
Key awards
- 1961 Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film (The Virgin Spring)
- 1962 Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film (Through a Glass Darkly)
- 1971 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (Academy Awards)
- 1984 Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film (Fanny and Alexander)
- 1997 Palme des Palmes, Cannes Film Festival
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 153
- 1944TormentActor
- 1946CrisisDirector
- 1946It Rains on Our LoveDirector
- 1947A Ship to India · as Man in Beret at Fairground (uncredited)Actor
- 1947A Ship to IndiaDirector
- 1948Port of CallDirector
- 1948Music in Darkness · as A Train Passenger Reading a Newspaper (uncredited)Actor
- 1948Music in DarknessDirector
- 1949ThirstActor
- 1949ThirstDirector
- 1949PrisonDirector
- 1950To Joy · as Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)Actor
- 1950To JoyDirector
- 1950This Can't Happen HereDirector
- 1951Summer InterludeDirector
- 1952Waiting WomenDirector
- 1952Waiting Women · as Man in the Stairs at the Gynecologist's (uncredited)Actor
- 1953Summer with MonikaDirector
- 1953Sawdust and TinselDirector
- 1954A Lesson in LoveDirector
- 1954A Lesson in LoveActor
- 1955Smiles of a Summer NightDirector
- 1955Dreams · as Man with a poodle at the hotelActor
- 1955DreamsDirector
- 1957The Seventh SealDirector
- 1957Wild StrawberriesDirector
- 1957Mr. Sleeman Is ComingDirector
- 1957Behind the Scenes of Wild StrawberriesDirector
- 1958The MagicianDirector
- 1958Brink of LifeDirector
- 1958The VenetianDirector
- 1958RabiesDirector
- 1960The Virgin SpringDirector
- 1960The Devil's EyeDirector
- 1960The StormDirector
- 1961Through a Glass DarklyDirector
- 1963Winter LightDirector
- 1963The SilenceDirector
- 1963Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie · as SelfActor
- 1963A Dream PlayDirector
- 1964All These WomenDirector
- 1964Dance Around the Guldbaggen · as SelfActor
- 1966PersonaDirector
- 1967StimulantiaDirector
- 1967Stimulantia · as SelfActor
- 1967Daniel · as SelfActor
- 1967DanielDirector
- 1968Hour of the WolfDirector
- 1968ShameDirector
- 1968An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman · as SelfActor
- 1969The Passion of Anna · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 1969The Passion of AnnaDirector
- 1969The Rite · as PriestActor
- 1969The RiteDirector
- 1970Fårö DocumentDirector
- 1970Fårö Document · as Self - Reporter (uncredited)Actor
- 1971The TouchDirector
- 1972Cries and WhispersDirector
- 1972Cries and Whispers · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1972Ingmar Bergman · as SelfActor
- 1972Cries and Whispers: On-Set Footage · as SelfActor
- 1973Foto: Sven Nykvist · as SelfActor
- 1974Scenes from a MarriageDirector
- 1974Scenes from a Marriage · as Voice of the Press Photographer (uncredited)Actor
- 1974The MisanthropeDirector
- 1974The Best Musical in the World: Ingmar Bergman on 'The Magic Flute' · as SelfActor
- 1975The Magic Flute · as Man in Audience (uncredited)Actor
- 1975The Magic FluteDirector
- 1975Silence! Cameras! The Magic Flute! · as SelfActor
- 1976Face to FaceDirector
- 1976The Dance of the Damned WomenDirector
- 1976Three Scenes with Ingmar BergmanActor
- 1977The Serpent's EggDirector
- 1977Ingmar Bergman inszeniert: „Ein Traumspiel“ von August Strindberg. Beobachtungen bei der Arbeit am Bayerischen StaatsschauspielActor
- 1978Autumn SonataDirector
- 1978The Making of Autumn Sonata · as SelfActor
- 1978The Making of Autumn SonataDirector
- 1978Ingmar Bergman at 60 · as IntervieweeActor
- 1979Fårö Document 1979 · as Ingmar BergmanActor
- 1979Fårö Document 1979Director
- 1979A Look at Liv · as SelfActor
- 1979Det hender ikke meg · as SelfActor
- 1980From the Life of the MarionettesDirector
- 1981Victor Sjöström - A PortraitActor
- 1981Intervju med Ingmar BergmanActor
- 1982Fanny and AlexanderDirector
- 1983The School of WivesDirector
- 1984After the RehearsalDirector
- 1984The Making of Fanny and AlexanderDirector
- 1984The Making of Fanny and Alexander · as SelfActor
- 1985Dom JuanDirector
- 1986Karin's FaceDirector
- 1986Karin's Face · as SelfActor
- 1986The Blessed OnesDirector
- 1986Introducing 'Scenes from a Marriage'Actor
- 1988Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern · as SelfActor
- 1989Ingmar Bergman in Iceland · as SelfActor
- 1992Madame de SadeDirector
- 1992Inför Markisinnan de SadeActor
- 1993The BacchaeDirector
- 1995The Last GaspDirector
- 1995The Last Gasp · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1996Harald & HaraldDirector
- 1996Ingrid Bergman Remembered · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1997Bergmans röst · as HimselfActor
- 1997I sällskap med en clown · as SelfActor
- 1998In the Presence of a Clown · as Mental patientActor
- 1998In the Presence of a ClownDirector
- 1998Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work · as SelfActor
- 2000The Image MakersDirector
- 2000Federico Fellini's Autobiography · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2000Light Keeps Me Company · as SelfActor
- 2000Ingmar Bergman: Reflections on Life, Death, and Love · as SelfActor
- 2001An Image Maker · as HimselfActor
- 2001FilmstadenActor
- 2002Ingmar Bergman: Intermezzo · as HimselfActor
- 2002Heart of the Festival · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003SarabandDirector
- 2003Directed by Bergman (The Making of Saraband) · as SelfActor
- 2004The Search for Sanity · as SelfActor
- 2004Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to Film · as SelfActor
- 2004Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Shame: The Search for HumanityActor
- 2006Bergman Island · as Self - FilmmakerActor
- 2006Filmmakers in Action · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007The Ghost SonataDirector
- 2007Året var 1957 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Döden, motljuset och groggenActor
- 2009Images from the Playground · as SelfActor
- 2009Bergmans Hushållerska · as Self (Archive Footage)Actor
- 2009Hollywood sul TevereActor
- 2009Bergman 101Actor
- 2010… But Film Is My Mistress · as SelfActor
- 2011Viaggio in Bergmania · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Palme · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Liv & Ingmar · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2013Trespassing Bergman · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2016Sven-Bertil · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Bergman UnpublishedActor
- 2018Bergman: A Year in a Life · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Searching for Ingmar Bergman · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Persona: The Film That Saved Ingmar Bergman · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip. · as SelfActor
- 2018Feature 136 · as Himself (archival footage)Actor
- 2018Ingmar Bergman - Herr der Dämonen · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018The Undefeated FemininityActor
- 2018The Memory of Ingmar Bergman · as HimselfActor
- 2022Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Året var 1975 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Being Bo Widerberg · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Året var 1976 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2026Christina Schollin - sista föreställningen · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2026Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.