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| Film director Bergman dies at 89 | Film director Bergman dies at 89 |
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| Legendary film-maker Ingmar Bergman has died aged 89, according to a Swedish news agency. | Legendary film-maker Ingmar Bergman has died aged 89, according to a Swedish news agency. |
| One of the key figures in modern cinema, the art-house favourite was best known for films like The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries. | One of the key figures in modern cinema, the art-house favourite was best known for films like The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries. |
| He won three Oscars for best foreign language film between 1961 and 1984 - for The Virgin Spring, Through a Glass Darkly and Fanny and Alexander | |
| The director was married five times, most recently to Ingrid von Rosen. | The director was married five times, most recently to Ingrid von Rosen. |
| He fathered eight children, including one who only found out she was his daughter at the age of 22. | |
| Unsurprisingly, his work often explored the tensions between married couples. | |
| The Swedish auteur directed more than 40 films during his career, beginning with Crisis in 1946. | |
| But it was not until the appearance of two tales of all-consuming love affairs - Summer Interlude in 1951 and Summer with Monika in 1953 - that his cinematic work was celebrated. | |
| His reputation was sealed by the international art-house hit The Seventh Seal in 1957. | |
| The movie, currently back in cinemas to celebrate its 50th anniversary, is famous for the often-parodied scene in which one of the characters plays chess with death. |