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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, his 60-year career has spanned intense classics like Cries & Whispers, The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries. | |
He was nominated for nine Oscars himself, while his films won the best foreign film Oscar three times. | |
Bergman died at his home in Faro, Sweden, the Swedish news agency TT said, citing his daughter Eva Bergman. | |
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. | 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. | Unsurprisingly, his work often explored the tensions between married couples. |
Acting student | |
Bergman was born in 1918. His father was a Lutheran chaplain to the Swedish royal family and a strict disciplinarian. | |
As a child, Bergman used to help a local projectionist with film screenings and trained as an actor and director at the University of Stockholm. | |
He eventually became director of the Helsingborg City Theatre in 1944, the same year that saw his first film script, Frenzy, brought to the big screen by Alf Sjoberg. | |
Bergman made his own directorial debut with Crisis in 1946, the first of more than 40 films he directed in his career. | |
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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |