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Ingmar Bergman
Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernst Ingmar Bergman (help·info) (IPA: ['ɪŋmar 'bærjman] in Swedish, but usually IPA: [ˈbɝgmən] in English) (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007)[1] was a Swedish stage and movie director. Ingmar Bergman found bleakness and despair as well as comedy and hope in his indelible explorations of the human condition. He is regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema.[2]
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Born | Ernst Ingmar Bergman (1918-07-14)14 July 1918 |
Died | 30 July 2007(2007-07-30) (aged 89) Fårö, Sweden |
Other names | Buntel Eriksson |
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Years active | 1944 – 2005 |
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Many filmmakers worldwide, including Americans Woody Allen[3] and Robert Altman,[4] the Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky[5] and the Taiwanese director Ang Lee,[6] have cited the work of Bergman as a major influence on their work.