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Ingmar Bergman archives
Inscribed 2007
What is it
Ingmar Bergman’s personal archives, covering 65 years
of artistic creation in the fields of cinema, theatre, opera,
radio, television and literature.
Why was it inscribed
Ingmar Bergman’s global stature as a filmmaker
and director make his personal archives of unique
significance. Although he worked continuously in a
single country, the influence of Bergman’s work on
the art of cinema has been global.
Where is it
Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007) is recognized as one of the
most accomplished and influential film directors of all
time. He directed over sixty films and documentaries for
cinematic release and for television, most of which he also
wrote. He also directed over 170 plays and is acknowledged
as a major writer: his screenplays and autobiography
Laterna Magica (The Magic Lantern) have been translated
into more than thirty languages. Bergman was active for
more than six decades and in 1997 won the ‘Palm of Palms’
award at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Ingmar Bergman archives document the work
of this outstanding director. They include hand- and
typewritten original manuscripts, typescripts with
personal handwritten annotations, drafts, notebooks,
production papers, photographs and behind-the-scenesfootage
from the shooting of eighteen of his films,
biographica, and private and professional correspondence.
The script holdings give a unique insight into his creative
writing process, from the first draft to the completed script.
Furthermore the collections give glimpses of Ingmar
Bergman’s constant preoccupation with aesthetical issues
pertaining to theatre, cinema, television and literature.
The archives originate from the donation in 2002 by
Ingmar Bergman himself of his entire personal collection,
covering some 65 years of artistic creation, to the Swedish
Film Institute. Following the donation, the Film Institute
set up Stiftelsen Ingmar Bergman, the Ingmar Bergman
Foundation, together with the Royal Dramatic Theatre,
464 Ingmar Bergman archives
� Ingrid Thulin and Ingmar Bergman in The Silence (1963).
Film poster for The Seventh Seal (1957). �
AB Svensk Filmindustri and AB Sveriges Television as
co-founders. Its objective is to administrate and preserve,
and to provide information about Ingmar Bergman’s
collected artistic works.
The Foundation website, ‘Ingmar Bergman Face to Face’,
was voted Swedish Cultural Site of the Year in 2005. An
English version is available and the website contains
selected digitised images from the script collection.
Ingmar Bergman’s position as one of the world’s most
widely recognized artistic creators of modern times
makes the archives a significant resource for researchers
and an important cultural landmark. The archives were
put together and preserved by Mr Bergman personally,
making them unique and irreplaceable.