Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman landed the honour of adorning the new 200 kronor note (x)

The criteria for the selection of the new faces of Sweden’s currency were: a cultural personality active in the 20th century, popular with the people, internationally recognised and representing various parts of the country.

Ingmar Bergman, known for a vast body of work often dealing with bleakness and despair and who died in July 2007, was closely associated with the Baltic island of Gotland.

So fucking awesome I need one.

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Interviewer: Ingmar, what was your intention with your latest film, Persona?
Bergman: If I’ve really manged to make a film that has sparked a debate, it would be very tactless of me to barge in on that debate and talk about what I really meant by the film. It would be tactless towards the audience, because I’m sure they all have their own interpretations, and tactless towards those commenting on it in the media, who might feel hurt if they found they misinterpreted the film. Therefore I prefer not to say anything at all. I played my part in this debate when I made the film.

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Ingmar Bergman on the set of Persona (1966).

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Ingmar Bergman tells the Oscars to go fuck themselves.

Forever reblog.

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iwdrm:

“Your hiding place isn’t watertight. Life trickles in everywhere.”

Persona (1966)

ingmarkubrick:

May 12th 1960: Ingmar Bergman to AMPAS.

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moviesinframes:

Persona, 1966 (dir. Ingmar Bergman)

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lepoinconneurdeslilas:

Stanley Kubrick’s fan letter to Ingmar Bergman :

February 9, 1960

Dear Mr. Bergman,

You have most certainly received enough acclaim and success throughout the world to make this note quite unnecessary. But for whatever it’s worth, I should like to add my praise and gratitude as a fellow director for the unearthly and brilliant contribution you have made to the world by your films (I have never been in Sweden and have therefore never had the pleasure of seeing your theater work). Your vision of life has moved me deeply, much more deeply than I have ever been moved by any films. I believe you are the greatest film-maker at work today. Beyond that, allow me to say you are unsurpassed by anyone in the creation of mood and atmosphere, the subtlety of performance, the avoidance of the obvious, the truthfullness and completeness of characterization. To this one must also add everything else that goes into the making of a film. I believe you are blessed with wonderfull actors. Max von Sydow and Ingrid Thulin live vividly in my memory, and there are many others in your acting company whose names escape me. I wish you and all of them the very best of luck, and I shall look forward with eagerness to each of your films.

Best Regards,

Stanley Kubrick

from small acorns…

Adorable.

mothlightmagazine:

The Inimitable Ingmar Bergman.

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