Bergman and Antonioni Die on the Same Day

Two of the great directors of art film, Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni, died on Monday July 30th, 2007. I recall so clearly seeing Bergman's "Fanny and Alexander" in my mid-20s and being so moved by this movie. Perhaps it was my own strict religious upbringing that made this movie resonate so much with me. Whatever it was, it was from this point on that I was fascinated by the films of Ingmar Bergman.

Here is a complete list of the work of Ingmar Bergman for both the big and small screens:

• 1945 Kris (Crisis), an adaptation of a drama by Leck Fischer
• 1946 Det Regnar på Vår Kärlek (It Rains on Our Love)
• 1947 Skepp till Indialand (A Ship Bound for India)
• 1948 Musik i Mörker (Night Is My Future)
• 1948 Hamnstad (Port of Call) 1949 Fängelse (The Devil's Wanton)
• 1949 Törst (Three Strange Loves)
• 1949 Till Glädje (To Joy)
• 1950 Sommarlek (Summer Interlude)
• 1950 Sånt Händer Inte Här (This Can't Happen Here)
• 1952 Kvinnors Väntan (Secrets of Women)
• 1953 Sommaren med Monika (Summer with Monika)
• 1953 Gycklarnas Afton (Sawdust and Tinsel/The Naked Night)
• 1954 En Lektion i Kärlek (A Lesson in Love)
• 1955 Sommarnattens Leende (Smiles of a Summer Night)
• 1957 Det Sjunde Inseglet (The Seventh Seal
• 1957 Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries)
• 1957 Nära Livet (Brink of Life)
• 1958 Ansiktet (The Magician)
• 1960 Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring)
• 1960 Djävulens Öga (The Devil's Eye)
• 1961 Såsom i en Spegel (Through a Glass Darkly)
• 1962 Nattvardsgästerna (Winter Light)
• 1963's Tystnaden (The Silence)
• 1964 För Att Inte Tala om Alla Dessa Kvinnor (All These Women)
• 1968's Vargtimmen (Hour of the Wolf)
• 1968 Skammen (Shame)
• 1969's En Passion (The Passion of Anna) - his first film in color
• 1972 Viskningar och Rop (Cries and Whispers)
• 1975 The Magic Flute - made for TV
• 1976 Ansikte mot Ansikte (Face to Face) - made for TV
• 1977 The Serpent's Egg 1978 Autumn Sonata
• 1980 Aus dem Leben der Marionetten (From the Life of the Marionettes)
• 1982 Fanny och Alexander (Fanny & Alexander)- Oscar winner
• 1984 Efter Repetitionen (After the Rehearsal) - TV
• 1985 The Blessed Ones - TV
• 1992 Den Goda Viljan (The Best Intentions) filmed for television by Bille August, script by Bergman
• 1996 Larmar och Gör Sig Till (In the Presence of a Clown)- TV
• 2003 Saraband - TV

Awards

Academy Awards
In 1971, Bergman received The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the Academy Awards ceremony.

Three of his films have won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: The Virgin Spring in 1961; Through a Glass Darkly in 1962; and Fanny and Alexander in 1984.

Nominated: Best Original Screenplay, Smultronstället (1960)
Nominated: Best Original Screenplay, Såsom i en spegel (1963)
Nominated: Best Original Screenplay, Viskningar och rop (1974)
Nominated: Best Picture, Viskningar och rop (1974)
Nominated: Best Director, Viskningar och rop (1974)
Nominated: Best Director, Ansikte mot ansikte (1977)
Nominated: Best Original Screenplay, Höstsonaten (1979)
Nominated: Best Original Screenplay, Fanny och Alexander (1984)
Nominated: Best Director, Fanny och Alexander (1984)

BAFTA Awards
Nominated: Best Film from any Source, Ansiktet (1960)
Nominated: Best Foreign Film, Fanny och Alexander (1984)

Cesar Awards
Nominated: Best Foreign Film, Trollflöjten (1976)
Nominated: Best Foreign Film, Höstsonaten (1979)
Won: Best Foreign Film, Fanny och Alexander (1984)
Nominated: Best European Film, Saraband (2005)

Cannes Film Festival
Won: Best Poetic Humor Sommarnattens leende (1955)
Nominated: Golden Palm Sommarnattens leende (1955)
Won: Jury Special prize Det Sjunde inseglet (1957)
Nominated: Golden Palm Det Sjunde inseglet (1957)
Won: Best Director Nära livet (1958)
Nominated: Golden Palm Nära livet (1958)
Won: Special Mention Jungfrukällan (1960)
Nominated: Golden Palm Jungfrukällan (1960)
Won: Technical Grand Prize Viskningar och rop (1972)
Won: Palm of Palms (1997)
Won: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (1998) (Special award for his whole works.)

Golden Globe Awards
Nominated: Best Director, Fanny och Alexander (1984)