February 15, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Ingmar_bergman":
Society: 24 Jan 12
Swedish silver screen stalwart Max von Sydow, 82, became one of the oldest Academy Award nominees ever on Tuesday, while "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" star Rooney Mara was nominated in the best actress category.
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Society: 15 Dec 11
Personal notes, scribbled by revered Swedish film maker Ingmar Bergman to his housekeeper, were auctioned off in Stockholm on Wednesday, fetching more than had been initially estimated.
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Education: 20 Oct 11
Since Sweden introduced university tuition fees for people from non-EU countries, students' expectations have increased. But those studying at Stockholm University say they are getting good value for money.
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Society: 19 Oct 11
The DNA tests claimed to prove that world-renowned Swedish director Ingmar Bergman was switched at birth were false, according to a new study.
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Travel: 10 Jun 11
Ancient walled cities, storm-tossed islands and a dose of Bergmanesque atmospherics. The islands of Gotland and Öland make for a spectacular summer visit.
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Society: 1 Jun 11
The Swedish experts who conducted the DNA tests used as a basis for the claim that deceased film director Ingmar Bergman was switched at birth, have disputed the conclusions.
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Society: 26 May 11
Ingmar Bergman, the famed Swedish director who died in 2007, was not his mother's biological son, according to the results of an investigation by his niece published on Thursday.
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Business & Money: 6 Apr 11
Sweden's Riksbank on Wednesday announced the new faces to adorn the country's notes and coins, including a celebrated film director, a former UN secretary-general and a children's author.
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Society: 4 Feb 11
The Swedish actress Lena Nyman, known from her roles in Ingmar Bergman's 1978 film "Autumn Sonata" and the "I am Curious" films, died on Friday after an extended illness.
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Lifestyle: 15 Oct 10
Every four years, Stockholm’s Moderna Museet presents a sampling of what's new in Swedish contemporary art. Contributor Jennifer Lindblad takes a look at this year's exhibit, which opened October 2nd.
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National: 30 Jul 10
Swedish novelist and Ship to Gaza participant Henning Mankell has had his bag returned to him by Israeli authorities - filled with women's clothes.
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Analysis & Opinion: 23 Jul 10
A new review of Sweden's ban on buying sex has provided little hard evidence that the policy of prohibition has worked, writes Laura Agustín, but few politicians have dared to point out its obvious failings.
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Society: 22 Jul 10
Swedes, long famous round the world for their relaxed attitude to nudity, are now some of Europe’s biggest prudes, according to a new survey.
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Lifestyle: 28 May 10
It’s notoriously difficult for European filmmakers to make it big in the US, particularly with non-English language films. But now Sweden’s filmmakers are echoing the successes of its authors and actors in winning over American audiences, writes Lee Martin.
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Society: 24 May 10
The US is in the grip of Stieg Larsson fever as the third instalment of the Swedish author's Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, prepares to go on wide release in book stores across the nation on Tuesday.
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Society: 20 May 10
The Bergman foundation on the Baltic Sea island of Farö has applied to the Swedish government for 500,000 kronor ($65,700) to establish a resource centre in honour of the Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 09
Sweden’s cultural heritage is virtually unknown outside the country’s borders. Swedes should be better at using culture to promote their own country, writes Olle Wästberg, Director-General of the Swedish Institute.
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Society: 24 Oct 09
A Norwegian businessman has bought the home of the late Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman on the remote island of Fårö and plans to turn the property into an arts centre.
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Society: 29 Sep 09
Collectors and Ingmar Bergman fans proved willing to pay far more than expected for a range of the legendary filmmaker’s personal items auctioned off in Stockholm on Monday.
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Lifestyle: 28 Sep 09
Movie buffs, art collectors and Ingmar Bergman fans will be able to put their hands on the legendary Swedish film-maker's personal items as they go under the hammer Monday in Stockholm, writes the AFP's Igor Gedilaghine.
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Society: 10 Sep 09
Stockholm auction house Bukowski's is gearing up for a high profile sale later this month, as the worldly possessions of beloved film director Ingmar Bergman go under the hammer.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Jul 09
Even though there’s an ocean between Per Hanefjord and Hollywood, the budding Swedish film director explained to The Local’s Lydia Parafianowicz that tinsel town honours aren’t out of reach.
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Lifestyle: 17 Jun 09
Exhibition: Swedish photographer Hans Hammarskiöld is associated with influence and innovation, both in his homeland and internationally.
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Lifestyle: 4 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Lewis Black and Early Music Festival in Stockholm; Beer festival & World Cup football in Gothenburg; Buju Banton & Mandela exhibition in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 3 Jun 09
Citizens of Stockholm should prepare to be in stitches on June 5th – stand-up comedian Lewis Black is coming to town, and the funnyman’s performance is sure to be nothing short of hilarious.
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Lifestyle: 28 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Bruce Springsteen and Dylan Moran in Stockholm; Speedway Grand Prix in Gothenburg; The Eagles in Malmö/Lund.
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Lifestyle: 20 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Ingmar Bergman theatre festival in Stockholm; International performance art in Gothenburg; Ghostface Killah and Funda Arar in Malmö/Lund.
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Society: 19 May 09
The island home of legendary Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman has now gone up for auction, the company charged with the sale said on Tuesday.
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Society: 26 Mar 09
A new foundation dedicated to the legacy of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman is seeking financing to buy his home, a source close to the project said on Thursday amid reports the house would sell for more than $4 million.
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National: 21 Feb 09
The Swedish National Police Academy (Polishögskolan) is to be investigated after details emerged of a culture of racism at the school.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Oct 08
Sweden means many different things to many different people. Just ask the United States Secret Service, writes Olle Wästberg, director-general of the Swedish Institute.
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Analysis & Opinion: 20 Aug 08
The most popular work of crime fiction ever published in Sweden is never likely to win a Nobel Prize. But it should, argues Jeanne Rudbeck, who is left spellbound by Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy.
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Business & Money: 1 Jul 08
The children of world-renowned Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman are carrying out their late father’s wishes to have his home auctioned off to the highest bidder.
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Society: 31 Mar 08
What would you do with a 40 gigabit per second internet connection? 75-year-old Sigbritt Löthberg used hers to dry her laundry.
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Society: 10 Feb 08
Swedish actress and author Eva Dahlbeck has died at the age of 87.
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National: 1 Feb 08
Stockholm is to name a street after the late film director Ingmar Bergman, who died last year, councillors have announced.
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Lifestyle: 25 Jan 08
Something for the weekend: Learn how to dance the tango in Stockholm, learn about the lives of the Swedish settlers in the US in Gothenburg and satisfy your taste for the baroque in Malmö.
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Society: 22 Jan 08
Roy Andersson claims three of the top prizes at Sweden's annual movie industry bash.
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Lifestyle: 18 Jan 08
Something for the Weekend: Women of all ages provide reasons to get out of the house this weekend. Swedish Grammy winner Säkert plays in Gothenburg, Marianne Faithfull hits movie theatres, and there's a Maj Lindström exhibition in Malmö. Or you can grab a jazz brunch if you're in Stockholm.
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Lifestyle: 11 Jan 08
Something for the weekend: From British cabaret in one of Stockholm's best restaurants to opera from New York's Met live in a cinema in Malmö, Jasmine Enberg has tips to keep you entertained this weekend.
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National: 11 Dec 07
Stockholm put on its glad rags and millions watched on TV as the Nobel Banquet celebrated the world's best brains.
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National: 7 Oct 07
The Swedish Post said Saturday it would issue two new stamps in January honouring Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, who died in July at the age of 89.
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Lifestyle: 3 Oct 07
Sweden's literati-glitterati are whispering the names of the candidates for this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. As Jeanne Rudbeck writes, jokes and vulgarity don't go down well at the academy that bypassed Joyce and Wodehouse.
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Society: 3 Sep 07
The Swedish government said Monday it would donate almost three million dollars (20 million kronor) to preserve the works and memory of legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman who died in July.
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National: 18 Aug 07
Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, one of the most influential film directors of the 20th century, was buried on Saturday in a private funeral on the island of Fårö in the Baltic Sea.
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National: 9 Aug 07
Around 140 people gathered on the Swedish Baltic Sea island of Fårö on Wednesday evening to remember film director Ingmar Bergman, who died last week at the age of 89.
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Society: 2 Aug 07
The Swedish Post has announced plans to issue a new stamp in memory of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, who died earlier this week at the age of 89. The stamp is due out in January.
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National: 31 Jul 07
Tributes have been pouring in for Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman, who died on Monday. "The dream ended, the music went quiet that night on the island of Fårö, where Ingmar Bergman died," said French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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National: 30 Jul 07
American film icon Woody Allen on Monday said he was devastated to hear Swedish filmmaker and playwright Ingmar Bergman had died, hailing him as cinema's greatest director.
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National: 30 Jul 07
Sweden's Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, has led political tributes to film director Ingmar Bergman, who died on Monday at the age of 89.
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National: 30 Jul 07
The Swedish film world has been paying its tributes to film director Ingmar Bergman, who died on Monday at the age of 89.
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Society: 30 Jul 07
Ingmar Bergman was the master of turning tales of anguished love and loneliness into films that made him one of the leading directors of the 20th century.
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National: 30 Jul 07
Legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman has died at the age of 89. He died at his home on the island of Fårö, his daughter Eva Bergman told news agency TT.
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National: 27 Sep 06
The Swedish Film Institute has named Falkenberg Farewell, "a film about friendship, memories and a final farewell to the little town by the sea", as Sweden's official Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
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National: 20 Sep 06
The Swedish cinematographer Sven Nykvist, hailed by many in the film industry as the world's greatest cinematograper, died on Wednesday after a long illness.
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Lifestyle: 13 May 06
Sweden’s reputation as the first country of filth is one of those lingering stereotypes. Like high taxes. But whilst there’s no denying the latter, what truth really is there in the triple X typecast? The Local’s Christine Demsteader investigates.
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National: 10 Apr 06
The Swedish writer and film director Vilgot Sjöman has died at the age of 81. Up until his death, he was involved in lawsuit against TV4, whose commercial breaks infringed his rights as a filmmaker, he said.
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Lifestyle: 1 Dec 05
Nordeste by Juan Solanas wins the best film prize at the Stockholm International Film Festival. The festival is known for showcasing cutting edge directors, and this year was no exception.
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Lifestyle: 14 Oct 05
The name Harriet Andersson mean anything to you? Well, if you've seen Summer With Monica, Fanny and Alexander or Dogville, it certainly should. A new book tells the story of a career spanning seven decades.
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Lifestyle: 10 Jun 05
"The only mistake Bergman made was not dying," says Lars Von Trier, as some of the greatest names in modern film-making discuss the impact of Ingmar Bergman at a Stockholm seminar.
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Lifestyle: 2 Jun 05
Legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman has had a professorship at Stockholm University created in his honour. The first holder of the prestigious post has been named as German academic Thomas Elsaesser.
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Smörgåsbord: 20 May 05
Les risques liés à la santé et à l’environnement sont nombreux et variés dans nos sociétés. Cette semaine, ce sont les réserves d’eau potable des suédois qui sont menacées. Entre tranquillisants à Stockholm et arsenic dans le nord, certaines découvertes sont inquiétantes. Par ailleurs plusieurs procès concernant des délits sexuels sont en cours en Suède et mettent en cause des personnalités du monde judiciaire et militaire.
Et petites actualités cinématographiques pour finir…
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Lifestyle: 20 May 05
The electronic publication of screenplays, plays, interviews sound files, story boards and film clips from the great Swedish film director will be launched on September 1st.
The Ingmar Bergman website was initiated by The Ingmar Bergman Foundation and will feature .
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Lifestyle: 16 May 05
Three documentaries about the Greatest Living Film Maker shed some revealing light on the inspiration and thinking behind Ingmar Bergman's movies.
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Lifestyle: 21 Apr 05
A short film about a love-starved truck driver facing redundancy and a documentary about Ingmar Bergman will be showing off the best of Swedish talent at the Cannes Film Festival next month.
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Lifestyle: 22 Oct 04
A new biographical book by Sweden's king of film contains a dark revelation that wouldn't have been out of place in one of the great man's movies.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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