Famous director Ang Lee once publicly stated in an interview that his spiritual idol is Swedish director Ernst Ingmar Bergman. He embarked on the path of cinema by Bergman's classic "Virgin Springs"; when the two met on Faroe Island, Bergman gave Ang Lee a hug, and this hug made Ang Lee cry. In fact, despite the controversy of his life, Bergman has always been one of the greatest directors in history. The picture shows Bergman's work on the set. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "
Bergman was born in the central Swedish city of Uppsala in July 1918 to a Lutheran-Danish priest who later served as the exclusive priest of the King of Sweden and a nurse to a mother. In family life, his father was extremely strict, and Bergman was locked in a dark closet for negligence such as bedwetting. In addition, when he was young, Bergman went to the church with his father, and his father went to the stage to preach, and he secretly pondered the decoration, atmosphere, and religious imagery in the church. The picture shows Bergman's work on the set. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "
Although Bergman grew up in a religious, devout Lutheran family, he developed a keen interest in film early on. As early as the age of 9, he exchanged a set of tin soldier toys for a simple battery camera, which he is said to have inspired him to start making his own scenes, puppets and lighting effects, using puppets to design performances, and narrating himself, performing for himself the plays of the Swedish writer August Strindberg. Pictured here is one of Bergman's favorite royal actresses during his lifetime. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "
After completing his military service, in 1937 Bergman enrolled at Stockholm University, majoring in literature and art. During his time at the school, he spent most of his time in student theater troupes while also indulging in movies. He began his film career in 1941 by writing screenplays, and in 1944 completed his first screenplay, Hets, in addition to serving as an assistant director in the film's crew. The film was an international success, and Bergman was given the opportunity to direct the film himself the following year. Pictured is a still from Bergman's film. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "
In 1955, Bergman gained his first international fame and success, and the work that propelled him to the peak of his film career was Sommarnattens Leende. The film not only won the "Best Poetic Humor" at the Cannes Film Festival, but was also shortlisted for the Palme d'Or. Two years later, he released two of his most well-known works, Det Sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal) and Smultronstället (Wild Strawberry). Pictured is a still from Bergman's film. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "
The Seventh Seal was shortlisted for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize, while Wild Strawberry won the Golden Bear in 1958. Over the next 20 years, Bergman directed a large number of films, many of which were written by himself, including "Masquerade" and "Virgin Springs". At the end of the 1960s, he lived on faroe and set up his own film studio on the island. However, in January 1976, while rehearsing a Strindberg play at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm, Bergman was taken away by plainclothes police on charges of income tax evasion and humiliated. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "
In March of the same year, Swedish special prosecutor Anders Nordenadler called off the investigation and charges against Bergman, declaring him innocent. However, this unjust experience dealt a terrible blow to Bergman, who closed his film studio, stopped all filming plans, vowed never to make a film in Sweden again, and exiled himself to Munich, Germany. He did not return to the Faroe Islands until 1984, retiring from film work in 2003. The picture shows Bergman and other top filmmakers. (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "
In his private life, Bergman had 5 marriages and 9 children. He died peacefully at his home on Faroe Island in 2007 at the age of 89. Throughout his life, his work, his approach to filming, and his aesthetic philosophy had a profound impact on future generations of filmmakers, with Woody Allen commenting that Bergman was "probably the greatest creator of cinematic art ever since the film was created." (Photo attribution: Oriental IC) "