Special Programme "Documents of Ingmar Bergman"  

In the early fifties Ingmar Bergman got himself a cine-camera, a 9.5 mm “Bell & Howell”, which he often used both privately and in his work. “Images from the Playground” embark on these films, giving a diverse representation of one of the greatest artists in cinema. “When I come into the studio with my camera and colleagues around me, we always seem to be starting a game. I remember exactly like when I was small and took my toys out of the toy cupboard. It’s exactly the same feeling”, Bergman says at one occasion. These imagery from the director’s grown-up playground is accompanied with Bergman’s own commentaries from various interviews. Whereas the actresses Harriet Andersson and Bibi Andersson – exposed to Bergman’s loving eye in these wealthy documents – also contributes to the personal portrait.

Stig Björkman is a Swedish writer and film critic. He has also directed fifteen films since 1964. His films were presented in Berlin International Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival. His 2015 documentary “Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words” was screened in the Cannes Classics section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. He also worked with such directors as Woody Allen and Lars von Trier.

Selected Filmography:

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words / Jag är Ingrid, 2015
Fani, Aleksandras ir aš / Fanny, Alexander and I , 2013
... but Film Is My Mistress , 2010
Tranceformer: a Portrait of Lars von Trier, 1997