22 moments

1. Birth in Uppsala

   1918-07-14 · Uppsala, Sweden

   Bergman was born in Uppsala, the starting point of his documented life chronology. Coordinates represent central Uppsala; the source does not identify a birth building.

2. Summer visit and Nazi rally

   1934-01-01 · Weimar, Germany

   At sixteen, Bergman spent the summer with family friends in Germany and attended a Nazi rally in Weimar. Coordinates represent central Weimar; the rally venue is not specified.

3. University studies and student theatre

   1937-01-01 · Stockholm, Sweden

   Bergman enrolled at Stockholm University College to study art and literature, while devoting much of his time to student theatre. Coordinates are a representative central Stockholm point because the cited text does not identify a campus building.

4. Student-theatre directing debut

   1940-01-01 · Stockholm Student Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden

   

   Bergman made his directing debut with Strindberg's The Pelican for the Stockholm Student Theatre. Coordinates are a representative point for the historical Stockholm Student Theatre area; the source does not supply an exact venue address.

5. Departure from Helsingborg

   1946-03-01 · Helsingborg City Theatre, Helsingborg, Sweden

   Bergman left Helsingborg after his period directing at Helsingborg City Theatre. The cited departure directly supports his presence in Helsingborg at the end of this engagement.

6. Caligula premiere at Gothenburg City Theatre

   1946-11-29 · Gothenburg City Theatre, Gothenburg, Sweden

   Bergman's first Gothenburg City Theatre production, Albert Camus's Caligula, premiered on this date.

7. Return to Stockholm's Intima Theatre

   1950-01-01 · Intima Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden

   After his Gothenburg years, Bergman moved back to Stockholm and worked at Lorens Marmstedt's Intima Theatre. Coordinates are approximate for the historical Intima Teatern location.

8. Appointment at Malmö City Theatre

   1952-01-01 · Malmö City Theatre, Malmö, Sweden

   

   Bergman returned to Skåne to become director and artistic adviser at Malmö City Theatre, beginning a major theatre period.

9. First arrival on Fårö

   1960-01-01 · Fårö, Gotland Municipality, Sweden

   

   Bergman first came to Fårö while seeking locations for Through a Glass Darkly; the island became his principal creative and residential place. Coordinates represent the island because the first-visit site is not specified.

10. Leadership of the Royal Dramatic Theatre

    1963-01-01 · Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden

    

    Bergman was appointed head of Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre while continuing his film work. The appointment supports sustained professional presence at the named Stockholm theatre; the precise appointment day is not stated.

11. Fårö documentary production

    1969-01-01 · Fårö, Gotland Municipality, Sweden

    Bergman and Sven Nykvist made the first Fårö documentary during a six-week period in early spring. The source identifies the production as Fårö Document; coordinates represent Fårö broadly.

12. Exile residence in Munich

    1976-01-01 · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

    Following the tax case, Bergman lived in Munich and developed a major German theatre and film period there. Coordinates represent central Munich because the cited residence address is not given.

13. Six-week stay at his Fårö house

    1976-01-01 · Fårö, Gotland Municipality, Sweden

    During the summer, Bergman spent six weeks at his house on Fårö and revived plans for a second Fårö documentary. The source gives summer 1976 but not exact dates.

14. Arrest during rehearsal

    1976-01-30 · Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden

    

    Bergman was arrested while rehearsing Strindberg's The Dance of Death at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.

15. Filming Autumn Sonata near Oslo

    1977-01-01 · Norsk Film A/S, Jar, Bærum, Norway

    Bergman worked in studios on the outskirts of Oslo while making Autumn Sonata in Norway during exile. The source's production details date the Norwegian filming to autumn 1977 and identify Norsk Film A/S, Jar, as the studio.

16. Sixtieth birthday visit

    1978-07-01 · Fårö, Gotland Municipality, Sweden

    Bergman returned to Sweden for his sixtieth birthday, celebrated on Fårö, and began resuming work at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Coordinates represent Fårö broadly; the birthday venue is not specified.

17. Fanny and Alexander production begins

    1981-09-07 · Filmhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

    

    Bergman returned to Swedish film production with Fanny and Alexander; filming began at Filmhuset in Stockholm. The article identifies this as Bergman's production; its first-person production account confirms his active work there.

18. Saraband script dated on Fårö

    2001-09-01 · Fårö, Gotland Municipality, Sweden

    A director's script for Saraband in the Ingmar Bergman Archives is dated from Fårö, documenting Bergman's work there. The archival item is identified by the source as Bergman's handwritten-notes script; coordinates represent Fårö broadly.

19. Permanent move to Fårö

    2003-01-01 · Fårö, Gotland Municipality, Sweden

    After selling his Stockholm apartment, Bergman moved permanently to Fårö, where he spent his final years. Coordinates represent Fårö broadly; the home address is not supplied.

20. Final stage production at BAM

    2003-06-01 · Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York, United States

    Bergman's final stage production, Ibsen's Ghosts, played at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in June 2003. The production's guest performances at BAM ran 10–14 June 2003; the source does not specify a particular day of Bergman's attendance.

21. Last major interview

    2005-01-01 · Fårö, Gotland Municipality, Sweden

    Bergman gave one of his last major interviews on Fårö, reflecting on the professional cost of exile. The source does not provide a more precise interview date.

22. Death at home on Fårö

    2007-07-30 · Fårö, Gotland Municipality, Sweden

    

    Bergman died in his sleep at his Fårö home; his body was found there on 30 July 2007. Coordinates represent Fårö broadly because the home address is not given.