Ingmar Bergman
E120731
Ingmar Bergman was a renowned Swedish film and theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, celebrated for his psychologically intense and philosophically rich works such as "The Seventh Seal" and "Persona."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ingmar Bergman canonical | 43 |
| Ernst Ingmar Bergman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1010145 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ingmar Bergman Context triple: [BAFTA Fellowship, notableRecipient, Ingmar Bergman]
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A.
Bergman
Bergman is the surname of Ingrid Bergman, the acclaimed Swedish actress renowned for her roles in classic films such as "Casablanca" and "Notorious."
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B.
Alfred Bauer
Alfred Bauer was a German film historian and the first director of the Berlin International Film Festival, playing a key role in establishing it as a major global cinema event.
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C.
Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt was an influential Austrian theater and film director renowned for his innovative staging and a key role in shaping modern European theater.
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D.
Tomas Alfredson
Tomas Alfredson is a Swedish film director best known internationally for his atmospheric, character-driven thrillers such as "Let the Right One In" and the espionage drama "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."
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E.
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky was a renowned Soviet film director and screenwriter celebrated for his poetic, philosophical, and visually meditative cinema, including works like "Andrei Rublev," "Solaris," and "Stalker."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ingmar Bergman Target entity description: Ingmar Bergman was a renowned Swedish film and theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, celebrated for his psychologically intense and philosophically rich works such as "The Seventh Seal" and "Persona."
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A.
Bergman
Bergman is the surname of Ingrid Bergman, the acclaimed Swedish actress renowned for her roles in classic films such as "Casablanca" and "Notorious."
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B.
Alfred Bauer
Alfred Bauer was a German film historian and the first director of the Berlin International Film Festival, playing a key role in establishing it as a major global cinema event.
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C.
Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt was an influential Austrian theater and film director renowned for his innovative staging and a key role in shaping modern European theater.
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D.
Tomas Alfredson
Tomas Alfredson is a Swedish film director best known internationally for his atmospheric, character-driven thrillers such as "Let the Right One In" and the espionage drama "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."
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E.
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky was a renowned Soviet film director and screenwriter celebrated for his poetic, philosophical, and visually meditative cinema, including works like "Andrei Rublev," "Solaris," and "Stalker."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
ⓘ
film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
BAFTA awards ⓘ
surface form:
BAFTA Award
Golden Globe Award ⓘ Honorary Palme d'Or ⓘ
surface form:
Palme d’Or (honorary)
|
| birthName |
Ingmar Bergman
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ernst Ingmar Bergman
|
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child | Liv Ullmann’s daughter Linn Ullmann ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-07-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-07-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stockholm University
ⓘ
surface form:
Stockholm University (incomplete studies)
|
| employer | Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm ⓘ |
| father | Erik Bergman ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andrei Tarkovsky
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Lars von Trier ⓘ Martin Scorsese ⓘ Woody Allen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of existential and religious themes
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psychologically intense character studies ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Swedish ⓘ |
| mother | Karin Bergman ⓘ |
| movement | European art cinema ⓘ |
| name | Ingmar Bergman self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cries and Whispers
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Fanny and Alexander ⓘ Persona ⓘ Scenes from a Marriage ⓘ The Seventh Seal ⓘ Wild Strawberries ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Uppsala
ⓘ
surface form:
Uppsala, Sweden
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| placeOfDeath |
Fårö
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surface form:
Fårö, Sweden
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| religion | Lutheran background ⓘ |
| residence |
Fårö
ⓘ
surface form:
Fårö, Sweden
Stockholm ⓘ
surface form:
Stockholm, Sweden
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| spouse |
Ellen Lundström
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Else Fisher ⓘ Gun Grut ⓘ Ingrid von Rosen ⓘ Käbi Laretei ⓘ |
| style |
austere visual compositions
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use of close-ups to explore interior states ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary film "Bergman Island" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ingmar Bergman Description of subject: Ingmar Bergman was a renowned Swedish film and theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, celebrated for his psychologically intense and philosophically rich works such as "The Seventh Seal" and "Persona."
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ernst Ingmar Bergman
subject surface form:
Scenes from a Marriage (2021 miniseries)
subject surface form:
Autumn Sonata