Bergman

American  

[burg-muhn] / ˈbɜrg mən /

noun

1. Ingmar 1918–2007, Swedish motion-picture director and writer.

2. Ingrid, 1915–82, Swedish film actress.

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Bergman British  

/ ˈbɜːɡmən /

noun

1. ( Ernst ) Ingmar (ˈiŋmar). 1918–2007, Swedish film and stage director, whose films include The Seventh Seal (1956), Wild Strawberries (1957), Persona (1966), Scenes from a Marriage (1974), Autumn Sonata (1978), and Fanny and Alexander (1982)

2. Ingrid . 1915–82, Swedish film and stage actress, working in Hollywood 1938–48; noted for her leading roles in many films, including Casablanca (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Anastasia (1956), and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)

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Bergman

Throughout, Bergman artfully but never rigidly emphasizes parallels between them, even having Alma seem to stand in place for Elisabet in scenes with her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Bai's lawyer Nadthasiri Bergman also confirmed to AFP that he had been taken to court to face extradition proceedings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mr. Bai denies wrongdoing, says his lawyer, Nadthasiri Bergman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

By summer 1895, students were lobbing small balls into waste paper baskets perched upon poles on the lawn of a new Dartford talent factory: Madame Bergman Osterberg's Physical Training College.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

An unpretentious Lutheran church—a chapel, really—that looks like a set for an Ingmar Bergman drama and can seat only about fifty parishioners, guards the site of the cemetery.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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