Bergman

[ burg-muhn ]

noun

1. Ing·mar [ing, -mahr], 1918–2007, Swedish motion-picture director and writer.
2. Ingrid, 1915–82, Swedish film actress.

Bergman

/ ˈbɜːɡmən /

noun

1. BergmanErnst) Ingmar19182007MSwedishFILMS AND TV: directorTHEATRE: stage director ( 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. BergmanIngrid19151982FSwedishTHEATRE: actress 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)

Example Sentences

“They had an enormous authority. My mom, Ingrid Bergman, was a very famous actress and had a very full career, which is something that was not usual in Italy. It was unusual for a woman to have a big career. She was very independent. There was something that connected her and the nuns when they spoke to each other. The nuns and my mom really followed their passions and followed what they believed and what they needed. My mom even said, ‘Acting is a calling for me.

From Los Angeles Times

She’s not obsessed with the idea of an acting career — “I never heard my parents talk about career,” she says of Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini — but she keeps doing it because it hasn’t ceased to be compelling.

From Los Angeles Times

While they were found to be authentic, leading security journalist Ronan Bergman found their significance had been greatly exaggerated.

From BBC

Cousins makes many astute points about Hitchcock’s process, such as his use of a ramp in “Notorious” to allow Claude Rains to appear the same height as costar Ingrid Bergman in a scene, or how in “Saboteur,” viewers can’t hear the wind rustling the hair of a character dangling from the Statue of Liberty — but one can hear the character’s breathing.

From Salon

The only one I always cry at is “Notorious” and the ending with Ingrid Bergman — and she is central to the understanding of Hitchcock — is one of the most moving of its time.

From Salon