Bergman’s Shorts

Stimulantia (Episode: Daniel)

Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Ingmar Bergman, Käbi Laretei, Daniel Sebastian Bergman
Sweden, 1967, 11', color
Swedish with Turkish subtitles 

Bergman's contribution to the Swedish omnibus film Stimulantia was a compilation of 16mm 'home movie' footage taken when his son Daniel was an infant.

Karin's Face 

Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Karin Bergman, Ingmar Bergman
Sweden, 1984, 14',  color
Swedish with Turkish subtitles

Leading off with images of the strong face of Ingmar Bergman’s mother Karin, the short film shows family photographs from old albums over a period of several decades. Bergman’s very personal tribute to his mother.

Harald & Harald

Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Björn Granath, Benny Haag, Johan Rabaeus
Sweden, 1996, 10',  color
Swedish with Turkish subtitles

Harald and Harald read out loud from Culture Commission's final report (SOU 1995:84). This short television play dedicated to the chairman of the Swedish Parliamentary Committee on Cultural Affairs.

The Dance of the Damned Women

Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Nina Harte, Helene Friberg, Lena Wennergren, Lisbeth Zachrisson
Sweden, 1976, 10', black & white
diyalogsuz / no dialogue

The film shows four women moving in a crowded, closed room to the music of Monteverdi. They represent women living by passing on a role that is passed down to them for generations. Two of the dancers are damned souls that come to life, the third is death and the fourth a child born free, but forced into the other female roles.