"CAREFULLY I TOUCHED THE FACES OF MY PARENTS": BERGMAN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL IMAGE

Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's films and writing revolve around the complex nature of selfhood, with particular reference to his own life and the lives of his parents. This essay explores the possibility of cinematic autobiography, using Bergman's ideas on selfhood and photography as a...

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Published in:Biography (Honolulu) 2001-12, Vol.24 (1), p.72-84
Main Author: RUGG, LINDA HAVERTY
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actors
Autobiographies
Autobiography
Bergman, Ingmar
Biographical films
Biographical movies
Biography
Cameras
Characters and characteristics in motion pictures
Cinema
Criticism and interpretation
Filmmakers
Identity
Ingmar Bergman
Lanterns
Literary criticism
Mental imagery
Mothers
Motion pictures
Movie characters
Movie directors
Movie producers (Persons)
Movies
Parents
PERFORMING IDENTITIES
Photography
Self
Selfhood
Subjectivity
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Summary:Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's films and writing revolve around the complex nature of selfhood, with particular reference to his own life and the lives of his parents. This essay explores the possibility of cinematic autobiography, using Bergman's ideas on selfhood and photography as a basis for discussion.
ISSN:0162-4962
1529-1456
1529-1456
DOI:10.1353/bio.2001.0023