Sweden Celebrated Ingmar Bergman’s Legacy

The very important persons of Sweden, starting with filmmakers, stars, top politicians and even the Swedish royal family’s members, have recently celebrated the life and work of one of the most popular Swedish legends of all time: Ingmar Bergman. The famous filmmaker’s legacy has been saluted on Monday through a ceremony at Stockholm’s Royal Dramatic Theatre.
Ingmar Bergman has died in his sleep on the 30th of July 2007 at the age of 89. He is considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers ever, as he produced 54 movie, 126 theatre productions and 39 radio plays during a career that has spanned over no less than 60 years.
And it hasn’t been the great number of works Ingmar Bergman has produced, but their quality. Through his works, the Swedish filmmaker has influence an entire generation of directors and artists.
Bergman’s death has prompted an outpouring of tributes from critics, filmmakers, artists and cultural figures from all over the world. The ceremony from Monday has also drawn a crowd of about 800 very important people, including Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, the Culture Minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth and even Sweden’s Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria.
The ceremony has featured readings of the filmmakers’ works by actors who have worked with him such as Bibi Anderson, the star from “Seventh Seal” and “Wild Strawberries”, or Borje Ahlstedt and Pernilla August, who have both featured in the Oscar-winning movie “Fanny and Alexander”, which was a partly autobiographical work that some critics deem Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece.
The Monday ceremony has involved anyway many other people and many other activities in the director’s memory. Earlier on the same day, the Swedish government has pledged 20 million Swedish crowns ($3 million) for ensuring that Ingmar Bergman’s films and script would be preserved.

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