Ingmar Bergman

Andrei Tarkovsky

Alfred Hitchcock

Stanley Kubrick

David Lynch

Christopher Nolan

Francis Ford Coppola

Quentin Tarantino

Akira Kurosawa

Federico Fellini

Roman Polanski

Abbas Kiarostami

David Fincher

Chantal Anne Akerman

Agnès Varda

Julia Ducournau

Ridley Scott

Jean-Luc Godard

Sofia Coppola

Martin Scorsese

Filmmakers

Ingmar Bergman - Famous People

40 chapters

beginner

Discover the lives of filmmakers through their stories to level up your language skills and explore their fascinating creative journeys.

Vocabulary

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

filmmaker

[n]

/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

deep

[adj]

/dip/

feeling

[n]

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

question

[n]

/ˈkwɛsʧən/

start

[v]

/stɑːrt/

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

10.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

11.

work

[n]

/wɝːk/

12.

storytelling

[n]

/ˈstɔɹiˌtɛɫɪŋ/

13.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

14.

inspire

[v]

/ˌɪnˈspaɪɹ/

15.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

16.

award

[n]

/əˈwɑrd/

17.

Oscar

[n]

/ˈɔskɝ/

18.

Golden Globe

[n]

/ɡˈoʊldən ɡlˈoʊb/

19.

play

[n]

/pleɪ/

20.

direct

[v]

/daɪˈrɛkt/ , /dəˈrɛkt/

21.

theater

[n]

/ˈθiːətɚ/

22.

show

[n]

/ʃoʊ/

23.

idea

[n]

/aɪˈdiːə/

24.

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

25.

personal

[adj]

/ˈpɝːsənəl/

26.

relationship

[n]

/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

27.

challenge

[n]

/ˈtʃæɫəndʒ/

28.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

29.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

30.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

31.

enjoy

[v]

/ɪnˈʤɔɪ/

32.

talk

[v]

/tɑːk/

33.

fear

[n]

/fɪr/

34.

interesting

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

Practice

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

filmmaker

[n]

/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

deep

[adj]

/dip/

feeling

[n]

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

question

[n]

/ˈkwɛsʧən/

start

[v]

/stɑːrt/

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

10.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

11.

work

[n]

/wɝːk/

12.

storytelling

[n]

/ˈstɔɹiˌtɛɫɪŋ/

13.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

14.

inspire

[v]

/ˌɪnˈspaɪɹ/

15.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

16.

award

[n]

/əˈwɑrd/

17.

Oscar

[n]

/ˈɔskɝ/

18.

Golden Globe

[n]

/ɡˈoʊldən ɡlˈoʊb/

19.

play

[n]

/pleɪ/

20.

direct

[v]

/daɪˈrɛkt/ , /dəˈrɛkt/

21.

theater

[n]

/ˈθiːətɚ/

22.

show

[n]

/ʃoʊ/

23.

idea

[n]

/aɪˈdiːə/

24.

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

25.

personal

[adj]

/ˈpɝːsənəl/

26.

relationship

[n]

/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

27.

challenge

[n]

/ˈtʃæɫəndʒ/

28.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

29.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

30.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

31.

enjoy

[v]

/ɪnˈʤɔɪ/

32.

talk

[v]

/tɑːk/

33.

fear

[n]

/fɪr/

34.

interesting

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

slavný

filmmaker

[n]

/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/

filmař

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

narozený

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

film

deep

[adj]

/dip/

hluboký

feeling

[n]

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

pocit

question

[n]

/ˈkwɛsʧən/

otázka

start

[v]

/stɑːrt/

začít

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

stát se

10.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

svět

11.

work

[n]

/wɝːk/

práce

12.

storytelling

[n]

/ˈstɔɹiˌtɛɫɪŋ/

vyprávění příběhů

13.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

styl

14.

inspire

[v]

/ˌɪnˈspaɪɹ/

inspirovat

15.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

vyhrát

16.

award

[n]

/əˈwɑrd/

ocenění

17.

Oscar

[n]

/ˈɔskɝ/

Oscar

18.

Golden Globe

[n]

/ɡˈoʊldən ɡlˈoʊb/

Zlatý glóbus

19.

play

[n]

/pleɪ/

hra

20.

direct

[v]

/daɪˈrɛkt/ , /dəˈrɛkt/

režírovat

21.

theater

[n]

/ˈθiːətɚ/

divadlo

22.

show

[n]

/ʃoʊ/

pořad

23.

idea

[n]

/aɪˈdiːə/

nápad

24.

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

umění

25.

personal

[adj]

/ˈpɝːsənəl/

osobní

26.

relationship

[n]

/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

vztah

27.

challenge

[n]

/ˈtʃæɫəndʒ/

výzva

28.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

pokračovat

29.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

milovat

30.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

zemřít

31.

enjoy

[v]

/ɪnˈʤɔɪ/

užívat si

32.

talk

[v]

/tɑːk/

mluvit

33.

fear

[n]

/fɪr/

strach

34.

interesting

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

zajímavý

kapitola

Ingmar Bergman

Read a short story of a famous filmmaker known for his deep and thoughtful movies.

1.1

Ingmar Bergman was a famous filmmaker. He was born on July 14, 1918, in Uppsala, Sweden. Bergman's movies were famous for talking about deep feelings and big questions about life. He started making movies in the 1940s and he became famous around the world for his work.

Ingmar Bergman byl slavný filmový režisér. Narodil se 14. července 1918 v Uppsale ve Švédsku. Bergmanovy filmy byly proslulé tím, že mluvily o hlubokých citech a velkých otázkách života. Začal točit filmy ve 40. letech 20. století a díky své práci se stal slavným po celém světě.

1.2

Some of his most famous movies are "The Seventh Seal," "Persona," and "Wild Strawberries." His storytelling style has inspired so many other filmmakers. He won awards like Oscars and Golden Globes.

Mezi jeho nejznámější filmy patří "Sedmá pečeť", "Persona" a "Lesní jahody". Jeho vyprávěcí styl inspiroval tolik dalších filmařů. Získal ocenění jako Oscary a Zlaté glóby.

1.3

Plus making movies, Bergman also wrote plays and directed theater shows. He worked a lot in theater and people liked his new ideas for shows. His work in movies and theater was important for art and storytelling.

Kromě natáčení filmů Bergman také psal hry a režíroval divadelní představení. Hodně pracoval v divadle a lidé měli rádi jeho nové nápady na představení. Jeho práce ve filmu a divadle byla důležitá pro umění a vyprávění příběhů.

1.4

Bergman had problems in his personal life. Sometimes, his own feelings and relationships were like the stories in his movies. Even with all these challenges, he continued to make art that people loved all around the world.

Bergman měl problémy ve svém osobním životě. Někdy byly jeho vlastní pocity a vztahy jako příběhy v jeho filmech. I přes všechny tyto výzvy pokračoval ve vytváření umění, které lidé po celém světě milovali.

1.5

Ingmar Bergman died in 2007 when he was 89 years old. He left us with many great movies and theater shows that we still enjoy and talk about today.

Ingmar Bergman zemřel v roce 2007, když mu bylo 89 let. Zanechal nám mnoho skvělých filmů a divadelních představení, které si dodnes užíváme a o kterých mluvíme.

1.6

Fun fact: Ingmar Bergman once said his biggest fear was being bored. This fear inspired him to make some of the most interesting and different movies ever.

Zajímavost: Ingmar Bergman jednou řekl, že jeho největším strachem je nudit se. Tento strach ho inspiroval k vytvoření některých z nejzajímavějších a nejrůznějších filmů vůbec.

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Filmmakers

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QuizSkip the quiz

When was Ingmar Bergman born?

1920

1918

1940

2007

What was Ingmar Bergman afraid of?

Darkness

Heights

Boredom

Losing his camera

Put these events in the correct order:

bergman was born in in 1918.

bergman made movies in the 1940s.

ingmar bergman died in 2007.

bergman became famous around the world.

Match the description to the correct item:

The Seventh Seal

His biggest fear

Ingmar Bergman's death

Fear of being bored

Famous movie

2007, age 89

Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (There are two extra options.)

Bergman made deep

about life and big questions. He also worked in

. His work was so good that he won many

, like the

and Golden Globes.

feelings

theater

awards

Oscar

movies

work

Is this sentence True or False?
"Ingmar Bergman was born in the 1950s."

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