Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Andrei Tarkovsky

Andrei Tarkovsky

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

David Lynch

David Lynch

Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami

David Fincher

David Fincher

Chantal Anne Akerman

Chantal Anne Akerman

Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Julia Ducournau

Julia Ducournau

Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Filmmakers

Filmmakers

Ingmar Bergman - Famous People

40 chapters
levelbeginner

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

Vocabulary
1.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
2.
filmmaker
[n]
/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/
3.
born
[adj]
/bɔrn/
4.
movie
[n]
/ˈmuːvi/
5.
deep
[adj]
/dip/
6.
feeling
[n]
/ˈfiːlɪŋ/
7.
question
[n]
/ˈkwɛsʧən/
8.
start
[v]
/stɑːrt/
9.
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
1.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
2.
filmmaker
[n]
/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/
3.
born
[adj]
/bɔrn/
4.
movie
[n]
/ˈmuːvi/
5.
deep
[adj]
/dip/
6.
feeling
[n]
/ˈfiːlɪŋ/
7.
question
[n]
/ˈkwɛsʧən/
8.
start
[v]
/stɑːrt/
9.
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/
1.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
berühmt
2.
filmmaker
[n]
/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/
Filmemacher
3.
born
[adj]
/bɔrn/
geboren
4.
movie
[n]
/ˈmuːvi/
Film
5.
deep
[adj]
/dip/
tief
6.
feeling
[n]
/ˈfiːlɪŋ/
Gefühl
7.
question
[n]
/ˈkwɛsʧən/
Frage
8.
start
[v]
/stɑːrt/
anfangen
9.
become
[v]
/bɪˈkʌm/
werden
10.
world
[n]
/wɝld/
Welt
11.
work
[n]
/wɝːk/
Arbeit
12.
storytelling
[n]
/ˈstɔɹiˌtɛɫɪŋ/
Geschichtenerzählen
13.
style
[n]
/staɪl/
Stil
14.
inspire
[v]
/ˌɪnˈspaɪɹ/
begeistern
15.
win
[v]
/wɪn/
gewinnen
16.
award
[n]
/əˈwɑrd/
Auszeichnung
17.
Oscar
[n]
/ˈɔskɝ/
Oscar
18.
Golden Globe
[n]
/ɡˈoʊldən ɡlˈoʊb/
Goldene Globe
19.
play
[n]
/pleɪ/
Stück
20.
direct
[v]
/daɪˈrɛkt/ , /dəˈrɛkt/
Regie führen
21.
theater
[n]
/ˈθiːətɚ/
Theater
22.
show
[n]
/ʃoʊ/
Sendung
23.
idea
[n]
/aɪˈdiːə/
Idee
24.
art
[n]
/ɑːrt/
Kunst
25.
personal
[adj]
/ˈpɝːsənəl/
persönlich
26.
relationship
[n]
/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/
Beziehung
27.
challenge
[n]
/ˈtʃæɫəndʒ/
Herausforderung
28.
continue
[v]
/kənˈtɪnju/
fortfahren
29.
love
[v]
/lʌv/
lieben
30.
die
[v]
/daɪ/
sterben
31.
enjoy
[v]
/ɪnˈʤɔɪ/
genießen
32.
talk
[v]
/tɑːk/
reden
33.
fear
[n]
/fɪr/
Angst
34.
interesting
[adj]
/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
interessant

1

Kapitel

star
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 war ein berühmter Filmemacher. Er wurde am 14. Juli 1918 in Uppsala, Schweden, geboren. Bergmans Filme waren bekannt dafür, über tiefe Gefühle und große Fragen des Lebens zu sprechen. Er begann in den 1940er Jahren Filme zu machen und wurde weltweit für seine Arbeit berühmt.

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. 

Einige seiner berühmtesten Filme sind "Das siebente Siegel", "Persona" und "Wilde Erdbeeren". Seine Erzählweise hat so viele andere Filmemacher inspiriert. Er gewann Auszeichnungen wie Oscars und Golden Globes.

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. 

Neben dem Machen von Filmen schrieb Bergman auch Theaterstücke und inszenierte Theateraufführungen. Er arbeitete viel im Theater und die Leute mochten seine neuen Ideen für Shows. Seine Arbeit in Film und Theater war wichtig für die Kunst und das Geschichtenerzählen.

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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 hatte Probleme in seinem persönlichen Leben. Manchmal waren seine eigenen Gefühle und Beziehungen wie die Geschichten in seinen Filmen. Trotz all dieser Herausforderungen machte er weiterhin Kunst, die Menschen auf der ganzen Welt liebten.

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 starb 2007 im Alter von 89 Jahren. Er hinterließ uns viele großartige Filme und Theaterstücke, die wir heute noch genießen und über die wir sprechen.

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. 

Fun Fact: Ingmar Bergman sagte einmal, seine größte Angst sei es, sich zu langweilen. Diese Angst inspirierte ihn dazu, einige der interessantesten und andersartigsten Filme aller Zeiten zu machen.

1. Ingmar Bergman

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QuizSkip the quiz
1.

When was Ingmar Bergman born?

A

1920

B

1918

C

1940

D

2007

2.

What was Ingmar Bergman afraid of?

A

Darkness

B

Heights

C

Boredom

D

Losing his camera

3.

Put these events in the correct order:

bergman was born in in 1918.
ingmar bergman died in 2007.
bergman became famous around the world.
bergman made movies in the 1940s.
4.

Match the description to the correct item:

The Seventh Seal
His biggest fear
Ingmar Bergman's death
2007, age 89
Fear of being bored
Famous movie
5.

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
6.

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

A

True

B

False

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