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/

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/
famoso
2.
filmmaker
[n]
/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/
regista
3.
born
[adj]
/bɔrn/
nato
4.
movie
[n]
/ˈmuːvi/
film
5.
deep
[adj]
/dip/
profondo
6.
feeling
[n]
/ˈfiːlɪŋ/
sentimento
7.
question
[n]
/ˈkwɛsʧən/
domanda
8.
start
[v]
/stɑːrt/
cominciare
9.
become
[v]
/bɪˈkʌm/
diventare
10.
world
[n]
/wɝld/
mondo
11.
work
[n]
/wɝːk/
lavoro
12.
storytelling
[n]
/ˈstɔɹiˌtɛɫɪŋ/
narrazione
13.
style
[n]
/staɪl/
stile
14.
inspire
[v]
/ˌɪnˈspaɪɹ/
ispirare
15.
win
[v]
/wɪn/
vincere
16.
award
[n]
/əˈwɑrd/
premio
17.
Oscar
[n]
/ˈɔskɝ/
oscar
18.
Golden Globe
[n]
/ɡˈoʊldən ɡlˈoʊb/
Golden Globe
19.
play
[n]
/pleɪ/
opera
20.
direct
[v]
/daɪˈrɛkt/ , /dəˈrɛkt/
dirigere
21.
theater
[n]
/ˈθiːətɚ/
teatro
22.
show
[n]
/ʃoʊ/
programma
23.
idea
[n]
/aɪˈdiːə/
idea
24.
art
[n]
/ɑːrt/
arte
25.
personal
[adj]
/ˈpɝːsənəl/
personale
26.
relationship
[n]
/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/
rapporto
27.
challenge
[n]
/ˈtʃæɫəndʒ/
sfida
28.
continue
[v]
/kənˈtɪnju/
continuare
29.
love
[v]
/lʌv/
adorare
30.
die
[v]
/daɪ/
morire
31.
enjoy
[v]
/ɪnˈʤɔɪ/
gustare
32.
talk
[v]
/tɑːk/
parlare
33.
fear
[n]
/fɪr/
paura
34.
interesting
[adj]
/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
interessante

1

capitolo

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 era un famoso regista. È nato il 14 luglio 1918 a Uppsala, in Svezia. I film di Bergman erano famosi per parlare di sentimenti profondi e grandi domande sulla vita. Ha iniziato a fare film negli anni '40 ed è diventato famoso in tutto il mondo per il suo lavoro.

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.

Alcuni dei suoi film più famosi sono "Il settimo sigillo", "Persona" e "Il posto delle fragole". Il suo stile narrativo ha ispirato così tanti altri registi. Ha vinto premi come gli Oscar e i 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.

Oltre a fare film, Bergman ha anche scritto opere teatrali e diretto spettacoli teatrali. Ha lavorato molto a teatro e alla gente piacevano le sue nuove idee per gli spettacoli. Il suo lavoro nel cinema e nel teatro è stato importante per l'arte e la narrazione.

Ingmar Bergman
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 aveva problemi nella sua vita personale. A volte, i suoi stessi sentimenti e relazioni erano come le storie nei suoi film. Nonostante tutte queste sfide, ha continuato a fare arte che la gente amava in tutto il mondo.

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 è morto nel 2007 all'età di 89 anni. Ci ha lasciato molti grandi film e spettacoli teatrali che ancora oggi apprezziamo e di cui parliamo.

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.

Curiosità: Ingmar Bergman ha detto una volta che la sua più grande paura era annoiarsi. Questa paura lo ha ispirato a realizzare alcuni dei film più interessanti e diversi mai fatti.

1. Ingmar Bergman

1. Ingmar Bergman

Filmmakers


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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
Fear of being bored
2007, age 89
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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