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/

känd

filmmaker

[n]

/ˈfɪɫˌmeɪkɝ/

filmare

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

född

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

film

deep

[adj]

/dip/

djup

feeling

[n]

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

känsla

question

[n]

/ˈkwɛsʧən/

fråga

start

[v]

/stɑːrt/

börja

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

bli

10.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

värld

11.

work

[n]

/wɝːk/

arbete

12.

storytelling

[n]

/ˈstɔɹiˌtɛɫɪŋ/

berättande

13.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

stil

14.

inspire

[v]

/ˌɪnˈspaɪɹ/

inspirera

15.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

vinna

16.

award

[n]

/əˈwɑrd/

utmärkelse

17.

Oscar

[n]

/ˈɔskɝ/

Oscar

18.

Golden Globe

[n]

/ɡˈoʊldən ɡlˈoʊb/

Golden Globe

19.

play

[n]

/pleɪ/

pjäs

20.

direct

[v]

/daɪˈrɛkt/ , /dəˈrɛkt/

regissera

21.

theater

[n]

/ˈθiːətɚ/

teater

22.

show

[n]

/ʃoʊ/

program

23.

idea

[n]

/aɪˈdiːə/

idé

24.

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

konst

25.

personal

[adj]

/ˈpɝːsənəl/

personlig

26.

relationship

[n]

/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

relation

27.

challenge

[n]

/ˈtʃæɫəndʒ/

utmaning

28.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

fortsätta

29.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

älska

30.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

dö

31.

enjoy

[v]

/ɪnˈʤɔɪ/

njuta

32.

talk

[v]

/tɑːk/

prata

33.

fear

[n]

/fɪr/

rädsla

34.

interesting

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

intressant

kapitel

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 var en berömd filmskapare. Han föddes den 14 juli 1918 i Uppsala, Sverige. Bergmans filmer var kända för att tala om djupa känslor och stora frågor om livet. Han börade göra filmer på 1940-talet och blev världskänd för sitt arbete.

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.

Några av hans mest kända filmer är "Det sjunde inseglet", "Persona" och "Smultronstället". Hans berättarstil har inspirerat så många andra filmskapare. Han vann priser som Oscars och 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.

Förutom att göra filmer skrev Bergman också pjäser och regisserade teaterföreställningar. Han arbetade mycket inom teatern och folk gillade hans nya idéer för föreställningar. Hans arbete inom film och teater var viktigt för konsten och berättandet.

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 hade problem i sitt privatliv. Ibland var hans egna känslor och relationer som berättelserna i hans filmer. Trots alla dessa utmaningar fortsatte han att skapa konst som människor älskade över hela världen.

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 dog 2007 när han var 89 år gammal. Han lämnade oss många fantastiska filmer och teaterföreställningar som vi fortfarande njuter av och pratar om idag.

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.

Kul fakta: Ingmar Bergman sa en gång att hans största rädsla var att bli uttråkad. Denna rädsla inspirerade honom att göra några av de mest intressanta och olika filmerna någonsin.

1. Ingmar Bergman

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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:

ingmar bergman died in 2007.

bergman was born in in 1918.

bergman made movies in the 1940s.

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."

True

False