Yesterday the Cannes International Film Festival announced that Stig Björkman´s forthcoming documentary INGRID BERGMAN - IN HER OWN WORDS will feature in this year´s Cannes Classics section.
Through never-before-seen private footage, notes, letters, diaries and interviews with her children and former colleagues, INGRID BERGMAN - IN HER OWN WORDS presents a personal portrait and captivating look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who became one of the most beloved and celebrated actresses of American cinema.
Ingrid Bergman won three Academy Awards® and was one of the most popular actresses of Hollywood´s Golden Age. With stunning and unforgettable performances in classic Hollywood films such as CASABLANCA (1942), GASLIGHT (1944), NOTORIOUS (1946) and MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974), she worked with acclaimed producers and directors such as David O. Selznick, Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet and Roberto Rossellini to name a few.
To mark the centenary of Ingrid Bergman´s birth, the star of Casablanca is further portrayed on the official 68th edition Cannes Film Festival poster.
INGRID BERGMAN - IN HER OWN WORDS is directed by Stig Björkman and produced by Stina Gardell for Mantaray Film, in co-production with ZDF, Jonas Gardell Production, Spellbound Capital and Filminvestering in Örebro through Filmregion Stockholm- Mälardalen, SVT, Chimney Pot, Henrik Johnsson, Annica and Bo Uddenäs, YLE and NTR with support from the Swedish Film Institute, Creative Europe, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, and Konstnärsnämnden, in collaboration with ARTE. Nordic distribution through NonStop Entertainment.
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