136-488: Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini ( Italian: [izaˈbɛlla rosselˈliːni] ; born 18 June 1952) is an Italian and American actress, model, and animal behaviorist. The daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian film director Roberto Rossellini , she is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancôme model and an established career in American and European cinema. She has received nominations for
272-627: A German mother, Frieda "Friedel" Henriette Auguste Louise Bergman ( née Adler), who was born in Kiel . Her parents married in Hamburg on 13 June 1907. She was named after Princess Ingrid of Sweden . Although she was raised in Sweden, she spent her summers in Germany and spoke fluent German. Bergman was raised as an only child, as two older siblings had died in infancy before she was born. When she
408-907: A Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award . She gained recognition as an actress after her breakthrough role in White Nights (1985) and again in David Lynch 's Blue Velvet (1986) for which she received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead . Other notable films include Cousins (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Death Becomes Her (1992), Fearless (1993), Wyatt Earp (1994), Big Night (1996), Roger Dodger (2002), Infamous (2006), Two Lovers (2008), Enemy (2013), Joy (2015), La chimera (2023), and Conclave (2024). She has voiced roles in Incredibles 2 (2018) and Marcel
544-405: A 2013 interview: They contacted me again when they had allocated some money to experiment in making a web series. At first, I thought I didn't know what to say, I didn't know what to write and then thought it might be really fun to do little short films about animals. This is how the first three episodes of Green Porno came about. When I showed them the pilot, Sundance commissioned eight more. It
680-592: A Hollywood film. Her performance is both "devastating and wonderful to see". Gaslight opened on 4 May 1944. Bergman won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. Under the direction of George Cukor , she portrayed a "wife driven close to madness" by her husband, played by Charles Boyer . The film, according to Thomson, "was the peak of her Hollywood glory." Reviewers noted her sympathetic and emotional performance, and that she exercised restraint, by not allowing emotion to "slip off into hysteria". The New York Journal-American called her "one of
816-932: A TV show featuring Roberto Benigni . However, she decided not to stay full-time in New York until her marriage to Martin Scorsese (1979–1982), whom she met when she interviewed him for RAI. At the age of 28, her modeling career began, when she was photographed by Bruce Weber for British Vogue and by Bill King for American Vogue . During her career, she has also worked with many other renowned photographers, including Richard Avedon , Steven Meisel , Helmut Newton , Peter Lindbergh , Norman Parkinson , Eve Arnold , Francesco Scavullo , Annie Leibovitz , Denis Piel , and Robert Mapplethorpe . Her image has appeared on such magazines as Marie Claire , Harper's Bazaar , Vanity Fair , and Elle . In March 1988, an exhibition dedicated to photographs of her, called Portrait of
952-680: A Woman , was held at the Musee d'Art Moderne in Paris. Rossellini's modeling career led her into the world of cosmetics , when she became the exclusive spokesmodel for the French cosmetics brand Lancôme in 1982, replacing Nancy Dutiel in the United States and Carol Alt in Europe. At Lancôme, in 1990, she was involved in product development for the fragrance Trésor. In 1996, when she was 43, she
1088-493: A brief appearance as a nun opposite her mother in the 1976 film A Matter of Time . Her first role was the 1979 film Il Prato , and then in 1980 she appeared in Renzo Arbore 's film Il pap'occhio with Martin Scorsese . Following her mother's death in 1982, Rossellini was cast in her first American film, White Nights (1985). This was followed by her notable role as the tortured nightclub singer Dorothy Vallens in
1224-455: A brief segment of his 1953 documentary film, Siamo donne ( We, the Women ) , which was devoted to film actresses. His biographer, Peter Bondanella, notes that problems with communication during their marriage may have inspired his films' central themes of "solitude, grace, and spirituality in a world without moral values". In December 1953, Rossellini directed her in the play Joan of Arc at
1360-596: A brother, Robertino Ingmar Rossellini; and a half-sister, Pia Lindström , who formerly worked on television and is from her mother's first marriage with Petter Lindström . She has four other siblings from her father's two other marriages: Romano (who died at age nine), Renzo, Gil, and Raffaella. Growing up, she received "a liberal Catholic education". Rossellini was raised in Rome, as well as in Santa Marinella and Paris. She underwent an operation for appendicitis at
1496-514: A businesswoman, who runs a pharmaceutical company founded by her husband ( Mathias Wieman ). She is having an affair with a man whose ex-lover, turns up and blackmails her. The woman demands money, threatening to tell her husband about the affair if Bergman doesn't pay her off. Under constant threats, Bergman is pressed to the point of committing suicide. Roberto Benigni Roberto Remigio Benigni Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( Italian: [roˈbɛrto beˈniɲɲi] ; born 27 October 1952)
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#17327985049091632-609: A canny combination of charm, understanding, restraint and sheer acting ability." On 30 July 1941 at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, Bergman made her second stage appearance in Anna Christie . She was praised for her performance as a whore in the play based on Eugene O'Neill's work. A San Francisco paper said she was as unspoiled as a fresh Swedish snowball. Selznick called her "The Palmolive Garbo ",
1768-434: A career spanning five decades, Bergman is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cinematic history. She won numerous accolades , including three Academy Awards , two Primetime Emmy Awards , a Tony Award , four Golden Globe Awards , BAFTA Award , and a Volpi Cup . She is one of only four actresses to have received at least three acting Academy Awards (only Katharine Hepburn has four). In 1999,
1904-766: A corrupt Roman provincial governor who wants to kill Julius Caesar, thereby seizing control of the Roman Republic . As a director, his 2002 film Pinocchio , the most expensive film in Italian cinema, performed well in Italy, but it bombed in North America, with a 0% critics' score at Rotten Tomatoes . He was also named as the Worst Actor for his role as Pinocchio , in the 23rd Golden Raspberry Awards . The original Italian version received six nominations at
2040-573: A country estate. She didn't like the part, calling it "a piece of rubbish". She only agreed to appear if only she could star in the studio's next film project, En kvinnas ansikte . She later acted in Dollar (1938), a Scandinavian screwball comedy. Bergman had just been voted Sweden's most admired movie star in the previous year and received top billing. Svenska Dagbladet wrote in its review: "Ingrid Bergman's feline appearance as an industrial tycoon's wife overshadows them all." In her next film,
2176-553: A couple from 1986/1987 to 1990/1991. Rossellini was engaged to English actor Gary Oldman from 1994 to 1996. She has always lived near her fraternal twin sister Isotta Ingrid, while growing up in Rome or residing in New York City . Also in 1997, Rossellini was awarded The George Eastman Award. In 1998, she received an Honourable Mention at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in
2312-507: A feeling of authority to be this kind of mother superior type and at the same time not be totally dour and unattractive." In 2006, Rossellini appeared in several television documentaries. First, she narrated a two-hour television special on Italy for the Discovery Channel 's Discovery Atlas series. Then, alongside Segway PT inventor Dean Kamen , she spoke about her past and current activities on an episode of Iconoclasts ,
2448-409: A few moments of distinction, but on the whole it is a dull slow-paced piece, badly edited and mediocre in writing, direction and acting." John McCarten of The New Yorker found that there was "nothing whatsoever in the footage that rises above the humdrum", and felt that Bergman "doesn't really seem to have her heart in any of the scenes." Richard L. Coe of The Washington Post lamented, "It's
2584-443: A few tricks and is costumed as other animals including a chicken and a dinosaur. In addition to Rossellini and Pan, the production includes puppets, handled by puppeteer Schuyler Beeman, and still photos, home movies, animation and excerpts from her "Green Porno" film series projected on a large screen behind the set decorated with Rossellini's childhood toys, including a marionette stage and a toy upright piano, which Rossellini plays in
2720-644: A fisherman's daughter, and then in Swedenhielms , where she had the opportunity to work alongside her idol Gösta Ekman . Next, she starred in Walpurgis Night (1935). She played Lena, a secretary in love with her boss, Johan, who is unhappily married. Throughout, Lena and the wife vie for Johan's affection, with the wife losing her husband to Lena at the end. In 1936, in On the Sunny Side , Bergman
2856-715: A frequent guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World , most recently appearing in the 2019 and 2022 seasons. Rossellini is involved in conservation efforts. She is the president and director of the Howard Gilman Foundation – a leading institution focused on the preservation of wildlife, arts, photography and dance – and she has been a board member of the Wildlife Conservation Network . She received US$ 100,000 from Disney to help with her conservation efforts in those two organizations. She has also helped with
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#17327985049092992-680: A huge scandal in the United States, where it led to Bergman being denounced on the floor of the United States Senate . On 14 March 1950, Senator Edwin C. Johnson insisted that his once-favorite actress "had perpetrated an assault upon the institution of marriage", and went so far as to call her "a powerful influence for evil". "The purity that made people joke about Saint Bergman when she played Joan of Arc," one writer commented, "made both audiences and United States senators feel betrayed when they learned of her affair with Roberto Rossellini." Art Buchwald , permitted to read her mail during
3128-657: A journey of poetry and passion through the world of the Divine Comedy . TuttoDante has been performed in numerous Italian piazzas, arenas, and stadiums for a total of 130 shows , with an estimated audience of about one million spectators. Over 10 million more spectators watched the TV show , Il V canto dell’Inferno ("The 5th Song of Hell"), broadcast by Rai Uno on 29 November 2007, with re-runs on Rai International . Benigni began North American presentations of TuttoDante with an announcement that he learned English to bring
3264-435: A lazy film critic who never watches the films he's asked to review. Bernardo Bertolucci then cast him in a small speechless role as a window upholsterer in the film La Luna which had limited American distribution due to its subject matter. In 1980 he met Cesenate actress Nicoletta Braschi , who became his wife on 26 December 1991 and who has starred in most of the films he has directed. In June 1983 he appeared during
3400-468: A little before 1492. They start looking for Christopher Columbus in order to stop him from discovering the Americas (for very personal reasons), but are not able to reach him. Beginning in 1986, Benigni starred in three films by American director Jim Jarmusch . In Down By Law (1986) (which in Italy had its title spelt "Daunbailò", in Italian phonetics ) he played Bob, an innocent foreigner living in
3536-789: A model who later became an actress, suggested that Green Porno could be transformed into a lecture format with a longer duration. Bouquet then introduced Rossellini to the French filmmaker and screenwriter, Jean-Claude Carrière , and they created a 70-minute-long monologue that expands upon the Green Porno films. The structure of the performance is in accordance with the types of reproductive systems: Some animals reproduce with male and female; some animals change sex – they start female and they end male or vice-versa. Some fish do that. Some animals are hermaphrodites – they don't need anybody, they have both vaginas and penises. Then we have animals that don't need sex at all, they just clone themselves. In
3672-536: A pity that many people who never go to foreign-made pictures will be drawn into this by the Rossellini-Bergman names and will think that this flat, drab, inept picture is what they've been missing." Recent assessments have been more positive. Reviewing the film in 2013 in conjunction with its DVD release as part of The Criterion Collection , Dave Kehr called the film "one of the pioneering works of modern European filmmaking." In an expansive analysis of
3808-566: A public political demonstration by the Italian Communist Party , with which he was a sympathiser, and on this occasion, he lifted and cradled the party's national leader Enrico Berlinguer . It was an unprecedented act, given that until that moment Italian politicians were proverbially serious and formal. Benigni was censored again in the 1980s for calling Pope John Paul II something impolite during an important live TV show ("Wojtylaccio", meaning "Bad Wojtyla" in Italian, but with
3944-561: A publicized divorce and custody battle for their daughter. Bergman and Rossellini were married on 24 May 1950. In the United States, the film Stromboli was a box office bomb but did better overseas, where Bergman and Rossellini's affair was considered less scandalous. In all, RKO lost $ 200,000 on the picture. In Italy, it was awarded the Rome Prize for Cinema as the best film of the year. The initial reception in America, however,
4080-474: A reference to a popular soap, and a well-known Swedish actress of the time. Thornton Delaharty said, "Lunching with Ingrid is like sitting down to an hour or so of conversation with an intelligent orchid." Casablanca , by Michael Curtiz , opened on 26 November 1942. Bergman co-starred with Humphrey Bogart in the film; this remains her best-known role. She played the role of Ilsa, the former love of Rick Blaine and wife of Victor Laszlo, fleeing with Laszlo to
4216-509: A result, Bergman became a star. Ratoff, said, "She is sensational." This was the "sentiment of the entire set", wrote a retrospective, adding that workmen went out of their way to do things for her and that the cast and crew "admired the quick, alert concentration she gave to direction and to her lines". Film historian David Thomson notes that this became "the start of an astonishing impact on Hollywood and America", where her lack of make-up contributed to an "air of nobility". According to Life ,
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4352-419: A role created especially for her, En kvinnas ansikte ( A Woman's Face ), she played against her usual casting, as a bitter, unsympathetic character, whose face had been hideously burned. Anna Holm is the leader of a blackmail gang that targets the wealthy folk of Stockholm for their money and jewellery. The film required Bergman to wear heavy make-up, as well as glue, to simulate a burned face. A brace
4488-446: A scholarship to the state-sponsored Royal Dramatic Training Academy , where Greta Garbo had some years earlier earned a similar scholarship. After several months, she was given a part in a new play, Ett Brott ( A Crime ), written by Sigfrid Siwertz . This was "totally against procedure" at the school, where girls were expected to complete three years of study before getting such acting roles. During her first summer break, Bergman
4624-609: A seedy hotel, being pursued by the leading man, Edvin Adolphson . Critics called her "hefty and sure of herself", and "somewhat overweight ... with an unusual way of speaking her lines". The unflatteringly striped costume that she wore may have contributed to the unfavorable comments regarding her appearance. Soon after Munkbrogreven , Bergman was offered a studio contract and placed under director Gustaf Molander . Bergman starred in Ocean Breakers , in which she played
4760-474: A sensitive comedy involving Holocaust, a challenge that Charlie Chaplin confessed he would not have taken on with The Great Dictator had he been aware of the true horrors occurring in ghettos and concentration camps in Europe at the time. In 1998, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards . At the 1999 ceremony , the film was awarded the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (which Benigni accepted as
4896-565: A series that featured on the Sundance Channel (known as SundanceTV from 2014 onwards), an independent film network founded by film industry veteran Robert Redford . The Sundance Channel then purchased the 2006 Guy Maddin-directed short film My Dad Is 100 Years Old , a tribute that Rossellini created for her father. In the film, she played almost every role, including Federico Fellini , Alfred Hitchcock and her mother, Ingrid Bergman . Rossellini's twin sister, Isotta Ingrid, criticized
5032-517: A smaller suite. She went into ecstasies over it and said she had never had such a suite in her life ... All of this is completely unaffected and completely unique and I should think would make a grand angle of approach to her publicity ... so that her natural sweetness and consideration and conscientiousness become something of a legend ... and is completely in keeping with the fresh and pure personality and appearance which caused me to sign her. Intermezzo became an enormous success and as
5168-512: A somewhat friendly meaning in Tuscan dialect). Benigni's first film as director was Tu mi turbi ( You Upset Me ) in 1983. This film was also his first collaboration with Braschi. In 1984, he played in Non ci resta che piangere ("Nothing Left to Do but Cry") with comic actor Massimo Troisi . The story was a fable in which the protagonists are suddenly thrown back in time to the 15th century, just
5304-407: A startling resemblance to an imaginable human being; she really knows how to act, in a blend of poetic grace with quiet realism, which almost never appears in American pictures." He speaks movingly of her character's confession of her rape, and her scene of farewell, "which is shattering to watch". Agee believed that Bergman has truly studied what Maria might feel and look like in real life, and not in
5440-583: A supporting actor. According to Roger Ebert , Notorious is the most elegant expression of Hitchcock's visual style. " Notorious is my favorite Hitchcock", he asserted. Writing for the BFI , Samuel Wigley called it a "perfect" film. Notorious was selected by the National Film Registry in 2006 as culturally and significantly important. On 5 October 1946, Bergman appeared in Joan of Lorraine at
5576-505: A theatre actor took place in 1971, in Prato . During that autumn he moved to Rome where he took part in some experimental theatre shows, some of which he also directed. In 1975, Benigni had his first theatrical success with Cioni Mario di Gaspare fu Giulia , written by Giuseppe Bertolucci . Benigni became widely known in Italy in the 1970s for a television series called Onda Libera , on RAI2, produced by Renzo Arbore , in which he interpreted
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5712-547: A vivid monologue about the brilliance of the animal kingdom". Rossellini performed "Link Link Circus" (as in Ring Ring) as a benefit for The Gateway Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County, in Bellport, New York , the south shore Long Island village where she is a local organic farmer. "Link Link Circus" is performed by Rossellini in a black and red ringmaster's tailcoat, with the assistance of her dog, Peter Pan, who performs
5848-560: A young woman with a bright future ahead of her. Bergman's first acting role in the United States was in Intermezzo: A Love Story by Gregory Ratoff which premiered on 22 September 1939. She accepted the invitation of Hollywood producer David O. Selznick , who wished her to star in the English-language remake of her earlier Swedish film Intermezzo (1936). Unable to speak English, and uncertain about her acceptance by
5984-520: Is about an Italian Jewish man who tries to protect his son's innocence during his internment at a Nazi concentration camp , by telling him that the Holocaust is an elaborate game and he must adhere very carefully to the rules to win. Benigni's father had spent three years in a concentration camp in Bergen-Belsen , and La vita è bella is based in part on his father's experiences. Benigni
6120-638: Is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing and starring in the Holocaust comedy-drama film Life Is Beautiful (1997), for which he received the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best International Feature Film . Benigni was the first actor to win the Best Actor Academy Award for a non–English language performance. Benigni made his acting debut in 1977's Berlinguer, I Love You , which he also wrote, and which
6256-504: Is an improvisatory poet ( poesia estemporanea is a form of art popularly followed and practised in Tuscany ), appreciated for his explanation and recitations of Dante 's Divina Commedia from memory. During 2006 and 2007, Benigni had a lot of success touring Italy with his 90-minute "one-man show" TuttoDante ("Everything About Dante "). Combining current events and memories of his past narrated with an ironic tone, Benigni then begins
6392-516: Is an outspoken critic of media tycoon and then former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi .) The previous day, he had led a crowd of thousands in Rome on Friday in protest at the centre-right government's decision to cut state arts funding by 35 per cent. On 2 February 2007, he was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven , Belgium. On 22 April 2008, the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa
6528-519: Is guilty of murder. Artist Salvador Dalí was hired to create a dream sequence but much of what had been shot was cut by Selznick. During the film, she had the opportunity to appear with Michael Chekhov , who was her acting coach during the 1940s. This would be the first of three collaborations she had with Hitchcock. Next, Bergman starred in Saratoga Trunk , with Gary Cooper, a film originally shot in 1943, but released on 30 March 1946. It
6664-409: Is married to Adare's childhood friend Lady Henrietta (Bergman), an alcoholic kept locked in their mansion. Soon, Flusky becomes jealous of Adare's affection for his wife. The film met with negative reactions from critics. Some of the negativity may have been based on disapproval of Bergman's affair with the Italian director Roberto Rossellini . Their scandalous relationship became apparent, shortly after
6800-506: Is no perfection. Everything is always evolving and adapting according to whatever the environmental pressure. The more diversity there is, the more things are going to survive." Rossellini debuted the live version of Green Porno at the Adelaide Festival of Arts on 15 March 2014 and was warmly received by the audience. The show was the first of the 2014 program to sell out. Much of the production and backstage documentary footage
6936-420: Is stripped of her pride and reduced — or elevated — to the condition of a crying child, a kind of first human being who, divested of the trappings of self, must learn to see and speak again from a personal "year zero" (to borrow from another Rossellini film title). The Venice Film Festival ranked Stromboli among the 100 most important Italian films (" 100 film italiani da salvare ") from 1942 to 1978. In 2012,
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#17327985049097072-434: Is that one with Bogart." In later years, she stated, "I feel about Casablanca that it has a life of its own. There is something mystical about it. It seems to have filled a need, a need that was there before the film, a need that the film filled". Despite her personal views regarding her performance, Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote that "Bergman was surprisingly lovely, crisp and natural ... and lights
7208-717: The American Film Institute recognised Bergman as the fourth greatest female screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema . Born in Stockholm to a Swedish father and German mother, Bergman began her acting career in Swedish and German films. Her introduction to the U.S. audience came in the English-language remake of Intermezzo (1939). Known for her naturally luminous beauty, she starred in Casablanca (1942) as Ilsa Lund. Bergman's notable performances in
7344-558: The British Film Institute 's Sight & Sound critics' poll also listed it as one of the 250 greatest films of all time. In 1952, Rossellini directed Bergman in Europa '51 , where she plays Irene Girard who is distraught by the sudden death of her son. Her husband played by Alexander Knox soon copes, but Irene seems to need a purpose in life to assuage her guilt of neglecting her son. Rossellini directed her in
7480-651: The Central Park Conservancy , and is a major benefactor of the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society in Bellport, Long Island , where she is a part-time resident. Rossellini is involved in training guide dogs for the blind. She is a former trustee of the George Eastman House and a 1997 George Eastman Award honoree for her support of film preservation . She is also a National Ambassador for
7616-520: The David Lynch film Blue Velvet , in which she also contributed her own singing. Other significant film roles during this period include her work in Cousins (1989), Death Becomes Her (1992), Fearless (1993), and Immortal Beloved (1994). In 1996, she appeared as herself in an episode of the TV series Friends called " The One with Frank Jr. " In 2003, Rossellini was a recurring character on
7752-649: The David di Donatello Awards , winning two, as well as winning one of the two awards it was nominated for at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. That same year, he gave a typically energetic and revealing interview to Canadian filmmaker Damian Pettigrew for Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002), a cinematic portrait of the maestro that was nominated for Best Documentary at the European Film Awards , Europe's equivalent of
7888-512: The HBO series Julia (2022). Rossellini was born in Rome, the daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman , who was of Swedish and German descent, and Italian director Roberto Rossellini , who was born in Rome from a family originally from Pisa , Tuscany . She has three siblings from her mother: her fraternal twin sister Isotta Ingrid Rossellini, who is an adjunct professor of Italian literature ;
8024-976: The Oscars . The film went on to win the prestigious Rockie Award for Best Arts Documentary at the Banff World Television Festival (2002) and the Coup de Coeur at the International Sunnyside of the Doc Marseille (2002). In 2003, Benigni was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), receiving the Foundation's NIAF Special Achievement Award in Entertainment. His film La tigre e la neve ( The Tiger and
8160-495: The U.S. Fund for UNICEF . Rossellini holds dual Italian and United States citizenship. She speaks English, French and Italian fluently. She is a naturalized U.S. citizen. She was married to filmmaker Martin Scorsese from 1979 to 1982. After her marriage to Scorsese ended, she was married to Jon Wiedemann from 1983 to 1986. She has a daughter, Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann (born 1983) and an adopted son, Roberto Rossellini (born 1993). Filmmaker David Lynch and Rossellini were
8296-642: The 1940s include the dramas For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Gaslight (1944), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), and Joan of Arc (1948), all of which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress ; she won for Gaslight . She made three films with Alfred Hitchcock : Spellbound (1945), Notorious (1946), and Under Capricorn (1949). In 1950, she starred in Roberto Rossellini 's Stromboli , released after
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#17327985049098432-676: The Alvin Theatre in New York. Tickets were fully booked for a twelve-week run. It was the greatest hit in New York. After each performance, crowds were in line to see Bergman in person. Newsweek called her 'Queen of the Broadway Season.' She reportedly received roughly $ 129,000 plus 15 percent of the grosses. The Associated Press named her "Woman of the Year". Gallup certified her as the most popular actress in America. On 17 February 1948, Arch of Triumph , by Lewis Milestone
8568-587: The American audience, she expected to complete this one film and return home to Sweden. Her husband, Petter Aron Lindström, remained in Sweden with their daughter Pia (born 1938). In Intermezzo , she played the role of a young piano accompanist, opposite Leslie Howard , who played a famous violin virtuoso. Bergman arrived in Los Angeles on 6 May 1939 and stayed at the Selznick home until she could find another residence. According to Selznick's son Danny, who
8704-489: The Moon") (1989). In earlier years Benigni had started a long-lasting collaboration with screenwriter Vincenzo Cerami , for a series of films which scored great success in Italy: Il piccolo diavolo ("The Little Devil") with Walter Matthau , Johnny Stecchino ("Johnny Toothpick"), and Il mostro ("The Monster"). Benigni is widely known outside Italy for his 1997 tragicomedy Life Is Beautiful ( La vita è bella ), filmed in Arezzo , also written by Cerami. The film
8840-426: The Orient Express (1974). During this period she also starred in Indiscreet (1958), Cactus Flower (1969), and Autumn Sonata (1978) receiving her sixth Best Actress nomination. Bergman won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Maxwell Anderson play Joan of Lorraine (1947). She also won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for The Turn of
8976-419: The Screw (1960), and A Woman Called Golda (1982). In 1974, Bergman discovered she was suffering from breast cancer but continued to work until shortly before her death on her sixty-seventh birthday in 1982. Bergman spoke five languages – Swedish, English, German, Italian, and French – and acted in each. Ingrid Bergman was born on 29 August 1915 in Stockholm, to a Swedish father, Justus Samuel Bergman, and
9112-425: The Shell with Shoes On (2021). Rossellini received a Golden Globe Award nomination for the HBO film Crime of the Century (1996). She received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series nomination for Chicago Hope (1997). She also has guest starred in the sitcoms Friends and 30 Rock as well as the dramas Alias and The Blacklist . She portrayed Simone Beck in
9248-424: The Snow (2005). Benigni acted in the Jim Jarmusch films Down by Law (1986), Night on Earth (1991) and Coffee and Cigarettes (2003). He also acted in Blake Edwards ' Son of the Pink Panther (1993), Woody Allen 's To Rome with Love (2012), and Matteo Garrone 's Pinocchio (2019). Benigni was born on 27 October 1952 in Manciano La Misericordia (a frazione of Castiglion Fiorentino ),
9384-437: The Snow , 2005) is a love story set during the initial stage of the Iraq War . On 15 October 2005, he performed an impromptu strip tease on Italy's most watched evening news program, removing his shirt and draping it over the newscaster's shoulders. Prior to removing his shirt, Benigni had already hijacked the opening credits of the news program, jumping behind the newscaster and announcing: "Berlusconi has resigned!" (Benigni
9520-436: The Stake in Naples, Italy. They took the play to Barcelona, London, Paris and Stockholm. Her performance received generally good reviews. Their following effort was Viaggio in Italia (Journey to Italy) in 1954. It follows a couple's journey to Naples, Italy to sell off an inherited house. Trapped in a lifeless marriage, they are further unnerved by the locals' way of living. According to John Patterson of The Guardian ,
9656-470: The United States, convicted of manslaughter, whose irrepressible good humour and optimism help him to escape and find love. (The film also starred Braschi as his beloved.) In Night on Earth , (1991) he played a cabbie in Rome, who causes his passenger, a priest, great discomfort and a heart attack by confessing his bizarre sexual experiences. Later, he also starred in the first of Jarmusch's series of short films, Coffee and Cigarettes (2003). In 1990, he
9792-477: The United States. The film premiered on 26 November 1942 at New York's Hollywood Theater . The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "The events are shot with sharp humor and delightful touches of political satire." It went into more general release, in January 1943. Casablanca was not one of Bergman's favorite performances. "I made so many films which were more important, but the only one people ever want to talk about
9928-502: The age of five. At 11, she was diagnosed with scoliosis . In order to correct it, she had to undergo an 18-month ordeal of painful stretchings, body casts and surgery on her spine using pieces of one of her shin bones. Consequently, she has incision scars on her back and shin. At 19, she went to New York City , where she attended Finch College , while working as a translator and as a television reporter for RAI . She also appeared intermittently on L'altra Domenica ( The Other Sunday ),
10064-444: The backs of the seats in front of him and applauded the audience before proceeding to the stage. After winning his Best Actor Oscar later in the evening, he said in his acceptance speech, "This is a terrible mistake because I used up all my English!" To close his speech, Benigni quoted the closing lines of Dante's Divine Comedy , referencing "the love that moves the sun and all the stars." At the following year's ceremony , when he read
10200-404: The character so vividly and credibility that it becomes the core of [the] narrative." Bergman made her stage debut in 1940 with Liliom opposite Burgess Meredith , at a time when she was still learning English. Selznick was worried that his new starlet's value would diminish if she received bad reviews. Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times reviewed that Bergman seemed at ease, and commanded
10336-428: The completion of her Green Porno productions, Rossellini acted in the film Enemy , with Jake Gyllenhaal , which was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Rossellini praised the film during a TIFF interview: "I love the subtlety of the film. It reminded me of Kafka. It's very metaphysical, but yet it's also a solid thriller. It made me leap up out of my seat at the end." Rossellini also played
10472-549: The film Left Luggage . In 2013, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival . In 2016, she was granted an honorary doctorate by the Université du Québec à Montréal . Rossellini has written four books: The 3rd title was published as a written tribute alongside the short film, My Dad Is 100 Years Old , and used the script from the short film as its basis. To accompany
10608-550: The film started The French New Wave. Martin Scorsese picked this film to be among his favorites in his documentary short in 2001. On 17 February 1955, Joan at the Stake opened at the Stockholm Opera House. The play was attended by the prime minister and other theatrical figures in Sweden. Swedish Daily reported that Bergman seems vague, cool and lacking in charisma. Bergman was hurt by mostly negative reviews from
10744-725: The film was still in theatres. Even worse, it received disastrous reviews, and, although nominated for several Academy Awards, did not receive a Best Picture nomination. It was subsequently cut by 45 minutes, but restored to full length in 1998, and released in 2004 on DVD. Under Capricorn premiered on 9 September 1949, as another Bergman and Hitchcock collaboration. The film is set in the Australia of 1831. The story opens as Charles Adare, played by Michael Wilding , arrives in New South Wales with his uncle. Desperate to find his fortune, Adare meets Sam Flusky ( Joseph Cotten ), who
10880-561: The film's director), Best Original Dramatic Score (the score by Nicola Piovani ), and Benigni received the award for Best Actor (the first for a male performer in a non-English-speaking role, and only the third overall acting Oscar for non-English-speaking roles). Overcome with giddy delight after Life Is Beautiful was announced as the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, Benigni climbed over and then stood on
11016-486: The film's release. Stromboli was released by Italian director Roberto Rossellini on 18 February 1950. Bergman had greatly admired two films by Rossellini. She wrote to him in 1949, expressing her admiration and suggesting that she make a film with him. As a consequence, she was cast in Stromboli . During the production, they began an affair, and Bergman became pregnant with their first child. This affair caused
11152-414: The film, critic Fred Camper wrote of the drama, Like many of cinema's masterpieces, Stromboli is fully explained only in a final scene that brings into harmony the protagonist's state of mind and the imagery. This structure...suggests a belief in the transformative power of revelation. Forced to drop her suitcase (itself far more modest than the trunks she arrived with) as she ascends the volcano, Karin
11288-498: The film, she played one of four ambitious young women, attempting to set up a graphic design agency. The film was a light-hearted combination of comedy and romance. At first, she did not comprehend the political and social situation in Germany. Later, she said: "I saw very quickly that if you were anybody at all in films, you had to be a member of the Nazi party." By September, she was back in Sweden, and gave birth to her daughter, Pia. She
11424-516: The finest actresses in filmdom" and said that "she flames in passion and flickers in depression until the audience – becomes rigid in its seats". The Bells of St. Mary's premiered on 6 December 1945. Bergman played a nun opposite Bing Crosby , for which she received her third consecutive nomination for Best Actress. Crosby plays a priest who is assigned to a Roman Catholic school where he conflicts with its headmistress, played by Bergman. Reviewer Nathan Robin said: 'Crosby's laconic ease brings out
11560-601: The gift of Dante's work to English speakers. The English performance incorporates dialectic discussion of language and verse and is a celebration of modernity and the concept of human consciousness as created by language. Benigni brought "TuttoDante" to the United States , Canada and Argentina in the TuttoDante Tour between 2008 and 2009 with performances in San Francisco, Boston and Chicago. Benigni
11696-416: The impishness behind Bergman's fine-china delicacy, and Bergman proves a surprisingly spunky and spirited comic foil for Crosby'. The film was the biggest box office hit of 1945. Alfred Hitchcock 's Spellbound premiered on 28 December 1945. In Spellbound , Bergman played Dr. Constance Petersen, a psychiatrist whose analysis could determine whether or not Dr. Anthony Edwardes, played by Gregory Peck ,
11832-405: The impression that she left on Hollywood, after she returned to Sweden, was of a tall girl "with light brown hair and blue eyes who was painfully shy, but friendly, with a warm, straight, quick smile". Selznick appreciated her uniqueness. Bergman was hailed as a fine new talent, and received many positive reviews. The New York Times noted her "freshness and simplicity and natural dignity" and
11968-441: The lines real nor the emotion sufficiently motivated to seem more than an exercise ... The only visible touch of the famed Italian director is in the hard photography, which adds to the realistic, documentary effect of life on the rocky, lava-blanketed island. Rossellini's penchant for realism, however, does not extend to Bergman. She's always fresh, clean and well-groomed. Harrison's Reports wrote: "As entertainment, it does have
12104-444: The live show, Rossellini explores the topics of homosexuality ("I think society has made the mistake of seeing the act of making love or mating as an act of reproduction, when actually it is used for other things, too. Animals use it for social events, bonding, solving conflict and so on.") and maternal instincts, and has explained that her research has influenced her perspective on societal notions of beauty: "If you look at nature, there
12240-446: The maternal versions of animals such as spiders and hamsters. Rossellini explained in a 2013 interview part of the research process for Mammas : "First of all it's about diversity. When talking about motherhood, I would find examples of ten different species that either don't get pregnant in the belly but in the mouth or back. Or species that abandon their children all-together so that I don't tell ten stories that are too similar." After
12376-432: The mating rituals and reproductive behaviour of various animals while commentary is played. Green Porno was followed by two other animal-themed television productions: Seduce Me: The Spawn of Green Porno and Mammas . Seduce Me: The Spawn of Green Porno is a five-episode online series that was premiered in mid-2010 and explores the topic of animal courtship. As with Green Porno , Rossellini wrote, directed and acted in
12512-592: The maturity of her acting which was nonetheless, free of "stylistic traits – the mannerisms, postures, precise inflections – that become the stock in trade of the matured actress". Variety noted that she was warm and convincing, and provided an "arresting performance" and that her "charm, sincerity" ...and "infectious vivaciousness" would "serve her well in both comedy and drama". There was also recognition of her natural appearance, in contrast to other film actresses. The New York Tribune critic wrote: "Using scarcely any make-up, but playing with mobile intensity, she creates
12648-547: The media of her native land. Stig Ahlgren was the most harsh when he labelled her a clever businesswoman, not an actress. "Ingrid is a commodity, a desirable commodity which is offered in the free market." Another effort they released that year was Giovanna d'Arco al rogo (Joan of Arc at the Stake) . Their final effort in 1954 was La Paura ( Fear ) , based on a play by Austro-Jewish writer Stefan Zweig's 1920 novella Angst about adultery and blackmail. In Fear , Bergman plays
12784-546: The nominees for Best Actress (won by Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry ), host Billy Crystal playfully appeared behind him with a large net to restrain Benigni if he got excessive with his antics again. On a 1999 episode of Saturday Night Live , host Ray Romano played him in a sketch parodying his giddy behavior at the ceremony. Benigni played one of the main characters in Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar as Detritus,
12920-577: The prism of one's personal life". Spoto notes that Bergman had, by virtue of her roles and screen persona, placed herself "above all that". She had played a nun in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), and a virgin saint in Joan of Arc (1948). Bergman later said, "People saw me in Joan of Arc , and declared me a saint. I'm not. I'm just a woman, another human being." As a result of the scandal, Bergman returned to Italy, left her first husband, and went through
13056-632: The revelation that she was having an affair with Rossellini; that and her pregnancy before their marriage created a scandal in the U.S. that prompted her to remain in Europe for several years. During this time, she starred in Rossellini's Europa '51 and Journey to Italy (1954), the former of which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress . She returned to Hollywood, earning two more Academy Awards for her roles in Anastasia (1956) and Murder on
13192-584: The role, she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . The film was adapted from Ernest Hemingway 's novel of the same title and co-starred Gary Cooper . When the book was sold to Paramount Pictures , Hemingway stated that "Miss Bergman, and no one else, should play the part". His opinion came from seeing her in her first American role, Intermezzo . They met a few weeks later, and after studying her, he declared, "You are Maria!". James Agee , writing in The Nation , said Bergman "bears
13328-419: The romantic passages with a warm and genuine glow". Other reviewers said that she "[plays] the heroine with ... appealing authority and beauty" and "illuminates every scene in which she appears" and compared her to "a youthful Garbo." For Whom the Bell Tolls had its New York premiere on 14 July 1943. With "Selznick's steady boosting", she played the part of Maria, it was also her first color film. For
13464-526: The same title, starring Joan Crawford . Bergman signed a three-picture contract with UFA, the German major film company, although she only made one picture. At the time, she was pregnant, but, nonetheless, she arrived in Berlin to begin filming The Four Companions ( Die vier Gesellen ) (1938), directed by Carl Froelich . The film was intended as a star vehicle to launch Bergman's career in Germany. In
13600-496: The satirical piece The Hymn of the Body Purged ( L'inno del corpo sciolto , a scatological song about the joys of defecation ). A great scandal for the time, the series was suspended due to censorship . His first film was 1977's Berlinguer, I Love You ( Berlinguer ti voglio bene ), also by Bertolucci. His popularity increased with L'altra domenica (1976–1979), another TV show of Arbore's in which Benigni portrayed
13736-459: The scandal, reflected in an interview, "Oh, that mail was bad, ten, twelve, fourteen huge mail bags. 'Dirty whore.' 'Bitch.' 'Son of a bitch.' And they were all Christians who wrote it." Ed Sullivan chose not to have her on his show, despite a poll indicating that the public wanted her to appear. However, Steve Allen , whose show was equally popular, did have her as a guest, later explaining "the danger of trying to judge artistic activity through
13872-401: The series; she is also a producer of the series. Rossellini explained in 2010, "I always wanted to make films about animals – there's not an enormous audience, but there's an enormous audience for sex." Mammas debuted in the United States on 12 May 2013, Mother's Day weekend there, and is a celebration of the maternal aspects of the animal world. Rossellini is again the primary actor and plays
14008-498: The short film, calling it an "inappropriate" tribute. In 2007, Rossellini guest starred on two episodes of the television show 30 Rock , playing Alec Baldwin 's character's ex-wife. Around the same time, Rossellini enrolled at Hunter College in New York to study animal behavior, and the Sundance Channel commissioned her to contribute a short-film project to the environmental program The Green . Rossellini explained in
14144-551: The show. The set was designed by Andy Byers, who is also the costume designer and composer for the show. In promoting the show, which was performed twice at The Gateway, Rossellini appeared in Long Island's Newsday . Proceeds from The Gateway production of "Link Link Circus" also benefited The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center, a non-profit located near Rossellini's Bellport home in Patchogue, New York . Rossellini has been
14280-490: The silent film actor Rudolph Valentino 's mother in Vlad Kozlov 's Silent Life , a feature-length version of the director's silent, black-and-white short film Daydreams of Rudolph Valentino . Kozlov's film was due for release in 2012, but, as of February 2014, the film has not been officially released. Rossellini was the president of the jury for the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011. In April 2015, she
14416-608: The son of Isolina Papini (1919–2004), a fabric maker, and Luigi Benigni (1919–2004), a bricklayer, carpenter, and farmer. He has three sisters: Bruna (born 1945), Albertina (born 1947) and Anna (born 1948). He was raised Catholic and served as an altar boy ; later in his life he became an atheist, but then resumed his interest in religious topics, such as the Ten Commandments and the Song of Songs , and finally returned to practicing Catholicism . His first experiences as
14552-512: The stage that evening. That same year she starred in June Night ( Juninatten ), a Swedish language drama film directed by Per Lindberg . She plays Kerstin, a woman who has been shot by her lover. The news reaches the national papers. Kerstin moves to Stockholm under the new name of Sara, but lives under the scrutiny and watchful eye of her new community. Öresunds-Posten wrote, "Bergman establishes herself as an actress belonging to
14688-659: The television series Alias . In that same year, she also appeared in the Canadian film The Saddest Music in the World , directed by Guy Maddin . In 2004, she played the High Priestess Thar in the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Legend of Earthsea , and the director Robert Lieberman stated that Rossellini "brings a very big persona to the screen. She carries a great deal of beauty. We needed someone who had
14824-403: The third series of Green Porno , Rossellini produced a multimedia collection that contains a book and DVD, both of which give additional information for the series' third season. These were released in 2008. Further backstage material was released filmed by her nephew, Tommaso. Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress. With
14960-507: The time she is doing a picture ... She practically never leaves the studio, and even suggested that her dressing room be equipped so that she could live here during the picture. She never for a minute suggests quitting at six o'clock or anything of the kind ... Because of having four stars acting in Gone with the Wind , our star dressing-room suites were all occupied and we had to assign her
15096-455: The vagueness of the script and partly to the dullness and monotony with which Rossellini has directed her." The staff at Variety agreed, writing, Director Roberto Rossellini purportedly denied responsibility for the film, claiming the American version was cut by RKO beyond recognition. Cut or not cut, the film reflects no credit on him. Given elementary-school dialog to recite and impossible scenes to act, Ingrid Bergman's never able to make
15232-526: The world elite." Bergman was loaned out of David O. Selznick's company, to appear in three films which were released in 1941. On 18 February, Robert Sherwood Productions' released her second collaboration with Gregory Ratoff, Adam Had Four Sons . On 7 March, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released W. S. Van Dyke 's Rage in Heaven . On 12 August, Victor Fleming 's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , another Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, had its New York opening. Bergman
15368-534: The young girl called Mutti (Mom) according to family lore. She later said, "I have wanted to be an actress almost as long as I can remember", sometimes wearing her deceased mother's clothing, and staging plays in her father's empty studio. Bergman spoke Swedish and German as first languages , English and Italian (acquired later, while living in the US and Italy), and French (learned in school). She acted in each of these languages at various times. Bergman received
15504-551: Was a child at the time, his father had concerns about Bergman: "She didn't speak English, she was too tall, her name sounded too German, and her eyebrows were too thick". Bergman was soon accepted without having to modify her looks or name, despite some early suggestions by Selznick. "He let her have her way", notes a story in Life magazine. Selznick understood her fear of Hollywood make-up artists, who might turn her into someone she wouldn't recognize, and "instructed them to lay off". He
15640-419: Was a huge hit! Debuting in 2008, the first series of Green Porno had over 4 million views on YouTube and two further seasons were produced; there are 18 episodes in the series. Rossellini worked with a small budget for Green Porno and she was responsible for the scripts, helped to design the creatures, directed the episodes, and is the primary actor in the series. In each of the episodes, she acts out
15776-731: Was a member of the Jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival . In 1993, he starred in Son of the Pink Panther , directed by veteran Blake Edwards . Benigni played Peter Sellers ' Inspector Clouseau's illegitimate son who is assigned to save the Princess of Lugash. The film bombed in the US, but was a hit in his homeland. Benigni had a rare serious role in Federico Fellini 's last film, La voce della luna ("The Voice of
15912-512: Was also aware that her natural good looks would compete successfully with Hollywood's "synthetic razzle-dazzle". During the following weeks, while Intermezzo was being filmed, Selznick was also filming Gone with the Wind . In a letter to William Hebert, his publicity director, Selznick described a few of his early impressions of Bergman: Miss Bergman is the most completely conscientious actress with whom I have ever worked, in that she thinks of absolutely nothing but her work before and during
16048-488: Was also inspired by the story of Holocaust survivor Rubino Romeo Salmonì . Although the story and presentation of the film had been discussed during production with different Jewish groups to limit the offence it might cause, the film was attacked by some critics, who accused it of presenting the Holocaust without much suffering, while others argued that a comedy about such a subject was not appropriate. More favourable critics praised Benigni's artistic daring and skill to create
16184-695: Was announced as the president of the jury for the Un Certain Regard section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival . In 2016, Rossellini was cast as Rita Marks, the matriarch of the Marks crime family in the Hulu original series, Shut Eye . In 2023, Rossellini was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th Rome Film Festival . In 2004, Rossellini acted in an Off-Broadway production of Terrence McNally 's The Stendhal Syndrome , with Richard Thomas . Rossellini's friend, Carole Bouquet , also
16320-649: Was based on the Maxwell Anderson play Joan of Lorraine , which had earned her a Tony Award earlier that year. Produced by Walter Wanger and initially released through RKO . Bergman had championed the role since her arrival in Hollywood, then chose to appear on the Broadway stage in Anderson's play. The film was not a big hit with the public, partly because of the Rossellini scandal, which broke while
16456-625: Was cast as an orphan from a good family who marries a rich older gentleman. Also in 1936, she appeared in Intermezzo , her first lead performance, where she was reunited with Gösta Ekman. This was a pivotal film for the young actress and allowed her to demonstrate her talent. Director Molander later said: "I created Intermezzo for her, but I was not responsible for its success. Ingrid herself made it successful." In 1938, she starred in Only One Night , playing an upper-class woman living on
16592-581: Was conferred on him by the University of Malta , celebrated by a Settimana Dantesca including Benigni's first stage appearance at a university and the premiere of his performing with Dante scholar Robert Hollander . In 2012, he starred in the Woody Allen film, To Rome with Love . In 2019, he starred as Mister Geppetto in Matteo Garrone 's 2019 adaptation of Pinocchio . Benigni
16728-457: Was directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci . Benigni's directorial debut was the 1983 anthology film Tu mi turbi , which was also the acting debut of his wife, Nicoletta Braschi . He continued directing and also starring in the comedic films Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984), The Little Devil (1988), Johnny Stecchino (1991), The Monster (1994), the award-winning film Life Is Beautiful (1997), Pinocchio (2002), and The Tiger and
16864-771: Was feted in San Francisco at a special reception held by the National Italian American Foundation in his honour on 24 May 2009. Following his U.S. premiere Benigni performed his last presentation on 16 June 2009, in Buenos Aires , Argentina where he was awarded Honorary Citizenship of the City of Buenos Aires in a ceremony held at the Legislative Palace in homage to the notable Italian diaspora and culture in Argentina. Benigni
17000-580: Was first released to the armed forces overseas. In deference to more timely war-themed and patriotic films, Warner Bros held back the theatrical opening in the United States. On 6 September premiered Hitchcock's Notorious . In it, Bergman played a US spy, Alicia Huberman, who had been given an assignment to infiltrate the Nazi sympathizers in South America . Along the way, she fell in love with her fellow spy, played by Cary Grant . The film also starred Claude Rains in an Oscar-nominated performance by
17136-536: Was hired by Swedish film studio Svensk Filmindustri , which led her to leave the Royal Dramatic Theatre after just one year to work in films full-time. Bergman's first film experience was as an extra in the 1932 film Landskamp , an experience she described as "walking on holy ground". Her first speaking role was a small part in Munkbrogreven (1935). Bergman played Elsa, a maid in
17272-493: Was never to work in Germany again. Bergman appeared in eleven films in her native Sweden before the age of twenty-five. Her characters were always plagued with uncertainty, fear, and anxiety. The early Swedish films were not masterpieces, but she worked with some of the biggest talents in the Swedish film industry, such as Gösta Ekman, Karin Swanström, Victor Sjöström, and Lars Hanson. It showcased her immense acting talent, as
17408-665: Was perhaps the most photographed child in Scandinavia," quipped Bergman in her later years. In 1929, when Bergman was around 14, her father died of stomach cancer. Losing her parents at such a young age was a trauma that Bergman later described as "living with an ache", an experience of which she was not even aware. After her father's death, Bergman was sent to live with her paternal aunt, Ellen, who died of heart disease six months later. Bergman then lived with her paternal uncle Otto and his wife Hulda, who had five children of their own. She also visited her maternal aunt, Elsa Adler, whom
17544-406: Was put in place to distort the shape of one cheek. In her diary, she called the film "my own picture, my very own. I have fought for it.". The critics loved her performance, citing her as an actor of great talent and confidence. The film was awarded a Special Recommendation at the 1938 Venice Film Festival , for its "overall artistic contribution". It was remade in 1941 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with
17680-570: Was released with Bergman and Charles Boyer as the leading roles Based on Erich Maria Remarque 's book, it follows a story of Joan Madou, an Italian-Romanian refugee who works as a cabaret singer in a Paris nightclub. Distressed by her lover's sudden death, she attempts suicide by plunging into the Seine, but rescued by Dr Ravic, a German surgeon (Charles Boyer). On 11 November 1948, Joan of Arc had its world premiere. For her role, Bergman received another Best Actress nomination. The independent film
17816-465: Was removed as the face of Lancôme for being "too old". In 2016, at the age of 63, she was rehired by Lancôme's new female CEO, Francoise Lehmann, as a global brand ambassador for the company. In October 1992, Rossellini modelled for Madonna 's controversial book Sex . Rossellini also appeared in Madonna's music video for her successful Top 5 hit song " Erotica ", released in autumn 1992. Rossellini
17952-728: Was shot and directed by her nephew, Tommaso Rossellini. Rossellini's "smallest circus in the world", a stage play exploring the ability of animals to think, was premiered in May 2018, at the Jerome Robbins Theater of the Baryshnikov Arts Center. The play "addresses the scientific discoveries about animal minds, intelligence, and emotions. Joined onstage by various animals portrayed by Pan, her trained dog, Rossellini transforms herself into Aristotle , Descartes , B.F. Skinner , Charles Darwin , and more, to deliver
18088-409: Was supposed to play the "good girl" role of Dr Jekyll's fiancée but pleaded with the studio that she should play the "bad girl" Ivy, the saucy barmaid. Reviews noted that "she gave a finely-shaded performance". A New York Times review stated that "the young Swedish actress proves again, that a shining talent can sometimes lift itself above an impossibly written role". Another review said: "she displays
18224-506: Was the inaugural brand ambassador for the Italian Silversea Cruises company in 2004, and she appeared in print ads and on their website. Barbara Muckermann, the senior vice-president of worldwide marketing and communications in 2004, said at the time of the announcement, "Isabella is the ideal personification of Silversea's exclusive standard of elegance, glamour and sophistication." Rossellini made her film debut with
18360-731: Was two and a half years old, her mother died. She learned to create imaginary friends as a child. Justus Bergman had wanted his daughter to become an opera star and had her take voice lessons for three years. He sent her to the Palmgrenska Samskolan , a prestigious girls' school in Stockholm where Bergman was reportedly neither a good student nor popular. Justus was a photographer and loved documenting his daughter's birthdays with his camera. He made his daughter one of his favorite photographic subjects. She enjoyed dancing, dressing up, and acting in front of her father's lenses. "I
18496-523: Was very negative. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times opened his review by writing: "After all the unprecedented interest that the picture Stromboli has aroused — it being, of course, the fateful drama which Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini have made — it comes as a startling anticlimax to discover that this widely heralded film is incredibly feeble, inarticulate, uninspiring and painfully banal." Crowther added that Bergman's character "is never drawn with clear and revealing definition, due partly to
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