Answers to Quiz - 63

1. In which 1946 film did Ingmar Bergman make his directorial debut?

Crisis

2. Between 1961 and 1963 Bergman produced three films on the theme of religion. These are often known as ‘The Faith Trilogy’ or ‘The Chamber Trilogy’ because of the extensive use of Bach’s chamber music in them. ‘Through a Glass Darkly’ and ‘Winter Light’ are the first 2 films of this trilogy. Name the third.

Silence

3. One of Bergman’s most celebrated techniques is the use of facial close-ups. In which 1966 film is this technique strikingly evident?

Persona

4. Bergman won three Oscars for the ‘Best Foreign Language Film’. Two of these are ‘The Virgin Spring’ and ‘Through a Glass Darkly’. Name the third, which is also his last major feature film.

Fanny and Alexander

5. Name the remote Swedish island in which Bergman spent the final decades of his life in solitude?

Fårö

6. Bergman married 5 times and in addition had romantic relationships with his actresses. Name this famous Norwegian actress by whom he had love child (daughter).

Liv Ullmann

7. The collaboration between Bergman and his cinematographer Sven Nykvist is legendary in the history of cinema. Together they made 20 films over a span of 30 years. Which was their first film together?

Sawdust and Tinsel

8. Name the production house that Bergman set up in 1966 to produce his own films

Cinematograph

9. What is the name of Bergman’s first autobiography that was published in 1987?

The Magic Lantern

10. Which of Bergman’s film contains one of the most memorable scenes in all of cinema, in which the knight portrayed by Max Von Sydow plays a game of chess against Death?

The Seventh Seal