Retrospective of Ingmar Bergman at Metropolis Empire Sofil

On the occasion of its 10th retrospective, Metropolis teams up for the first time with the Sweden Embassy in Syria and the Swedish Institute to pay tribute to famous director Ingmar Bergman: thirteen of his most acclaimed features will be screened at the Metropolis Empire Sofil Theater from the 2nd to the 12th of February 2012.

Ingmar Bergman has proven himself as one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of cinema by introducing metaphysical themes (The Seventh Seal, Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1957), psychological (Persona, nominated for the 1968 BAFTA Film Award) and familial introspection (Cries and Whispers, Best Cinematography, 1974 Academy Awards). He is the first filmmaker to have won the Palm of the Palms of the Cannes Film Festival in 1997.
The retrospective will open with Bergman’s last opus, Saraband (Nominated for the Best European Union Film, 2005 César Awards). Metropolis will also have the pleasure to present its greatest films, among which Autumn Sonata (Best Foreign Language Film, 1979 Golden Globes), Fanny and Alexander (Best Foreign Film, 1984 Golden Globes), and Wild Strawberries (Golden Bear, 1958 Berlin International Film Festival) starring Victor Sjöström, a pioneer of the Swedish cinema.

This retrospective will the occasion to present the documentary Bergman Island, shot by Swedish filmmaker Marie Nyreröd four years before the death of Ingmar Bergman. (Audience Award for Best Foreign Documentary, 2005 São Paulo International Film Festival).

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