To Bibi

The manuscript to The Seventh Seal is dedicated to the incomparable Bibi Andersson, turning eighty today.

Our heartiest congratulations!

En passion, Bibi Andersson, eng

Archival object of the day

Titel: Hour of the Wolf : a film / by Ingmar Bergman

Shelf no:  B:045

Year: 1964-1966

No of pages: 88 p., bound. 

Author: Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007

Commentary: Typewritten shooting script with Bergman’s handwritten notes and comments.

No frills.

The subtle grayscale of Persona

We don't know if we should be proud or upset about this:

Archival object of the day

Title:
Persona / by Ingmar Bergman [with hand-written notes and sceneries]

Shelf no: B:041

Year: 1965

No of pages ; size: 90 s., inb. + bilaga ; 30 x 22 cm

Author: Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007

Commentary:
Typewritten manuscript. Shooting script with photos. Supplement 1: Tentative shooting schedule

No frills.

Archival object of the day

Title:
The Seventh Seal : film / by Ingmar Bergman [with hand-written notes and sceneries]

Shelf no: B:202

Year: 1956

No of pages ; size: 128 pp., bound + suppl. ; 30 x 22 cm

Author: Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007

Commentary:
Typewritten manuscript. Shooting script. Supplement 1: 6 pages with handwritten comments and 1 copy NAD, 5 pp. Supplement 2: Shooting schedule

No frills.

Archival object of the day

Educated guess on Bergman's most famous images: first (and there's no contest) is Death playing chess in The Seventh Seal. Then the dance of death in the final scene of the same film. For the bronze medal, the race is tighter: the pietà scene from Cries and Whispers, perhaps? Or Isak Borg picking Wild Strawberries? Or perhaps this one (here on a Spanish poster):

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