Images from the Playground (2009)

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Original title	Bilder från lekstugan
Film type	Short
Category	Documentary
Director	Stig Björkman
Producer	Stina Gardell
Screenplay	Stig Björkman
Production country	Sweden
Production company	Stiftelsen Ingmar Bergman
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue	Swedish
Swedish release	2009-09-25

Cast

Bibi Andersson

Harriet Andersson

Ingmar Bergman

Victor Sjöström

Plot summary

In the early 50s, Ingmar Bergman got himself a cine-camera, a 9.5 mm Bell & Howell, which he often used both privately and in his work. Images from the Playground presents these films,...

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In the early 50s, Ingmar Bergman got himself a cine-camera, a 9.5 mm Bell & Howell, which he often used both privately and in his work. Images from the Playground presents these films, providing a diverse representation of one of the greatest artists in cinema. These imagery from the director’s grown-up playground is accompanied with Bergman’s own commentaries from various interviews. Whereas the actresses Harriet Andersson and Bibi Andersson – exposed to Bergman’s loving eye in these wealthy documents – also contribute with personal visual pictures.

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