15 February, 2011 11:50

Discover Bergman’s Fårö – Take a trip through Sweden’s most beautiful film landscape

Visit the locations and discover one of Sweden’s most famed artistic talents in one of Sweden’s most distinctive landscapes. Go on a film safari to Ingmar Bergman’s Fårö!

Inspiration and tranquillity and the place that has come to be most strongly associated with his oeuvre. He lived and worked here for nearly 40 years and this is where he made some of his best known films. In films such as Through a Glass Darkly, Persona, Scenes from a Marriage and Shame he has used the barren landscape of Fårö as middle-class holiday resort, as a refuge, as a war zone and as a backdrop for marital strife. Furthermore his documentaries Fårödokument (1969) and Fårödokument 1979 show a strong commitment to the people of Fårö and the future of the island.

Location Fårö

The Big Bergman Safari

Photo: Peter Assar Monsen

In the course of a half-day’s excursion you’ll visit several locations from the films Persona, Through a Glass Darkly and Scenes from a Marriage. Anecdotes and stories from the film set and from Bergman’s life on Fårö are supplemented with clips from the places concerned. You will have a chance to act on location in a Bergman film when we reconstruct a scene from Shame.

The bus tour is a unique way of experiencing Fårö from east to west coast and takes you to places that are difficult to discover on your own. Two knowledgeable guides will pilot you through the landscape of Fårö and the world of film. An eventful tour for film enthusiasts and nature lovers alike! Grilled lamb burgers will be served by the spectacular ”raukar” (limestone stacks).

Photo: Peter Assar Monsen

Time: 3 1/2 hours.
Starting from the Bergman center on Fårö.
Price: 495 SEK per person

The Small Bergman Safari

A smaller scale bus tour. We travel through the landscape of the Fårö documentaries, visit selected locations, stop at Ingmar’s own cinema at Dämba, see clips of the places concerned and then relax with a picnic basket in a classic Fårö setting beside the mighty ”raukar” of Langhammar. There will be a guide on the tour to give insights into the world of Bergman’s films and life on Fårö.

Time: 2 hours.
Starting from the Bergman Center on Fårö
Price: 295 SEK per person

Rent a Bergman guide

Bring a Bergman guide with you on your Fårö tour! One of the Bergman Center’s expert guides will pilot you to a selection of Ingmar Bergman’s locations. The Fårö trip begins or ends at the Bergman Center with a viewing of film clips from the places visited. Coffee or a picnic basket can be ordered. The guided tour can be customised to suit your particular wishes.

Time: 2 hours.
Starting from the Bergman center on Fårö
Price: 1500 SEK + VAT

Bergman on your own

Visit the Bergman Center on Fårö and listen to an exciting introduction to Ingmar Bergman and his relationship with Fårö. The elaborate story is illustrated by clips from Bergman’s Fårö films. Coffee and a map for your own expeditions to Bergman locations are included!

Time: 45 min. At the Bergman center on Fårö.
Price: 145 SEK per person

If you are interested in next year’s Bergman Adventures please contact info@bergmancenter.se

Photo: David Kollnert

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