Bergman Week is traditionally inaugurated at Fårö Church. The acclaimed band Sunnan has drawn inspiration from Fårö for their enchanting cinematic soundscapes. Prominent pianist Ivetta Irka and tenor ...

Step over the threshold into the eerily exciting The Home, based on Mats Strandberg’s novel. The film takes place in a dementia care facility on Gotland, where Nina (Gizem Erdogan) cares for Monika (A...

As an actress, Zetterling got her breakthrough in Ingmar Bergman’s first film Torment – and two years later, she appeared again in Music in Darkness. The fi lm is based on a book by Gotland-born autho...

Welcome to mingle with us and our guests! The artist couple Mark and Pia Ingelse will present a glimpse of the world’s smallest mobile gallery, which, for this special evening, transforms into a Bergm...

Classic rape-revenge horror, inspired by Bergman’s The Virgin Spring. Two teenage girls are on their way to a rock concert when they make a stop to get some marijuana. They are kidnapped and sexually ...

Take a bicycle tour to the settings of Persona, Through a Glass Darkly and Scenes from a Marriage and enjoy the spectacular nature in hidden places! First stop Dämba, where we will watch clips at Berg...

Maria Gripe’s beloved classic adventure has been adapted into a TV series! We will screen all eight episodes, two episodes a day. During a few warm summer days, David, Annika, and Jonas become entangl...

All around the world, research is being conducted at various universities on Ingmar Bergman and his work. This year, we are launching a recurring program during Bergman Week – The Bergman Lecture – de...

High Tension is an oddity in Ingmar Bergman’s production: a political thriller set in the shadow of the Cold War, about a sinister character spying on refugees in Sweden. Exceptionally, our visitors w...

Bergman’s Oscar-winning film is a dark and at times violent horror story, inspired by a folk song from the 1200s and with a screenplay by the author Ulla Isaksson. Töre’s and Märeta’s daughter, Karin,...

Take a ride to the settings of Persona, Through a Glass Darkly and Scenes from a Marriage. First stop Dämba, where we will watch clips at Bergman’s own private cinema and where refreshments and sandwi...

An entertaining love carousel with Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Eva Dahlbeck, Bibi Andersson – and an hysterically funny Jarl Kulle. A fast-paced, witty comedy that became Bergman’s internat...

What role has horror cinema played in fi lm history, and what was Ingmar Bergman’s relationship with the genre?A panel of knowledgeable, entertaining, and devoted horror enthusiasts will explore these...

Dancers/choreographers David Dorfman and Benno Voorham, along with a group of Gotlandic men, in a breathtakingly beautiful and playful dance film, filmed on Fårö. The focus is on ageing men, whose liv...

We celebrate this groundbreaking and fearless director by showcasing her masterful Loving Couples – a sensational debut that led many to compare her to Ingmar Bergman. But Mai Zetterling was a pioneer...

It’s not easy being an evil stepsister. Elvira dreams of the incredibly handsome prince Julian, the heartthrob of all virgins. When he invites everyone to a ball to fi nd his bride, Elvira is willing ...

Maria Gripe’s beloved classic adventure has been adapted into a TV series! We will screen all eight episodes, two episodes a day. During a few warm summer days, David, Annika, and Jonas become entangl...

Over the past year, we’ve seen an unusually high number of reinterpretations of Ingmar Bergman’s works on Swedish and international stages and screens – and several more are in the works. The TV serie...

Bergman’s Gothic horror movie in the world of vampires is about a reticent artist living on a desolate island with his wife. He is tortured by nightmares and has visions of demons. When sneak-reading ...

A mediocre violinist in a symphony orchestra dreams of a successful solo career while his marriage is falling apart. ‘A rather harmonious film,’ according to the director himself. The film features tw...

Bergman’s recording for the Swedish Radio Theatre of Jean Cocteau’s drama on acute heartbreak, Vox Humana, with Märta Ekstrand in the role....

Bergman’s Oscar-winning film is a dark and at times violent horror story, inspired by a folk song from the 1200s and with a screenplay by the author Ulla Isaksson. Töre’s and Märeta’s daughter, Karin,...

Bergman’s Gothic horror movie in the world of vampires is about a reticent artist living on a desolate island with his wife. He is tortured by nightmares and has visions of demons. When sneak-reading ...

Maria Gripe’s beloved classic adventure has been adapted into a TV series! We will screen all eight episodes, two episodes a day. During a few warm summer days, David, Annika, and Jonas become entangl...

Take a ride to the settings of Persona, Through a Glass Darkly and Scenes from a Marriage. First stop Dämba, where we will watch clips at Bergman’s own private cinema and where refreshments and sandwi...

Every year in May, Ingmar Bergman would send a letter to the Swedish Film Institute’s archive with a long wish list of ‘summer stimulants, drugs, pleasures, and anesthetics.’ On the theme of horror we...

On a remote farm in a landscape of captivating beauty, a couple mourns their lost child. The guest of honor of this year’s Bergman Week is simply brilliant in this both macabre and dark folk tale, scr...

Bergman’s Oscar-winning film is a dark and at times violent horror story, inspired by a folk song from the 1200s and with a screenplay by the author Ulla Isaksson. Töre’s and Märeta’s daughter, Karin,...

One of Bergman’s most powerful and haunting films, this feature depicts the final day of Agnes (Harriet Andersson) as she lies dying in bed, surrounded by her sisters Maria and Karin, and her constant...

Already as a child, Noomi Rapace wanted to become an actor. After her international breakthrough in the film adaptions of the Millennium series, she is defi nitely one of Hollywood’s hot properties. T...

Reading of play about the destructive relationship between Ingmar Bergman and Anita Haglöf, his housekeeper during 8 years....

During a guided tour (incl. a light meal) we will visit shooting locations for Persona, Through a Glass Darkly, Shame and Scenes From a Marriage. We also travel throughout the landscape of both of Ber...

Some of the most horrifying scenes from a marriage, captured on fi lm. When Andrzej Zuławski’s Possession premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, it divided the audience. A dark and bizarre masterpiece...

Maria Gripe’s beloved classic adventure has been adapted into a TV series! We will screen all eight episodes, two episodes a day. During a few warm summer days, David, Annika, and Jonas become entangl...

Florence Montmare is a former a resident at the Bergman Estate. She presents her second book with images from Fårö, “Scenes from an Island”, where, against the backdrop of the climate crisis and globa...

‘An unexpectedly uplifting portrayal of grief, sharply presented by a perfect young ensemble,’ according to the jury, who awarded Rúnar Rúnarsson’s fi lm the Nordic Dragon Award at the Gothenburg Film...

A mediocre violinist in a symphony orchestra dreams of a successful solo career while his marriage is falling apart. ‘A rather harmonious film,’ according to the director himself. The film features tw...

After four feature films and a trio of short films, Rúnar Rúnarsson is a massively awarded fi lm director. Together with DoP Sophia Olsson he has created this both intense and personal masterpiece abo...

As an actress, Zetterling got her breakthrough in Ingmar Bergman’s first film Torment – and two years later, she appeared again in Music in Darkness. The fi lm is based on a book by Gotland-born autho...

A breathtakingly beautiful and tender debut film about a young girl’s longing and grounding on an enchanting Cape Verdean volcanic island. Teenager Nana’s mother left her on the island at an early age...

Wrap up the festival week in a relaxed atmosphere for guests and visitors! The Smultronstället Bar will be open with bar menu and drinks. Musician Pontus de Wolfe will be the dj for the festive evenin...