Ingmar Bergman Archives
The Ingmar Bergman Archives consist of the donation of Mr. Bergman’s personal archives, covering 65 years of artistic creation in the fields of cinema,
theatre, opera, radio, television and literature. The archive items include manuscripts, typescripts with personal annotations in handwriting, photographs,
biographica along with private and professional correspondence. Ingmar Bergman’s personal copyright forms a part of the donation.
To protect and preserve the unique and sensitive manuscripts the digitization of around 50 000 pages have been made in cooperation with the Royal Library in Stockholm.
The digitized manuscript collections are accessible for study at research stations in the Swedish Film Institute Library.
Ingmar Bergman’s Deed of Gift stipulates that the collection is to be made available to qualified researchers as well as to established writers.
Apply for access by filling out our
application form.
The online catalogue contains records for manuscripts, documents and photographs relating to Ingmar Bergman’s productions and his literary texts.
The Archive Scheme is available as a PDF-file
Fritextsök (Keyword Search)
Runs a search for information contained in the Document Name and Comments fields. Select this option by clicking in the search button at the top of the page.
Advanced Search
Sök Dokument (Search Document)
This contains eight search fields. Two fields are explained here in detail:
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Ämnesord (Subject categories) are selected from a list. To differentiate between the various manuscript versions, the following categories are used:
- Handskrifter (Handwritten manuscripts) – andwritten manuscripts, drafts, partial scripts
- Arbetsmanus (Draft manuscript) – typewritten manuscripts containing handwritten notes and alterations
- Regimanus (Shooting manuscript) – edited typewritten manuscripts with handwritten additions, alterations and technical directions
- Scriptamanus (Continuity script) Full manuscript – complete manuscripts containing all relevant working materials
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Verk (Performing Arts Titles) contains the original titles for theatrical pieces, operas, radio dramas, television dramas and feature-length films, as well as the non-Swedish titles of films.
Sök Person/Institution (Search Person/Institution)
Runs a search for any references in both writings and correspondence.
Sök Brev (Search Correspondence)
All correspondence included in the database is classified according to Ingmar Bergman as the sender or recipient. When the correspondence has been written by someone other than Bergman, his name is included in brackets [Bergman, Ingmar].
Ingmar Bergman’s donation prompted Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern AB, AB Svensk Filmindustri and Sveriges Television AB to jointly establish the Ingmar Bergman Foundation in 2002.
UNESCO has certified the inscription of The Ingmar Bergman Archives, The Ingmar Bergman Foundation, on the Memory of the World Register in 2007. The Register comprises archives and documents considered valuable to all humanity.
