1953réf. 162394N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1953 film. Cahiers du Cinéma stamp on the verso. Based on Per Anders Fogelstrom's 1951 novel. Two young lovers from Stockholm steal a boat and run away together but are forced to return home as the summer ends. The first film to star director Ingmar Bergman's longtime leading lady Harriet Andersson who would later appear in Bergman's "Sawdust and Tinsel" 1953 "Smiles of a Summer Night" 1955 "Through a Glass Darkly" 1961 and "Cries and Whispers" 1972. Set in Sweden. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 614. N.p. unknown
1953réf. 150143Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1953. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Harriet Andersson from the 1983 film. Printed Swedish Svensk Filmindustri snipe featuring full cast and crew credits affixed and folded "Svensk Filmindustri" stamp and small barcode label all on verso. Based on the 1951 Swedish novel "Sommaren med Monika" by Per Anders Fogelstrom. Conceived as a vehicle for Andersson by Ingmar Bergman who were intimately involved at the time it was Andersson's first major role and would make her an international star. Bergman and Andersson would continue working together for the next three decades Andersson starring in some of Bergman's most acclaimed films. Two disaffected youths Harry Lars Ekborg and Monicka Andersson fall in love and run away for a fleeting idyllic summer in a remote archipelago. Controversial at the time of it's release for its then ground-breaking nudity its US rights were purchased by Exploitation film presenter Kroger Babb in 1955 editing out over a third of the film to emphasize the nudity and renaming the film "Monika the Story of a Bad Girl." Set in and shot on location in Stockholm Sweden. 6.25 x 4.75 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 614. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1953réf. 151452London: Mondial Films 1953. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1953 film. With printed mimeo snipes specific to the film's UK release affixed to the verso. Based on Per Anders Fogelstrom's 1951 novel. Two young lovers from Stockholm steal a boat and run away together but are forced to return home as the summer ends. The first film to star director Ingmar Bergman's longtime leading lady Harriet Andersson who would later appear in Bergman's "Sawdust and Tinsel" 1953 "Smiles of a Summer Night" 1955 "Through a Glass Darkly" 1961 and "Cries and Whispers" 1972. Set in Sweden. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 614. Mondial Films unknown
1973réf. 141542Stockholm: Sveriges Television SVT 1973. Draft script for the 1975 television film. Text in Swedish. Based on Mozart's 1791 opera "The Magic Flute" titled in German "Die Zauberflote" and here under the Swedish title "Trollflojten." Nominated for one Academy award. The Queen of the Night offers her daughter Pamina to Tamino but also offers Tamino a magic flute to bring Pamina to him. The Queen also gives magic bells to the bird hunter Papageno who joins Tamino on his journey for them both to find wives and learn about themselves. Shot on location in Stockholm. Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present dated November 1973 with credits for screenwriter Ingmar Bergman and translator Alf Henriksson. 93 leaves with last page of text numbered 28. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a spiral binding. Criterion Collection 71. Sveriges Television [SVT] unknown
1958réf. 156282Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri SF 1958. Collection of nine vintage oversize double weight reference photographs from the 1958 Swedish film. Stamps of DLS-Film Holland on the versos and several with layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil. Embossed censor blindstamp at the upper right corner of each photograph. A traveling magic show led by a depressed fraudulent illusionist faces opposition from a small town's authorities who wish to expose the spectacle as a sham. Shot on location in Stockholm Sweden. 9.25 x 11.75 inches. Generally Very Good with pinholes at the corners and several with small closed tears that have been repaired with archival tape on the versos. Criterion Collection 537. Rosenbaum 1000. Svensk Filmindustri [SF] unknown
1958réf. 151648Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri SF 1958. Collection of 14 vintage black and white oversize double weight studio still photographs from the 1958 film. A traveling magic show led by a depressed fraudulent illusionist Max von Sydow faces opposition from a small town's authorities who wish to expose the spectacle as a sham. Shot on location in Stockholm Sweden. 12 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 537. Rosenbaum 1000. Svensk Filmindustri [SF] unknown
1968réf. 147185Stockholm Sweden: AB Svensk Filmindustri 1968. Treatment script for the 1969 film. With a few small manuscript ink annotations to the title page and throughout most noting grammatical revisions. A newly divorced man befriends a woman whose husband and son have recently been killed in a car accident gradually beginning a relationship in spite of their mutual emotional fragility and disconnect. Shot on location in Gotlands Ian Sweden. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 1968 with credits for director-screenwriter Ingmar Bergman and translator Alan Blair. 38 leaves with last page of text numbered 37. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. AB Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1969réf. 152122N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 Swedish television film showing actor Anders Ek in a menacing demonic mask. With a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's UK release affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A theatrical troupe is called before the Swedish courts due to their obscene performance material and personal lives leading each troupe member to crack under psychological strain. The film originally aired on September 18 1969 on Sveriges Radio. 8.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1977réf. 147064N.p.: N.p. 1977. First Edition. First Edition publicity manual reminiscent in content to a press kit but with much more detail. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis to advertise legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and his psychological drama "The Serpent's Egg" 1976. Profusely photo-illustrated with over 60 black and white images including film stills and on the set photography of Bergman and other actors at work. Black comb bound wrappers with titles in green. Very Good plus with light rubbing and soil on the front and rear wrapper. Approximately 120 pages. N.p. unknown
1964réf. 148813New York: Janus Films 1964. Collection of thirteen vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1963 Swedish film. Three with mimeo snipe and "R.R. Stuart Collection" stamp on the verso. The third entry in Ingmar Bergman's trilogy of faith and redemption preceded by "Through A Glass Darkly" 1961 and "Winter Light"1963. A stark and enigmatic allegory fueled by subtle performances from Ingrid Thulin and Gunnel Lindblom. Ester Thulin a translator and intellectual suffering from a terminal disease is traveling home with her younger resentful sister Anna Linblom and Anna's son Johan Jorgen Lindstrom when they stop in the town of Timoka in a fictional European county on the brink of war with an unknown dialect. After they check into a nearly empty hotel with the exception of a group of Spanish dwarves in a traveling show Anna leaves and has an affair with a waiter as Johan wanders the hallways. Regarded as one of the most sexually provocative films of its day. 8 x 10 inches. Three with faint even fading one with pinholes to corners one with a small closed tear in top margin else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 211. Ebert III. Janus Films unknown
1963réf. 149582London: Gala Film Distributors 1963. Eight vintage series contact print photographs from the 1963 film. Three images per print amounting to 24 complete images. Two estranged sisters Ester and Anna and Anna's 10-year-old son travel to an unnamed Central European country on the verge of war. Ester becomes seriously ill and the three of them move into a hotel in a small town called Timoka. The third in a series of thematically related films by Bergman following "Through a Glass Darkly" 1961 and "Winter Light" 1963. Set and shot on location in Dalarnas Ian Sweden. 3.75 x 8.75 inches. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 211. Ebert III. Gala Film Distributors unknown
1971réf. 150335N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage photograph of director Ingmar Bergman setting up a shot with actors Elliott Gould Bibi Andersson and Max Von Sydow. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a stamp noting No. 11620 and the stamps of PIX Inc. and Camera Press Ltd. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home an emotionally scarred survivor of the Holocaust. Bergman's first English language film shot in England and Sweden and his first film to involve a major American actor Gould working alongside Bergman regulars Sydow and Andersson. Set and shot on location in Sweden and England. 12 x 8.5 inches. Very Good plus faintly toned along the top edge. N.p. unknown
1971réf. 150229N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage photograph of director Ingmar Bergman and a camera crew preparing to film a scene between actors Elliott Gould and Bibi Andersson. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a stamp noting No. 11620 and the stamps of Pix Inc and Camera Press Ltd. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home an emotionally scarred survivor of the Holocaust. Bergman's first English language film shot in England and Sweden and his first film to involve a major American actor Gould working alongside Bergman regulars Andersson and Max von Sydow. Set and shot on location in Sweden and England. 10 x 7.75 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased. N.p. unknown
1971réf. 147252N.p.: N.p. 1971. Draft script for the 1971 film. With what we assume to be translator Alan Blair's handwritten ink annotations throughout the script mostly in English but occasionally in Swedish noting many substantive revisions and deletions. Text in English. Bergman's first English language film shot in England and Sweden and his first film to involve a major American actor Elliott Gould working alongside Bergman regulars Max von Sydow and Bibi Andersson. A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home an emotionally scarred survivor of the Holocaust. Set and shot on location in Sweden and England. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Ingmar Bergman and English translator Alan Blair. 57 leaves with last page of text numbered 56. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good plus with a black comb binding. N.p. unknown
1960réf. 166647Paris: L'Express 1960. Eight vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1960 Swedish film including multiple images of cast and crew on the set. Italian and French distribution stamps on the versos. A landmark twentieth century film whose irregular dramatic structure and juxtaposition of beauty and violence has inspired many other controversial and renowned films from "The Last House on the Left" 1972 to "Irreversible" 2002. The first of two Bergman efforts to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and nominated for the Palme d'Or with Bergman receiving a Special Mention at Cannes. Set in medieval Sweden. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus. L'Express unknown
1960réf. 154454Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri SF 1960. Vintage program for the French release of the 1960 Swedish film. Text and titles in French. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and nominated for the Palme d'Or with director Ingmar Bergman receiving a Special Mention at Cannes. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 18 pages. Near Fine in lightly rubbed saddle stapled wrappers. Svensk Filmindustri [SF] unknown
1960réf. 138553Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1960. Vintage international program for the English language release of the 1960 Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman printed by Svensk Filmindustri in Sweden. Adapted from the thirteenth century Swedish ballad "Tores dottrar i Wange." Photo illustrated throughout. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and nominated for the Palme d'Or with director Bergman receiving a Special Mention at Cannes. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 18 pages. Near Fine in lightly rubbed saddle stapled wrappers. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1960réf. 130114Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1960. Original Swedish poster for the 1960 film. A landmark twentieth century film whose irregular but inspired dramatic structure and juxtaposition of beauty and savagery has inspired many other great films from "The Last House on the Left" 1972 to "Irreversible" 2002. The first of two Bergman efforts to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. 27.5 x 39.5 inches. Lightly restored linen-backed and rolled. Near Fine. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1949réf. 158691N.p.: N.p. 1949. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1949 film showing actress Eva Henning in a negligée. Ingmar Bergman's seventh film about the troubled romantic and sexual experiences of several Swedish adults. Based on the 1948 short story collection by Birgit Tengroth who also appeared as Viola in the film. Shot on location in Hamburg Germany. 9.5 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the corners. N.p. unknown
1961réf. 156281Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1961. Collection of 22 vintage double weight oversize reference photographs from the 1961 Swedish film. Stamps of DLS-Film Holland on the versos and several with layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil. Embossed censor blindstamp at the upper right corner of each photograph. The first entry in Ingmar Bergman's legendary and highly personal "Faith" trilogy winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. A young woman is released from a mental institution and moves to an island where her family resides to recover. But she finds little solace and no support from her father her husband or her brother. A landmark film in that it is not so much an examination into mental illness as a glimpse into a private world seen through a mind that has departed day to day concerns. 9.25 x 11.75 inches. About Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners and light edgewear. Criterion Collection 209. Ebert III. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1961réf. 133624Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1961. Vintage oversize Swedish still photograph from the 1961 film. With the Svensk Filmindustri logo at the bottom right corner. In a typically heavy moment from the film Max Von Sydow Martin and Lars Passgard Minus stand together in a moment of silence. Shot by the film's cinematographer the legendary Sven Nykvist. 11 x 9 inches. In a custom museum-quality frame archivally mounted with UV glass. Fine. Criterion Collection 209. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1961réf. 130180Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1961. Original Swedish illustrated poster for the 1961 Swedish film. The first entry in Bergman's legendary and highly personal "Faith" trilogy which won the director his second Best Foreign Film Oscar and defined what came to be called his "chamber dramas." A young woman is released from a mental institution and moves to an island where her family resides to recover. But she finds little solace and no support from her father her husband or her brother. A landmark film in that it is not so much an examination into mental illness as a perspective of on a private world from a mind that has departed day to day concerns. 27.5 x 38.5 inches. Lightly restored linen-backed and rolled. Near Fine. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1961réf. 130113Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1961. Original Swedish photographic style poster for the 1961 Swedish film. The first entry in Bergman's legendary and highly personal "Faith" trilogy which won the director his second Best Foreign Film Oscar and defined what came to be called his "chamber dramas." A young woman is released from a mental institution and moves to an island where her family resides to recover. But she finds little solace and no support from her father her husband or her brother. A landmark film in that it is not so much an examination into mental illness as a perspective of on a private world from a mind that has departed day to day concerns. 27.5 x 39.5 inches linen-backed. Lightly restored linen-backed and rolled. Near Fine. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1973réf. 146818N.p.: N.p. 1973. Agency Draft script for the 1975 film. With 31 pages of director Ingmar Bergman's commentary bound in after the script. Text in Swedish. Based on the 1791 German opera about a young prince tasked with rescuing a princess from a mysterious high priest. Widely considered one of the most successful operatic adaptations to film ever released. Shot on location in Stockholm Sweden. Pale yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present dated November 1973 with credits for director Ingmar Bergman and screenwriter Alf Henrikson. 93 leaves with last page of text numbered 61. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a black comb binding. Criterion Collection 71. N.p. unknown
1962réf. 171100Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri SF 1962. Draft script for the 1963 Swedish film. Copy belonging to actor Bertha Sånnell with her name in manuscript ink on a label affixed to the front wrapper her annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on two script pages and on a sheet of lined paper bound in at the rear of the script. The second entry in Ingmar Bergman's legendary and highly personal "Faith" trilogy a series of films that launched an important phase in the director's career. A quiet relentless meditation on the nature of faith imperfection and beauty. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for Bergman. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Good perfect-bound with the spine of the wrapper and the first two leaves detached from the text block. Criterion Collection 210. Ebert III. Svensk Filmindustri [SF] unknown
