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Set Designer Göran Wassberg Passes Away at 86
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Set Designer Göran Wassberg Passes Away at 86

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The set designer Göran Wassberg, long-time employee at the National Theatre and Dramaten, has passed away 86 years old, according to his daughters to TT.
Stellan Skarsgård Criticizes Ingmar Bergman as Nazi Sympathizer
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Stellan Skarsgård Criticizes Ingmar Bergman as Nazi Sympathizer

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Stellan Skarsgård is in the Czech Republic to make an advertisement for the film "Sentimental value" and at the film festival in Karlovy Vary he opens up about both his relationship to Ingmar Bergman and his own parenthood.
Sigge Eklund's Play Bolero Brings Family Drama to Stockholm Stage
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Sigge Eklund's Play Bolero Brings Family Drama to Stockholm Stage

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Under 15 years, Sigge Eklund has written the play "Bolero", about his acting grandparents Bengt Eklund and Fylgia Zadig. This fall, it will be performed at Intiman in Stockholm
"Deceptive" gives Frida Gustavsson a career boost
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"Deceptive" gives Frida Gustavsson a career boost

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The leading role in one of the winter's most written-about TV series. Shooting star during the ongoing film festival in Berlin
This week's film and series – Uninhibited Kidman
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This week's film and series – Uninhibited Kidman

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Strong emotions are in circulation when Nicole Kidman's thriller "Babygirl" gets a cinema premiere and "Trolösa", the new version of Bergman's triangular drama comes to SVT. Here are this week's films and series
After 20 years – now comes Alfredson's "Deceptive"
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After 20 years – now comes Alfredson's "Deceptive"

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Tomas Alfredson has wanted to do "his" "Deceptive" for 20 years. Now his version of Ingmar Bergman's triangle drama is coming
The Honorary Award to Lasse Hallström
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The Honorary Award to Lasse Hallström

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A merit list containing Abbas music videos, "My Life as a Dog" and a long Hollywood career was honored at the Guldbagge Awards. Lasse Hallström received the honorary award
Spring's Ten Hottest TV Series
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Spring's Ten Hottest TV Series

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A Bergman classic in a new version, the continuation of the Knutby drama and the story of Jan Stenbeck. Here are the TV series you must keep track of this spring
The Culture Year 2024 – Poetry, Canon, and Crisis
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The Culture Year 2024 – Poetry, Canon, and Crisis

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Bruno K Öijer fans experienced ecstasy at the same time as the young poets stepped forward. But the cultural year 2024 was marked by economic crisis and the debate about a Swedish cultural canon that dragged on
Film producer Katinka Faragó has died
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Film producer Katinka Faragó has died

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Film producer Katinka Faragó has passed away, 87 years old, the family reports to Sveriges Radio's "Culture News". For nearly seven decades, she worked within Swedish film
Garplind Hosts a New Uppesittarkväll
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Garplind Hosts a New Uppesittarkväll

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Suzanne Osten - "The Light in Theater Sweden"
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Suzanne Osten - "The Light in Theater Sweden"

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The director and playwright Suzanne Osten is dead. In connection with her 80th birthday earlier this year, she was greatly celebrated at the Royal Dramatic Theatre as a pioneer and central figure in Swedish theatre life, particularly in children's and youth theatre
Ingmar Bergman's Grandchild: "Might as Well Change My Name"
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Ingmar Bergman's Grandchild: "Might as Well Change My Name"

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Being the grandson of an icon has its advantages, but also its drawbacks. I might as well change my name to "Ingmar Bergman's grandson" to get my own name in the headlines, says Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel and laughs
They were awarded at the Uppsala Short Film Festival
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They were awarded at the Uppsala Short Film Festival

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Linus Tunström brings "The Christmas Oratorio" to Dramaten
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Linus Tunström brings "The Christmas Oratorio" to Dramaten

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Linus Tunström is setting up "The Christmas Oratorio" at the Dramaten in the spring – a family history about how pain is transformed into creation and where music plays one of the leading roles. We want to create a performance that is musical, he says
This week's film and series – Denmark must be evacuated
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This week's film and series – Denmark must be evacuated

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A star-studded drama about a natural disaster that hits Denmark is coming to TV4. And "Armand" by Bergman's grandchildren is going up on the cinema screens
Composer Daniel Börtz receives honorary award
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Composer Daniel Börtz receives honorary award

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A composer who "has created a unique and colorful musical treasure" receives the Music Publishers' Honorary Award 2024. Daniel Börtz's career spans over six decades and includes over 130 works, including 15 symphonies and 6 full-length operas
Schollin becomes a grandmother in the classic: "My last role"
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Schollin becomes a grandmother in the classic: "My last role"

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The theatre is the salvation in sorrow for Christina Schollin. She thought she had already made her farewell as an actress
Actress Maggie Smith Dead
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Actress Maggie Smith Dead

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The actress Maggie Smith is dead, reports AP. She was 89 years old
Bergman's Grandchild Norway's Oscar Candidate
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Bergman's Grandchild Norway's Oscar Candidate

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Filip and Fredrik become Sweden's Oscar entry
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Filip and Fredrik become Sweden's Oscar entry

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It will be Filip and Fredrik's documentary "The Last Journey" that will represent Sweden in the battle for an Oscar for Best International Feature Film next year. I started crying like the devil, says Filip Hammar about when he received the news
Ten Cultural Events to Look Forward to This Autumn
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Ten Cultural Events to Look Forward to This Autumn

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Rabbits' escape, steel mill life in Borlänge and a ballet about the slave boy who was given as a gift to the Swedish court. Here are ten highlights from the autumn's cultural offerings
Lear lured Andersson back to Dramaten
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Lear lured Andersson back to Dramaten

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Shakespeare's drama "King Lear" has inspired TV series such as "Succession". After more than a decade, Peter Andersson is back at the Dramaten in what many see as a dream role for an older male actor
Alfredson's "Faithless" premieres in Toronto
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Alfredson's "Faithless" premieres in Toronto

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Tomas Alfredson's adaptation of Liv Ullmann's and Ingmar Bergman's "Deceptive" gets its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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