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BAM Remembers , a special tribute celebrating the artistic legacy of Ingmar Bergman

Includes special event in BAM Harvey Theater on Nov 19 and screenings in BAM Rose Cinemas on Nov 20 & 21

BAM Remembers Ingmar Bergman is made possible by The Consul General of in New York, with additional support from Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, and The American- Scandinavian Foundation.

Brooklyn, NY/November 16, 2007—BAM is honored to announce BAM Remembers Ingmar Bergman, a special tribute celebrating the artistic legacy of one of the world’s foremost figures in theater and film. BAM Remembers Ingmar Bergman will take place on Monday, November 19, 2007 at 7pm in the BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton St.). The tribute is free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis with ticket distribution beginning at 6pm. For further information, please call BAM Ticket Services at 718.636.4100 or visit www.BAM.org.

BAM Remembers Ingmar Bergman will feature selected readings from Ingmar Bergman’s diaries presented by current and former members of The of Sweden (Dramaten) including , , , , and Peter Stormare as well as a reading by U.S. playwright Wallace Shawn. Remarks will be given by Ewa Bjorling, Minister of Foreign Trade and Representative of the Swedish Government; Edward P. Gallagher, President of The American-Scandinavian Foundation; Karen Brooks Hopkins, President of BAM; Harvey Lichtenstein, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Chairman, Cultural Planning and Development; author Phillip Lopate; and Joseph V. Melillo, BAM Executive Producer. An excerpt from the documentary Bergman Island directed by Marie Nyreröd will also be screened.

The remembrance of Ingmar Bergman will continue at the BAM Rose Cinemas on November 20 at 6pm with a screening of Persona, introduced by Bibi Andersson with Jonathan Lethem, and an 8:45pm screening of Shame, with an introduction by author Jonathan Lethem. On November 21 at 7pm, will be screened with an introduction by Pernilla August. General admission tickets to BAM Rose Cinemas are $11. Tickets are $7.50 for students 25 and under (with valid I.D. Monday–Thursday, except holidays), seniors, children under twelve, and $7 for BAM Cinema Club members. Tickets are available at the BAM Rose Cinemas box office, by phone at 718.777.FILM (order by “name of movie” option), or online at BAM.org. For more information, call the BAMcinématek hotline at 718.636.4100 or visit BAM.org BAM mourns the loss of one of its most cherished artistic colleagues and one of the world’s great creative minds. BAM is honored to have served as the exclusive U.S. theatrical home for Ingmar Bergman’s stage productions for The Royal Dramatic Theatre of Sweden (Dramaten). Beginning in 1988, Bergman directed the company in twelve productions, including in 1988; Miss Julie, A Doll’s House, and Long Day’s Journey into Night in 1991; Madame de Sade and in 1993; The Winter’s Tale and Madame de Sade as part of the Bergman Festival in 1995; The Image Makers in 1999; The Ghost Sonata in 2001; Maria Stuart in 2002; and in 2003.

Film schedule All films directed by Ingmar Bergman and in English, German, Swedish, and Yiddish with English subtitles

Tuesday, November 20 at 6pm* Persona (1966) 85 min., Swedish with English subtitles Considered by many to be Bergman’s masterpiece, Persona features the inimitable Liv Ullman as a neurotic actress who has stopped talking and Bibi Andersson as the sympathetic nurse looking after her. The film features hypnotic formal elements that were unlike anything international audiences had seen before. In this, one of Bergman’s defining explorations of the depths of the human soul, Ullman’s persona increasingly melds with Andersson’s as the rehabilitation of her psyche progresses. *An introduction by Bibi Andersson with Jonathan Lethem precedes the 6pm screening.

Tuesday, November 20 at 8:45pm* Shame (1968) 103 min., Swedish with English subtitles An under seen masterpiece selected by author Jonathan Lethem for this tribute, Shame is Bergman’s take on war and its destructive force. Liv Ullman and play a married couple who find a civil war erupting brutally in their town. Contrasting the face of blood and death with the pain and torment of the couple’s disintegrating relationship, Bergman crafts a final vision of apocalypse as disturbing as anything ever put on screen. *An introduction by Jonathan Lethem precedes the 8:45pm screening.

Wednesday, November 21 at 7pm* Fanny and Alexander (1982) 183 min., English, German, Swedish, and Yiddish with English subtitles In this 1984 Best Foreign Film Oscar winner, Bergman uses his childhood as the basis for a story of life and family in turn-of-the-century Sweden. Fanny and Alexander is the tale of a brother and sister who struggle through the ebb and flow of growing up in a tragic and magical world. Bergman’s longtime cinematographer/collaborator, Sven Nykvist, provides a lush palette to balance out the pain of the children’s lives. *An introduction by Pernilla August precedes the 7pm screening.

Credits BAM thanks its many donors and sponsors, including: New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; Brooklyn Delegation of the New York City Council; Brooklyn Delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives; Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz; New York State Council on the Arts; New York State Assembly Brooklyn Delegation; The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; New York City Council; Estate of Richard B. Fisher; The Ford Foundation; The New York State Music Fund; The Starr Foundation; Visa Signature; The Shubert Foundation, Inc.; Carnegie Corporation of New York; Time Warner Inc.; Booth Ferris Foundation; The Howard Gilman Foundation; The Skirball Foundation; Cunard Line; The Kovner Foundation; The SHS Foundation; Friends of BAM & BAM Cinema Club. Sovereign Bank is the BAM Marquee sponsor. Yamaha is the official piano for BAM. R/GA is the BAM.org sponsor. New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge is the official hotel for BAM.

General Information BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas, BAMcafé, and Shakespeare & Co. BAMshop are located in the Peter Jay Sharp building at 30 Lafayette Avenue (between St Felix Street and Ashland Place) in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. BAM Harvey Theater is located two blocks from the main building at 651 Fulton Street (between Ashland and Rockwell Places). BAM Rose Cinemas is Brooklyn’s only movie house dedicated to first-run independent and foreign film and repertory programming. BAMcafé, operated by Great Performances, is open for dining prior to Howard Gilman Opera House performances. BAMcafé also features an eclectic mix of spoken word and live music for BAMcafé Live nights on Friday and Saturday with a special BAMcafé Live menu available starting at 8pm.

Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, B to Atlantic Avenue; D, M, N, R to Pacific Street; G to Fulton Street; C to Lafayette Avenue Train: Long Island Railroad to Flatbush Avenue Bus: B25, B26, B41, B45, B52, B63, B67 all stop within three blocks of BAM Car: Commercial parking lots are located adjacent to BAM

For ticket and BAMbus information, call BAM Ticket Services at 718.636.4100, or visit BAM.org.

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