"Ingmar Bergman: Truth and Lies" exhibition at the Ghent Film Festival

For the first time since his death in 2007, the Bergman Foundation in Stockholm granted unprecedented broad access to the personal papers of the legendary Swedish director, allowing for a detailed examination of his life and vast creative output. "Truth and Lies" will provide unique insights into Bergman's film, theater work and personal life, with sections devoted to his early creative efforts, his ascent as an artist and his struggles with faith. The exhibition's film projections and specially created montages will allow the visitor to delve into the full range of his work, from his earliest films to his major international successes. Original scripts, notebooks, film schedules, sketches, posters, photographs and other paper materials will be accompanied by items such as set models and costumes. Throughout his career Ingmar Bergman produced 130 stage productions, 42 radio productions, 23 television plays and 39 movies. He received nine Oscar® nominations for writing, directing or producing, and was presented with the Academy's Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1970. Three of his films won Oscars® for Best Foreign Language Film (The Virgin Spring, Through a Glass Darkly and Fanny & Alexander). In 1997, at the Cannes Film Festival, his colleagues honored him as "the best film director of all times". The curators of the exhibition are Kristina Jaspers and Nils Warnecke. With this exhibition the Province of East Flanders continues the tradition of showcasing an important body of work associated with the Ghent Film Festival. Organized by the Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Berlin, in association with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, California. Presented in collaboration with the Ingmar Bergman Foundation, Svensk Filmindustri and the Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm. With support of the Swedish Embassy, Berlin and Washington, D.C. and The Goethe-Institut, Los Angeles. Practical information Dates: 14/10/2011 - 15/01/2012 Location: Caermersklooster - Provincial Cultural Centre Vrouwebroersstraat 6, 9000 Ghent Tel.: +32 (0)9 269 29 10. Open every day from 10h00 to 17h00 (acces until 16h30) except for Monday. Closed on 25 December and 1 January. Tickets: Tickets cost € 8, € 6 (Discounted rate for people under 26, job seekers, Knack Club members, over 60s, holders of a teacher's card), € 4 (groups of 20 people or more, children between 6 and 12 years old) or € 0 (children under the age of 6 and holders of a Ghent museum pass). B-Excursion: Train + Tram + Entry Available at any SNCB-station. Reservations for guided tours and groups can be made via npo Gandante (www.gandante.be, +32 (0)9 375 31 61)