Archival Footage of Ingrid and Roberto with the Twins

I have just come across an article that was written in 1954 and re-published this Oct. 14 (2010).

The article and video that is attached are really interesting!

There is footage of Ingrid and Roberto presenting the twins, Ingrid Rossellini and Isabella Rossellini to the public.

Here's the video:

Be sure to check out the article at The Guardian's website.

Isabella Rossellini Judge in Berlin Film Festival

Here's an interesting note from one of our German readers... If you're in Berlin or at the Film Festival, you might see Ingrid's daughter, Isabella Rossellini.

Check it out here: ISABELLA ROSSELLINI ARTICLE

A New Look!

You may have noticed a big change around here... I have switched the look of Ingrid Bergman Life and Films...

I don't do this very often, because I'm a fan of remaining familiar and comfy when it comes to websites... easy to navigate and such. I felt, recently, that IBL&F just needed a new little spark. I'm still in search of a great template that reflects the feeling of Ingrid Bergman and Classic film... but for now, I feel like this template is like Ingrid's stint in Italy-- her "Rossellini Period."

(Ingrid and her puppy, Stromboli, named after the island on which they filmed the 1950 film Stromboli)

If you have suggestions of a good site full of blogger templates-- let me know!

"Siamo Donne"

Here are two segments from the Rossellini/Bergman collaboration in 1953 "Siamo Donne."

Ingrid is trying to solve the problem or mystery of who is destroying her roses. Enjoy these shorts! It's pretty unique to hear a Swede speak Italian! She knew so many languages (Swedish, German, English, French and Italian)! It astounds me.

Viaggio in Italia

I haven't blogged in a while-- and I apologize! I am on the East Coast now... the end of the semester was crazy busy and then I haven't been around on the internet long enough to write!

I still owe you all some blogs, and I hope to catch up on this... but for now

"Viaggio in Italia" -

The 1954 film Directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman, is being screened on June 5th at 5 PM, at the NY Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). It is also screening there on June 7th at 8PM at the same place. The screenings will be held in Theater 1.

I won't be able to get up here for the screenings-- which is a real bummer because I would love to see Ingrid in a Rossellini film on the big screen. Hopefully something will come to L.A. when I'm back out there.

I am currently in NYC-- so I have to cut this short, but I'll leave you with a snippet of the film as to entice you into traveling to the MoMA to see it!

Green Porno 3: Bon Appetit

Ingrid's daughter, Isabella Rossellini (whom I also adore), has recently released her 3rd and finale series of the Sundance Channel's online series, Green Porno. This one is called "Green Porno 3: Bon Appetit"

This time Isabella discusses the effects of the fishing industry on the eco system, the planet and animals. It's enough to make you stop eating seafood for a while. She joins up with marine biologist Dr. Claudio Campagna, who gives a tutorial at the end of each segment.

I enjoy all of the Green Porno series--they have each had their own vibe. I'd have to say that season 1 and season 3 are my favorites. I still LOVE the Bee!

Anyway, to check it out go to: SundanceChannel.com/greenporno

She also has a new book out complete with a DVD of the series--- GO TO AMAZON TO SEE

Mother-Daughter-Granddaughter

I'll willingly admit to spamming people on twitter to try and get them to read this blog. But I do it with precision. I only go after people tweeting about Ingrid Bergman or Classic Film. They have a choice--to come and go as they please--if the blog is included, then YAY me! :)

One tweet, in particular, caught my eye. It was posted by @glamourbylbd and said "Ingrid Bergman, Isabella Rossellini and Elettra Weidemann http://shar.es/Lq05." So I check it out.

It's this really cool article on Delamina.com, a fashion website, about the beauty, tradition and style of the three generations of, let's call them, "Rossellinis." The article discusses the sustainability of the family and the differences between the generations. Incredibly interesting and I suggest checking it out.

PS

If you would like to follow me on twitter.com, my screen name is @alexis_morrell

Elena et les Hommes

I am watching An American In Paris right now with Sarah's parents, Susan and Claude. This movie is a fantastic post war musical. It's full of familiar tunes, Gene Kelly dances and Leslie Caron appears for the first time on the big screen. This film is directed by Vincent Minnelli and won 7 oscars.

Now onto the Ingrid connection:

I want to mention a 1956 Jean Renoir film that Ingrid starred in, Elena et les Hommes or Elena and Her Men. I love this film. It is constant hilarity. Ingrid co-stars with Mel Ferrer (Audrey Hepburn's husband at the time) and it is a must see.

I bring this up because it too takes place in France. It was actually shot in France toward the end of Ingrid's "Rossellini period"...if we want to call it that. Audrey Hepburn was starring in Funny Face at the same time. She actually required that the scenes in Paris be shot while her husband was shooting his film so they could be together.

Though Ingrid had no affiliation with An American In Paris or the studios in the States at the time, she later had an affiliation with Vincent Minnelli. Ingrid starred in (the less than successful) A Matter of Time with Liza Minnelli. Isabella Rossellini also makes an appearance in this film! The story apparently did not carry well and it was eventually looked as Ingrid's excuse to hang out with her daughters (Ingrid Rossellini did Ingrid Bergman's makeup for this film).

I have only seen snip-its of A Matter of Time and some of them were in Italian, but I hope to see it in its entirety some day.

Just thought I'd link some of my classic film watching to Ingrid--of course! It's kind of like 6 degrees of separation--just 6 degrees of Ingrid. Lol

I suggest you check out Elena et Les Hommes and if you find A Matter of Time, please let me know where to get my grubby-Bergman-lovin'- fan-hands on it! :)

Pensive and Beautiful

I just found this photo on flickr and I thought it was absolutely Ingrid. 

Hope you agree. :)

Ingrid in Parade

Really Isabella is in Parade magazine talking about how to do "sex talk" with children. She mentions her mother, Ingrid Bergman, saying--

Her mother's best advice.
"My mom had a frugality and a simplicity and a down-to-Earthness that maybe was due to the fact that she was Swedish. But it was also her mom's personality. She taught me to have her simplicity and directness and that's what I admired most in her."

Check out the article in Parade or online here.

Classic Forever Shoutout: Photo of The day

(Clockwise: Roberto, Ingrid Isotta, Ingrid, Isabella)
Check out Millie's blog-- Classic Forever. Her photo of the day is Ingrid with her Rossellini children. Millie gave me a shout out in the post! :) Thanks Millie!

Oh Hay Ingrid!

Since creating the Ingrid Bergman blog, I have gone through a great number of photographs and pictures of Ingrid, moreso than when I was simply just looking at our hero. I have also read many books about Ingrid, her work, and life. The reading and visuals have provided me with topics for conversation, questions about who she really was and have given me a gateway to an intricate web of tales of fact, fiction and opinion. 

I would like to address a type of photo that really stands out in my view of Ingrid Bergman's life. There are many pictures of Ingrid holding hay, sitting on or next to farm equipment, and acting like a "Swedish milk-maid" or "the girl next door." Based on things I've read about her early career as well as interviews held with Ingrid, it makes sense that they marketed her this way. She didn't want to do the same nip/tuck thing all the other stars were doing, so they decided to promote her as "natural" and "innocent." Due to the events following her early career, the "Rossellini period," if you will, these pictures stand out. 

I feel like the studios, photographs and films from Ingrid's early years in America, set her up as an idealistic figure that no one, including Ingrid, could ever fully achieve. Though not all of her characters were so innocent, they were often victims, as most female characters of the time are, if they are not a femme fatale (which we all know what happens to them...whawh-whawh.). Ingrid's timing of her career and "scandal" were historically a bombshell. The times were all about ideals, conformity, patriotism, Christian based morality, communism, international relations and maintaining neutrality, as well as remaining in one's set gender roles: especially if one were in the limelight as well as a wife and mother. 

Ingrid always did what she wanted; I like that.

Her "saint-like" appeal to Americans and their devotion to her really backfired when she went on a new artistic and romantic endeavour. It was not her firest liaison with an extramarital affair but because Americans saw her as Sister Bendidict, it did not go over well.

I think the pictures of Ingrid with hay are beautiful and of course they wanted to promote her as much as possible, but with her story, they set her up for unavoidable disaster.

Here are the now almost literal bomb shell pictures:

knitting

Do you think that these were knitted for her children? It looks like pictures of her knitting were taken during Stromboli and Europa '51--I'm not saying they were knitted for bambinos but I think it would be nice if they were. :)

Ingrid's Girls

Isabella Rossellini premiered her Green Porno 2 series at the IFC Theatre in New York. Along with many others, her half-sister Pia Lindstrom was there to celebrate Isabella's work with the Sundance Channel.


I think it's remarkable the resemblance Ingrid Bergman's children have to her even to this day. They all embody different aspects of her looks and work.

I think they have continued a wonderful legacy. Though Isabella's work is usually a little crazy, at least compared to a lot of mainstream work as well as her sister Pia's reporting for New York City news channels and theatre reviews.


(This sign hangs above the entrance to Mamma Mia! on Broadway. As an Ingrid Bergman fanatic, as well as ABBA, I was there and had to take the picture!)
I thoroughly enjoy Isabella's work (obviously) and I'm sure Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini as well as Isabella's step parents and siblings would be and are proud of her accomplishments.

Isabella Stuff Again

So for the near future, Isabella Rossellini will probably appear in the blog quite often. She is launching her new season of Green Porno, so she has lots to say and I have a lot to report.

Here are some pictures from the new season!! :)













I'm not sure how Ingrid and Roberto would have felt about this venture their daughter has sought out, but it is informative and entertaining, two things Isabella's parents seemed to value!
Enjoy! :)