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October 23, 2009
Christie’s Great Estates Announces the Sale of Ingmar Bergman’s Estate in Fårö, Sweden
The Tranquil Setting Helped Shape the Iconic Cinematic Vision of the Three-time Academy Award-Winning Director
 Fårö, Sweden — Legendary director Ingmar Bergman’s family compound in Fårö, Sweden, has been sold. The estate comprises five properties over a total area of 341 460 square meters. Lars Fågelklou of Residence Fastighetsmäkleri represented the property, with premier international marketing services provided by Christie’s Great Estates, the real estate arm of Christie’s art auction house. Sale price and details of the negotiation were not disclosed.
Bergman first visited Fårö, the stunning Balitic Island off the coast of Gotland, Sweden, in 1960 while searching for a location to shoot “Through a Glass Darkly.” He was so smitten that he moved to the island and lived there for more than 40 years. He wrote most of his screenplays at his home and some of his most revered films, including “Persona,” “The Shame,” “The Passion of Anna,” and “Scenes From A Marriage,” were filmed on location close by.
The estate’s four dwellings are set amid a rustic backdrop of dunes, boulders, and tumbling waters. Hammars is the main house, secluded along a road that winds through pine forests and quiet meadows. Completed in 1967, it remains an integral part of the island, along with the pebbled shores and luminous sky. Framing gorgeous sea vistas, the residence was designed by architect Kjell Abramson in close collaboration with Bergman himself.
The writing lodge is an idyllic two-room timber structure with a magnificent ocean view; it can be seen in the final sequence of the iconic television drama “Scenes from a Marriage.” The serene terrain here is defined by fossils, pine trees, and an undisturbed horizon with ever-changing light. Situated on an open meadow, Ängen is a comfortable winter retreat house, built in a classic Gotland style by expert craftsmen and offering three bedrooms, a living room with an impressive fireplace, and an inner courtyard that glows with lilacs in summer. Finally, just a short walk from the water is Dämba, a beautifully restored 1854 farmhouse. In an old whitewashed barn situated nearby is Bergman’s private cinema, where he watched films every day.
Bergman, who passed away in the summer of 2006, is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant and influential filmmakers of modern cinema. In a career that spanned over sixty years, Bergman wrote, directed and produced fifty films, including “The Seventh Seal,” “Wild Strawberries,” “Cries and Whispers,” and “Fanny and Alexander.” Despite his global acclaim, Bergman lived peacefully on this remote island, where the locals fiercely protected the privacy of their most celebrated citizen. Often referred to as the city of roses and ruins, Visby is a nearby scenic mecca for dining, romance, and historic strolls. This compelling locality is the perfect complement to Bergman’s legacy in Fårö.
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