Bergman Island (2004 TV Movie)

Marie Nyreröd: Self

Quotes 

• Marie Nyreröd, Herself : When I looked through your parents' photo album, I saw many spots reminiscent of scenes in "Wild Strawberries."

  Ingmar Bergman, Himself : I expect you did.

• Marie Nyreröd, Herself : Where have you brought us now?

  Ingmar Bergman, Himself : To a place which, even back then, we thought was magical. And it always has been magical to me. Suddenly we found ourselves here and decided that here and nowhere else, was where we'd film "Persona." All the way here, and then on, on, up there. It was this remarkable proximity to the sea. The sound was very disturbing at times. But, to the actors and to me it was highly evocative.

• Ingmar Bergman, Himself : "Persona" is a great film and I'm glad I was able to make it.

  Marie Nyreröd, Herself : I can't help wondering when I see the three of you - A few years before, you'd been living with Bibi Andersson. And after the film you start living with Liv. What's that all about? And what did it mean for the filming?

  Ingmar Bergman, Himself : It's - Well, now - answer that one if you can!

• Marie Nyreröd, Herself : How does a script originate? How do you work on a script?

  Ingmar Bergman, Himself : In my case it is usually - usually - what happens is that I see an image. For example, in "Cries and Whispers" the image I saw, for a long time and for no reason whatsoever was the image of a red room. In that room there were three or four women dressed in white. However, they were standing in a remote part of the room. I couldn't hear what they said, but they were talking to each other. I thought that - it was - That image kept returning to me, stubbornly. I began to feel that those ladies concerned me. And that they had things to say.

• Ingmar Bergman, Himself : We had the world premiere of "The Magic Flute" film here in this room. The room wasn't a cinema then, it was a film studio. We'd made a lot of "Scenes from a Marriage" here. And before it was a studio, it was a barn. I remember that we inaugurated the cinema with Chaplin's "Circus," which I show on every birthday.

  Marie Nyreröd, Herself : 14 July.

  Ingmar Bergman, Himself : Yes. The room fills up with children. We're like children, all of us!

• Marie Nyreröd, Herself : You're constantly surrounded by music, even at home.

  Ingmar Bergman, Himself : That's true. It's been a part of my life for many, many years.