Drawing on her many conversations with Ingrid Bergman and with her husband Roberto Rossellini, children Isabella and Renzo, and other members of the Bergman and Rossellini families, Charlotte Chandler gives us an intimate biography of one of the best-loved and most iconic Hollywood stars.
Ingrid Bergman remains one of Hollywood's greatest stars more than 20 years after her death. 'Casablanca', her most famous film, is as familiar to moviegoers (and television watchers) as any film ever made. Although Bergman was not nominated for an Academy Award for that picture, she was nominated for three films in the next three years and would go on to win three Academy Awards (and two Emmys) during her lifetime. She is one of the true legends of Hollywood.
The most famous episode in Bergman's life, however, took place off the screen when she left her husband, Dr Peter Lindstrom, and their daughter, Pia, for director Roberto Rossellini. The ensuing scandal exiled her from Hollywood for several years.
'Ingrid: A Personal Biography' is based on extensive interviews with Ingrid Bergman as well as with Rossellini and two of their three children, plus interviews with directors (Hitchcock, Fellini, Ingmar Bergman) and other stars (Anthony Quinn, Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, Liv Ullmann) who knew Ingrid.
Among Bergman's best-known films are 'Intermezzo', 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', 'Gaslight', 'Spellbound', 'The Bells of St. Mary's', 'Notorious', 'Anastasia', 'Indiscreet', and 'Murder on the Orient Express'.
