Ingrid

January 8, 2007
The author of many Hollywood biographies, Chandler (Hello, I Must Be Going: Groucho Marx
) offers a straightforward account of one of the more intriguing Golden Age stars. Bergman died young of cancer on her 67th birthday in 1982. Her husbands, lovers, children, and the directors and actors with whom she worked, have been generous in granting interviews, and while there's not much new or exciting—aside from the well-known scandal Bergman caused when she deserted her dentist husband (Petter Lindstrom) for Italian director Roberto Rossellini (father of her twin daughters Isabella and Isotta)—there's a lot of warm reminiscences . Chandler's book will be nicely timed with Turner Classic Movies, which has made March Bergman month. 40 b&w photographs not seen by PW
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February 1, 2007
Famed film actress Ingrid Bergman (191582), perhaps best known for her roles in "Casablanca "and "Notorious", actually won Oscars for "Gaslight, Anastasia, " and "Murder on the Orient Express" (in a supporting role); she was a seven-time nominee. Chandler ("I, Fellini") provides intimate perspectives on Bergman's experiences, drawing on interviews with the actress and others. She explores Bergman's early life, career, and first marriage in Sweden, along with her breakthrough performance in "Intermezzo". After a brush with Nazi Germany, Bergman made it to Hollywood. During the filming of "Stromboli", she began an affair with Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, whom she later married. She worked with film director Ingmar Bergman in "Autumn Sonata" and played Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in a television movie. This engaging read about an unforgettable screen actress contains valuable synopses of all her films, particularly the Swedish ones. Other biographies of interest are Donald Spoto's "Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman" and the actress's own "Ingrid Bergman: My Story". Here's looking at you, kid! Enthusiastically recommended for all libraries.Barbara Kundanis, Geneva P.L., IL

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