US EditionStellan Skarsgard Talks About ‘Nazi’ Ingmar Bergman: ‘He Was the Only Person I Know Who Cried When Hitler Died’
KARLOVY VARY FILM FESTIVAL, JUL 11 – Skarsgård described Bergman as a Nazi who later renounced his beliefs after seeing concentration camps, highlighting the complex legacy behind his acclaimed films.
- At the 2025 Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Stellan Skarsgård described his complicated relationship with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, claiming Bergman was a Nazi during World War II and the only person he knew who cried when Hitler died.
- Skarsgård's comments follow Bergman's admitted Nazi sympathies early in life and his turning away from those beliefs after witnessing the Holocaust's full horrors, as revealed in his 1987 memoir The Magic Lantern.
- Bergman, widely considered one of cinema's greatest auteurs for films like The Seventh Seal and Persona , also showed a complex personality with contradictory traits, being a nice director but not a very nice person, according to Skarsgård.
- Skarsgård acknowledged that while many used 'Nazi' as a headline, everyone who knew Bergman personally knew he was not truly a Nazi, though he had a troubling outlook on others and manipulated people.
- The revelations have provoked fresh debate about Bergman's personal life, suggesting it is possible to separate his artistic greatness from his political views, and the Bergman estate is expected to respond soon.
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Stellan Skarsgard says ‘Nazi’ Ingmar Bergman ‘cried when Hitler died’
The Swedish actor worked with the late director in theatre and television
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Stellan Skarsgård is in the Czech Republic to promote the film "Sentimental Value" and at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival he opens up about both his relationship with
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According to the world-famous actor, Bergman burst into tears when Hitler died.
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