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| Bergman items sold off at auction | Bergman items sold off at auction |
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| Chess pieces used to delay Death in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal have been sold for 1m Swedish crowns (£90,250; $143,000), officials say. | Chess pieces used to delay Death in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal have been sold for 1m Swedish crowns (£90,250; $143,000), officials say. |
| Max von Sydow played a crusader knight who extended his life by playing Death at chess in the 1957 film. | |
| The pieces were among 339 items owned by the Swedish director which were sold at auction in Stockholm on Monday. | The pieces were among 339 items owned by the Swedish director which were sold at auction in Stockholm on Monday. |
| The collection, including awards, notes written by Bergman and one of his desks, raised around 18m crowns. | The collection, including awards, notes written by Bergman and one of his desks, raised around 18m crowns. |
| "This exceeds all expectations," Carl Barkman, head curator at Bukowski's auctioneers, was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. | "This exceeds all expectations," Carl Barkman, head curator at Bukowski's auctioneers, was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. |
| The items were viewed by some 8,000 people and the Bukowski's website was visited by browsers from more than 100 countries before the sale, the auctioneers said. | The items were viewed by some 8,000 people and the Bukowski's website was visited by browsers from more than 100 countries before the sale, the auctioneers said. |
| The pieces came from the director's home on the remote Baltic island of Faaroe. Proceeds from the auction were to be shared among his family - he fathered eight children with his wives and mistresses. | The pieces came from the director's home on the remote Baltic island of Faaroe. Proceeds from the auction were to be shared among his family - he fathered eight children with his wives and mistresses. |
| 'Scared of death' | 'Scared of death' |
| Bergman, who died in 2007 at the age of 89, was known as "the poet of the cinema". | Bergman, who died in 2007 at the age of 89, was known as "the poet of the cinema". |
| The near-complete set was auctioned with other items from Bergman's home | The near-complete set was auctioned with other items from Bergman's home |
| He was a leader of the so-called "auteur" directors, whose films featured a personal visual style, tackling profound questions about love, death and God. | He was a leader of the so-called "auteur" directors, whose films featured a personal visual style, tackling profound questions about love, death and God. |
| An international art-house hit, The Seventh Seal sealed the director's reputation. | An international art-house hit, The Seventh Seal sealed the director's reputation. |
| Bergman said he was "terribly scared of death" at the time, and the film was said to echo modern fears of a nuclear holocaust. | Bergman said he was "terribly scared of death" at the time, and the film was said to echo modern fears of a nuclear holocaust. |
| His other films include the Oscar-winning The Virgin Spring in 1961 and Through a Glass Darkly, which won a best foreign film Oscar in 1962. | His other films include the Oscar-winning The Virgin Spring in 1961 and Through a Glass Darkly, which won a best foreign film Oscar in 1962. |
| Fanny and Alexander earned him a third best foreign film Oscar in 1982. | Fanny and Alexander earned him a third best foreign film Oscar in 1982. |