It’s not without any reasons that Ingrid Bergman is on this year’s Cannes Festival’s official poster. That’s because, on August 29th, 2015, we’ll celebrate her 100th birthday. Of course, Ingrid Bergman is, unfortunately, no longer with us, but that’s not a reason not to celebrate her. For the occasion, I’ve decided to host my very first blogathon: The Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon. So, that’s a new step for me as a blogger. Ingrid Bergman is my personal third favourite actress but she’s also, to me, the most talented of them all. She was also a fascinating lady. Of course, this is my personal opinion. I’m sure many of you like her too, so I’m hoping for a high level of participation! The event will take place from August 27th to August 29th, 2015.
Rules for the blogathon:
The rules for this blogathon are quite simple.
1- Pick a subject. You can write about a movie starring Ingrid Bergman or any other subjects about her. If you decide to write about a movie, I will allow duplicates but I don’t want more than two bloggers to write about the same movie. However, try as much as possible to pick a movie that has not already been picked. Diversity is much more interesting.
2- When you have your subject, you can submit it by commenting on this post or you can send me a personal e-mail at virginie.pronovost@gmail.com. Don’t forget to include the name of your blog and the URL.
3- Once you have my approval, I invite you to make your own announcement on your blog or to re-blog this. I also invite you to include one of my banners on your blog. Those are very simple, I’m not really an artist…
If you have any questions about the blogathon, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Here are the participating blogs and their subject for the blogathon:
Once Upon a Screen – Notorious
The Wonderful World of Cinema – Personal Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque – Under Capricorn and Elena and Her Men
The Movie Rat – Autumn Sonata
Criterion Blues – Stromboli
Outspoken and Freckled – Murder on the Orient Express
Moon in Gemini – A Woman’s Face
Speakeasy – Indiscreet
Now Voyaging – Intermezzo (1939)
A Shroud of Thoughts – Gaslight
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog – June Nights
Love Letters to Old Hollywood – Notorious
BNoirDetour – Gaslight
In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood – Ingrid Bergman’s Life Story
The Stop Button – Anastasia
Girls Do Film – From Whom the Bell Tolls
Wolffian Classics Movies Digest – Spellbound
Smitten Kitten Vintage – Casablanca
Old Hollywood Films – The Bells of St.Mary’s
Critica Retrô – Joan of Arc
The Cinematic Frontier – Journey to Italy
Flickin’ Out – The Working Relationship Between Ingrid and Hitchcock
CineMaven’s: Essays from the Couch – Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Silver Screenings – Spellbound
Pop Culture Reverie – Murder on the Orient Express
Cinephilia – The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Back to Golden Days – Saratoga Trunk
Sister Celluloid – Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant’s long a glorious friendship
Movies Silently – Walpurgis Night
Classic Movie Hub – Cactus Flower
Pure Golden – Ingrid Bergman’s Early Career (1932-1942)
Regular Pop – Rage in Heaven
356 Days 365 Classics – Casablanca and Autumn Sonata
Tam May – Under Capricorn
Karin Mustvedt-Plüss (Guest Blogger at CineMaven’s: Essays from the Couch) – Ingrid the Scandinavian
The Classic Movie Life – Goodbye Again
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies– Happy 100th Birthday Ingrid Bergman
Defiant Success – Stromboli
Asterisk DC – The Visit
One Gal’s Musings Ingrid Bergman’s Collaborations with Edith Head
I can’t wait to celebrate Ingrid Bergman with you! 🙂
Michaël Parent from Le Mot du Cinephiliaque! Sign me up for Hitchcock’s Under Capricorn!
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I will! Thanks for your participation!
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Thanks! It’s a pleasure!
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I might be able to review Elena and Her Men too, I have a private screening soon, so I’ll be participating twice.
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“Autumn Sonata,” please!
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Sure! Thanks for participating! 🙂
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Great idea. Please tentatively pencil me in for Stromboli.
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So funny, I’m watching this film right now (for the Beach Party Blogathon). Thanks for your participation!
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Nice coincidence! I hope you like it. This is actually a good excuse for me to delve into the Rosselini/Bergman boxset, so maybe in future years I’ll do Europa & Journey to Italy.
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Yes! But it was not my first viewing.
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I’ll do A Woman’s Face!
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Great! That’s one I’ve haven’t seen yet. One of her early Swedish films.
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I never made a decision on what to cover for a blogathon this fast! It’s quite different from many of her Hollywood roles. And it’s interesting to compare it to the Crawford version, which I love. Looking forward to this!
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Aurora beat me to it, again! I’ll take Murder On The Orient Express, please! (Her craft is better highlighted in Gaslight so that’s my #2 pick if MOTOE is taken, but I’m in the mood for some railway murder mystery..,)
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It’s not! Here goes Murder On the Orient Express for you!
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Hi, can I do INDISCREET please?
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Sure Kristina! 🙂
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excellent, thank you!
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Could I please do Intermezzo?
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Of course! Will you do the american or swedish version? 🙂
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American…I do love me some Leslie Howard 🙂
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Hi, this is Dan from The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog (http://dandayjr35.blogspot.com). I’d like to do a post on the film “June Night”.
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Hi! Of course! Thanks for participating!
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I would love to do Notorious! My blog is Love Letters to Old Hollywood (loveletterstooldhollywood.blogspot.com). Great idea for a blogathon, and congrats on doing your first one!
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Thanks! Notorious has already been picked, but as I allow duplicates, you can go with this choice.
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I’d love to write on Bergman, noir, and Cukor’s Gaslight.
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Hi! Gaslight has already been picked, but as I allow duplicates, that’s fine. I just wanted you to know. And if I understand, your first subject is films noir starring Ingrid Bergman right?
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I’ll focus on Gaslight as noir film and Bergman’s role, yes. 🙂
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Hi Virginie. Could I do “Gaslight”? It’s one of my favourite movies?
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Hi Crystal (I was about to call you Carol again lol), unfortunately, Gaslight has already been picked by two people. I decided to allow duplicates, but not for more than two persons.
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Ok. Damn. Because Gaslight is my favourite.
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What I was to write about Ingrid Bergman and Angela Lansbury in “Gaslight”, and just focus on their characters?
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That’s fine with me Crystal 🙂
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Awesome. Thanks Virginie
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Actually Virginie. I would like to do a life story on Ingrid for the blogathon. Is that ok?
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Of course. Would you like to do both Gaslight and the life story or only the life story?
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I’ll leave Gaslight for a later stage. I’ll just do the life story
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Can I do Anastasia for http://www.thestopbutton.com?
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Of course! Anastasia for you!
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Please could I take For Whom The Bell Tolls?
Just re-read the book, and interested to see the adaptation!
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It’s all yours! Thanks for taking part of the blogathon!
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thanks for asking me Virginie. ill do spellbound review. thanks so much.
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Alright! 🙂
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You’re welcome! Spellbound is all yours! I wrote a review of this film last November.
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Hi I’m Amanda from old Hollywood Films. I would like to do The Bells of St. Mary’s. Thanks
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Sure! 🙂
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Hey, Virginie! I took a long time to decide which film I want to cover, and I finally decided: Joan of Arc! It’s surprising nobody has picked it so far.
Kisses!
Le from Critica Retro
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Great! Joan of Arc for you 🙂
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Reblogged this on The Movie Rat and commented:
The last of three blogathon announcements for today: following up the Bergman theme from the last one here I will be covering the one collaboration between Ingmar and Ingrid Bergman (no relation) Autumn Sonata.
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This is so exciting! If it’s not too late, I’d love to contribute by writing about the working relationship between Ingrid and Hitchcock.
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You’re not! And that’s a wonderful subject idea!
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Diana, I’ve tried to link your blog, but it says that it doesn’t exist anymore…
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Forget that, I found it!
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Hi! I’m Louis from The Cinematic Frontier. I would like to contribute a review for Journey To Italy.
https://cinematicfrontier.wordpress.com/
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Alright! 🙂 Thanks for participating!
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Hello Virginnie. I’m interested in joining the Ingrid Love Fest in August. I’d like to write about Ingrid’s wonderful performance in “DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE.” Please let me know if that’d be okay. Thanx! CineMaven’s Essays From the Couch: https://cinemavensessaysfromthecouch.wordpress.com/
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What?! It appears Spellbound hasn’t been taken? If not, I’d like to take that one. Thanks!
Great idea for a blogathon! :0
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Hi, Spellbound was already chosen by Wolffian Classic Movie Digest, but I allow duplicates. So it’s all up to you if you want to keep this one of choose another one 🙂
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Doh! I missed that. I’d like to stick with Spellbound. Thanks for allowing duplicates.
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Swell! Can’t wait to read your review, Spellbound is my favourite Ingrid Bergman’s film! 😉
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Hi Virginie:)
I am a big Ingrid Bergman fan:)
So,I really want to thank you for doing this blogathon.I wanted to do on”The Bells of St.Mary’s” but I see that Amanda is doing it.
I have to think of another one.I know you are allowing duplicates but it’s better not to repeat.
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It’s all up to you! Can’t wait to see your choice 🙂
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If you need some suggestions, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, a fantastic Ingrid Bergman’s film hasn’t been taken yet. 😉
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Yeah,I was thinking about “Inn of the Sixth Happiness”.I am yet to see it.Okay,give me that one:)
Also,the Sabrina post is live for the Blogathon:)
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Great! 🙂
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It looks like Murder on the Orient Express has been chosen by only one person. I’d like to do that one as well.
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Alright! Thanks for taking part of the blogathon! 🙂
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I’d like to write about “Saratoga Trunk” (1945), if that’s okay.
My blog: Back to Golden Days (http://back-to-golden-days.blogspot.pt/).
-Cátia.
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It’a all yours! Thanks for your participation! 🙂
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Hi Virginie,
I’d love to write about Ingrid’s long and glorious friendship with Cary Grant, who stood by her through everything.
Let me know!
Take care,
Janet
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Hi there. I’d like to cover a Swedish film, WALPURGIS NIGHT (1935), if I may. My blog is moviessilently.com
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Sure! 🙂 Thanks for joining the blogathon 🙂
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Would love to do Cactus Flower if I may… 🙂
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Yes! Thanks for being part of the blogathon 🙂
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I’d like to write on her early career, from 1932-1942, if I may. 🙂
Thank you!
http://puregoldenclassics1951.blogspot.com
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Hi There!
I’d like to cover A Rage in Heaven! Thanks for hosting what looks like a fascinating blogathon!
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Thanks to you for taking part of it! Rage in Heaven is all yours! 🙂
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Hey this is so wonderful! I would like to participate too. Can I write on her two films, Casablanca and Autumn Sonata, as a sort of maturing of an already good wine? She was already excellent even in her earlier movies but then she was something else in Autumn Sonata.
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You sure could! Sorry for answering so late, but I’m on a trip and come hope Thuesday. So when I’ll have access to my computer I’ll add you to the list of participants!
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Sure thanks! Enjoy your trip!
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Hello! I just saw this and started blogging a month or so ago. Every Friday I blog about classic films so I would love to participate in the blogathon. I’d like to do Under Capricorn. So far I’ve seen one person doing this and you said you would allow duplicates but not for more than two people. So is it OK if I take this film? I’ll probably be emailing you for more details, as this is my first blogathon that I’ve done and I want to make sure I do it right :-). Tam
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Virginie, I saw you liked my comment, so thank you for that. But I’m still not sure that I can do Under Capricorn for the blogathon. Can you please confirm that so that here so that I can make sure to schedule it? I write so many blog posts that I don’t want to forget it :-).
Thank you!
Tam
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Not sure to understand exactly what you want… 😛
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Hi!
I’ve got a brand new blog so I’m signing up for a bunch of blogathons to make sure I have an incentive to write!
This one looks great, and I would love to write about Goodbye Again, Ingrid’s film with Anthony Perkins.
Thanks!
(url: thatclassicmovielife.wordpress.com)
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It’s all yours! Welcome in the world of bloggers! 🙂
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I would like to write a tribute post with a little about her life and highlight some of her films. It will be titled “Happy 100th Birthday Ingrid Bergman”.
Phyl
http://phyllislovesclassicmovies.blogspot.com/
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Alright! 🙂 Welcome to the blogathon!
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Hello! I’d like to write about Casablanca. My blog is Defiant Success (http://movienut14.blogspot.com).
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Thanks for your interest for the blogathon! Unfortunately, Casablanca has already been picked twice. I allow duplicates but not for more than two blogs on the same film.
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Oh, well, in that case, may I do Stromboli instead?
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Sure! I’ll add you to the list!
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Will be nice to have another Stromboli take to compare with Virginie’s. Hope we agree.
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May I do “The Visit” (1964)?
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Sure! Thanks for taking part in the blogathon 🙂
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I just discovered this announcement and would love, LOVE to participate. I would like to write about three of Ingrid’s collaborations with Edith Head: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Bells of St. Mary’s, Notorious. I realize you’ve already got two Notorious (Notoreii?), but I’m limiting my post to the clothes, and I learned from Edith’s biography that she felt those three films followed a logical procession in establishing Ingrid’s onscreen persona.
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PS I’ll be mentioning The Yellow Rolls Royce, too.
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Hi! Just uploaded my post for “Spellbound”: http://silverscreenings.org/2015/08/26/ingrid-bergman-questioning-your-way-to-better-mental-health/
This blogathon is going to be great!
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Thanks so much!
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Here is my post!
https://nowvoyaging.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/the-wonderful-ingrid-bergman-blogathon-intermezzo-a-love-story-1939/
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Thanks so much!
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I am probably posting mine tonight. Already tweeted about it yesterday.
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The Bells of St Mary’s are ready to chime : ) Here’s the link: http://www.oldhollywoodfilms.com/2015/08/the-bells-of-st-marys.html
thanks for hosting and all your hard work
Amanda, Old Hollywood Films
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Awesome! Thanks!:)
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Here’s my post! http://www.mildredsfatburgers.com/the-blog/whaddya-know-you-can-go-home-again
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Here’s my post! http://www.mildredsfatburgers.com/the-blog/whaddya-know-you-can-go-home-again
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You’re blog was not on the list of the blog who registered for the blogathon, but I had you, no problem. Thanks for taking part of the blogathon
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